Orthopedic surgeons across the country are advancing joint replacement, sports medicine, foot and ankle surgery and upper-extremity care while taking on new roles in research, education and healthcare leadership. The following 15 orthopedic surgeons are making an impact on the…
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Timothy Herbert, MD, the hand surgeon who invented the Herbert screw for fixing scaphoid fractures, died Oct. 3 at age 85, according to a published obituary. Dr. Herbert earned his medical degree from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in London…
William Obremskey, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named president of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Over the past 20 years with OTA, Dr. Obremskey has chaired the membership and evidence-based medicine…
Physicians and practice leaders increasingly point to payers as one of the biggest obstacles to running a sustainable practice. From CMS policy changes and declining Medicare reimbursement to private payer prior authorization requirements and coverage denials, administrative and financial strain…
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to an antibiotic-delivering knee spacer developed by Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. The spacer delivers antibiotics directly to an infected artificial knee joint while bearing the patient’s weight. Surgeons place the temporary spacer after…
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Las Vegas-based Desert Orthopaedic Center has provided notice of a data privacy incident. The organization learned of the breach on or about Aug. 7. An investigation determined that certain information may have been accessed or copied without authorization, according to…
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System named Jeremy Gardner, MD, chief medical officer, effective Oct. 19. Dr. Gardner has spent more than 16 years with Altru, caring for patients as an orthopedic surgeon and serving in clinical and medical leadership…
Spine surgery is reaching a stage where structural redesign is no longer optional. The pressures outlined in part 1 of this series are converging in ways that make the traditional practice model increasingly unsustainable. Yet these pressures also create a…
CMS is proposing to cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement by approximately 20% in 2027, on top of an 8% reduction that took effect earlier this year. The proposal would reduce physician payment for both procedures while…
CMS has published the list of hospitals that will take part in its Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, known as CJR-X. As of Sept. 30, 2026, 2,217 acute care hospitals meet the participant definition. CMS said it plans…