Orthopedic

Forecasts by Sg2 and others suggest 50 percent of joint replacements will be done as outpatient procedures. Medicare is set to release an outpatient code for total knee replacement in early 2018, and is likely to do the same for…

Sandra Collins, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic Center of Florida in Fort Meyers.

Yvonne Satterwhite, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopedics.

Louis Vu, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz.

Scott Anderson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UnityPoint Health in Meriter, Wis.

Hand surgeons have the ability to perform surgery without general anesthesia, sedation, or the need for a tourniquet on the arm.

Alexandra Schwartz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the UC San Diego Medical Center.

Raymond Kim, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic.

Terrence Sedgewick, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Oregon Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Clinic in Oregon City.

Craig Greene, MD, of Baton Rouge (La.) Orthopaedic Clinic was elected Louisiana Public Service Commissioner, according to The Advocate.