Orthopedic

On April 2, Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute laid off over 300 workers, including practitioners. Two former JOI surgeons, hand and upper-extremity specialist Jennifer Madden, MD, and sports medicine specialist Richard Snyder, MD, have already landed at Jacksonville-based Southeast Orthopedic Specialists,…

There are approximately 14,160 employed orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. right now, excluding pediatric surgeons, according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The most common work setting for orthopedic surgeons is in physicians…

Richland Center, Wis.-based Richland Hospital and Clinics has added Wallace Brucker, MD, to its staff. Dr. Brucker is an orthopedic surgeon with more than 25 years of experience, according to an April 1 news release.  He specializes in operative and…

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons who joined new hospitals, health systems and orthopedic practices, as reported by Becker’s in March.

California is the state with the most orthopedic surgeons in the nation, according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. The bureau released updated compensation data to reflect May 2024 information, the latest available.…

Editor’s note: This story was updated on April 4. Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute is laying off more than 150 employees and plans to shutter six clinic locations amid a physician buyout of Jacksonville-based Baptist Health, according to an April 2…

Orthopedic surgeons see higher average wages in outpatient care centers, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data, as of May 2024, provides the annual mean wage for orthopedic surgeons, except those in pediatrics, in five…

The average annual wage for orthopedic surgeons, not including pediatrics, in the U.S. is $365,060, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The new data, as of May 2024, provides the average annual salary for orthopedic surgeons…

Native Orthopaedics has earned FDA clearance for its Native root system powered by Dragonfly technology for meniscus root repair.  Dragonfly gives sports medicine surgeons retensioning capabilities for knee repair procedures, according to an April 2 news release sent to Becker’s. …

Medtech company Smith+Nephew and Enhatch, a provider of AI-powered preoperative planning options, partnered with 3D Systems, a 3D printing company. The workflows for Smith+Nephew’s total ankle patient-match guides, which are managed through Enhatch’s portal, will use 3D System’s designed guides…