Orthopedic

After postponing all elective surgeries for nearly two months, Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute is resuming certain elective cases starting May 1.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center recently hired three orthopedic surgeons, the Niagara Gazette reports.

The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics recently recognized Timothy Hiesterman, DO, as a fellow, SC Times reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Edward Vanek, DO, was tapped in March to serve as medical adviser to the mayor of Atwater, Calif., a city with a population of 30,000, Medscape reports.

Warren, Ohio-based Trumbull Memorial Hospital was not out of line for terminating the staff privileges of Michael Jurenovich, DO, an orthopedic surgeon who did not notify the hospital that he'd settled a federal Medicare fraud suit, an Ohio appeals court…

Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center hired orthopedic specialist Edward Rhomberg, MD, according to the Hot Springs Village Voice.

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Aaradhana Jivendra Jha, MD, an orthopedic trauma fellow at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, is reportedly the first female orthopedic surgeon from Nepal.

Johnstown-based Western Pennsylvania Orthopedics-Conemaugh Physicians Group has rescheduled 120-plus procedures since March 20, according to The Tribune-Democrat.

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine plans to resume elective surgeries May 4 at certain locations and bring back workers who were furloughed during temporary closures, according to an exclusive report by the Cincinnati Business Courier.