Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is planning two new ASC projects to increase its operating room footprint by more than 100%. The organization is building a new center in Steele Creek, N.C., alongside an expansion to an existing facility in Matthews, N.C.…
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Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of University of Southern California has added Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine to its network, expanding its orthopedic footprint in the South Bay. Effective immediately, Keck Medicine will operate orthopedic locations in…
Safa Kassab, MD, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, performed the first total knee replacement in the U.S. using Pixee Medical’s Knee+ NexSight augmented reality glasses. The wearable augmented reality platform provides real-time surgical guidance through a…
R. Michael Meneghini, MD, once spent years driving three hours a day just to continue practicing orthopedic surgery. Every morning, he left his home before dawn, drove an hour and a half to work outside the geographic boundaries of a…
Shifting workforce dynamics, accelerating technology adoption and mounting financial pressure are testing the foundations of orthopedic care. Leaders from across the field shared what concerns them most about where the specialty is headed, and what’s at stake for patients and…
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Across the country, health systems are racing to open ASCs, recruit orthopedic surgeons and stake out regional territory before competitors do. Bryan Kelly, MD, thinks most of them are solving the wrong problem. “It’s easy to fall into the idea…
So far in 2026 New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has named several leaders. 1. Anne Marie McDonald, EdD, RN, was named chief nursing executive. 2. Austin Fragomen, MD, was named chief of its Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery engaged Intelliseq, a genomic data science company, to support orthopedic research, according to a May 7 news release. HSS will use Intelliseq’s whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics capabilities for research on genetic and…
East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has opened the Center for Clinical Optimization to help patients improve their health before orthopedic procedures such as spine surgery, hip replacement and knee replacement. The program supports both surgical and nonsurgical patients through personalized…
Ronald Navarro, MD, still remembers not matching into orthopedic surgery the first time he applied. After graduating from medical school, he returned to Los Angeles and spent a year in general surgery, followed by two years doing research at the…