Orthopedic

Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., appointed William Robb III, MD, orthopedic director and chief medical officer.

Anthony Romeo, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Cetas Healthcare, a global company that focuses on consumer insights and strategy for the medical devices industry, appointed Jacques-Paul Saltre, MD, PhD, to its newly formed Board of Experts. Dr. Saltre will serve as its orthopedics and surgical care industry…

Matthew Matava, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis.

St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast teamed up with UbiCare, a digital health company, to assess the impact of interactive episode-based care intervention for total joint replacements.

Gerald Williams, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and director of the Shoulder and Elbow Center at Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based The Rothman Institute.

Michael Millis, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Orthopedic surgeon Tom Johns, MD, of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., received the Olin Williams Distinguished Service award, according to WGSN New Radio.

The Joint Commission awarded Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center's orthopedic department with its Gold Seal of Approval for Disease Specific Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, according to The Enterprise.

Joseph Zavatsky, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Tampa-based Florida Spine and Joint Institute.