Providence College Athletics entered into a multiyear partnership with East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics, naming the organization the official orthopedic provider for 19 of the college’s 21 Division I varsity teams. University Orthopedics will provide specialized orthopedic and sports medicine…
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Eugene Bartucci, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who founded Elmhurst Orthopedics, died Aug. 28 at age 72, according to an obituary in the Chicago Tribune. Dr. Bartucci earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine and…
Orthopedic training has spent decades moving toward specialization. Sports medicine. Adult reconstruction. Hand. Foot and ankle. Spine. Surgeons increasingly build careers around narrower areas of expertise, often concentrating in large health systems and metropolitan markets. Charles Holliday, MD, had every…
The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Detroit earns $878,100 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $373,570 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are…
Lowell Weil Sr., DPM, founder of Mount Prospect, Ill.-based Weil Foot & Ankle Institute and a longtime leader in podiatric surgery, died Sept. 17. He was 85. Dr. Weil opened his first medical office in Des Plaines, Ill., in 1965…
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Milledgeville-based Georgia College & State University Athletics named Athens Orthopedic Clinic its exclusive sports medicine partner. Athens Orthopedic Clinic will provide orthopedic and sports medicine support for more than 250 Bobcat student-athletes, according to a Sept. 17 news release. Services…
Children’s Health Dallas-Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center was ranked as the top pediatric orthopedic hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, published Sept. 15, evaluated 91 hospitals in pediatric orthopedics based…
For years, orthopedic surgeons have measured the success of joint replacement by where patients ultimately end up: pain relieved, function restored and an implant that holds up over time. Eric Lepkowsky, MD, thinks another part of the outcome deserves more…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai orthopedic surgeon Bert Mandelbaum, MD, has been named chief medical officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Dr. Mandelbaum was appointed interim chief medical officer earlier this year and served in the role during the 2026 FIFA World…
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) has added specialists to its physician team. The orthopedic specialty group has provided care for more than 55 years and operates three ambulatory surgery centers in Rocky Hill, Glastonbury and Hartford, Conn., according to a…