Orthopedic

Carl Wierks, MD, has been named a new partner at the Grand Rapids-based practice West Michigan Orthopaedics, according to the Grand Rapids Business Journal.

Two physicians are opening a new orthopedic practice in Miami, according to Miami's Community Newspapers.

Providing patients with the pain-management injection OFIRMEV as part of treatment following orthopedic surgery is associated with shorter lengths of hospital stay and decreased hospitalization costs, according to a manuscript published in Advances in Therapy.

Minnesota Center for Orthopaedics, with locations in Aitkin and Crosby, added Jonathan Herseth, MD, and Susan Moen, MD, according to MilleLacs Messenger.

David Bailie, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic Surgery Center of Arizona, a practice based in Phoenix. He specializes in sports medicine, with an emphasis on treating shoulder, elbow and knee disorders.

Providing outpatient total hip arthroplasty may help surgery centers and hospitals mitigate cost, according to a study published in HSS Journal.

Jeffrey Nakano, MD, has received the St. Mary's Circle of Care Award from the Grand Junction, Colo.-based St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, according to KJCT8.

The Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend will begin a pilot patient-education program in September, according to Wales Online. The program aims to inform patients about hip or knee replacement surgery, before they undergo the operation.

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has been awarded a $3.9 million NIH grant to establish the Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center.

Palestine (Texas) Regional Medical Center welcomed orthopedic surgeon Steven Johnson, DO, to its team, according to Palestine-Herald Press.