Orthopedic

Following is a list of 48 orthopedic surgeons who joined new organizations, retired or received promotions this year, grouped by state.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Jennifer Bruggers, MD, and Gary Stewart, MD, of Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics have been elected members of the American Orthopaedic Association.

The most common specialties for multispecialty Medicare-certified ASCs are orthopedics and pain management, according to data from CMS.

A missing orthopedic surgeon was found dead in a Luella, Texas, pond June 15, KXII reports.

United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W.Va., was designated a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacements, according to local NBC outlet 12 WBOY.

U.S. News & World Report ranked 51 pediatric orthopedic hospitals for the treatment of scoliosis, spina bifida and complex fractures, among other conditions.

The ripple effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt throughout the healthcare industry, with the orthopedic sector suffering a particularly seismic blow.

A Bay Area orthopedic surgeon charged in the attempted murder of a social worker was sued by the social worker for injuries she allegedly sustained in a December attack in a Santa Barbara parking lot, according to news website Noozhawk. 

While the orthopedic specialty wasn't as ravaged by COVID-19 as gastroenterology or oral surgery, it experienced a "substantial" drop in utilization and revenue, according to Fair Health's 2020 "Healthcare Professionals and the Impact of COVID-19" report, a comparative study of…