Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has named Volker Musahl, MDto three sports medicine leadership roles. Dr. Musahl will join AHN in February as chief sports medicine officer, medical director of international orthopedics and sports medicine, and chief of orthopedic sports medicine…
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The American Orthopaedic Association selected five physicians as its 2027 American-British-Canadian Traveling Fellows: Selection for the AOA’s Traveling Fellowships recognizes young leaders for their early contributions to orthopedics and is designed to develop leadership skills, connect fellows with orthopedic leaders…
Joseph Gil, MD, a hand and upper extremity surgeon at University Orthopedics in Providence, R.I., became the first surgeon in the state to perform a thumb joint replacement using the Touch CMC 1 prosthesis. The procedure was performed at Rhode…
Andrew Wade began his orthopedic career as a medical assistant at one of the practices that would eventually become Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based OrthoSC. Nearly eight years after rising to lead the independent orthopedic group as CEO, he is leaving South…
Tommy John, the former MLB pitcher whose name became synonymous with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, died Aug. 15 at age 83. But the procedure that bears his name traces its medical legacy to orthopedic surgeon Frank Jobe, MD, and generations…
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From rising orthopedic compensation to the continued migration of spine procedures to outpatient settings, several figures illustrate how musculoskeletal and neurological surgery are evolving in 2026. $611,000: The average annual compensation for orthopedic surgeons was $611,000, making orthopedics the first…
CMS finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, or CJR-X, on July 31, requiring most acute care hospitals nationwide to take on financial accountability for the cost and quality of hip, knee and ankle replacement episodes beginning Jan.…
Orthopedic oncologists are often called after the damage is already visible. A bone has fractured. A metastasis has weakened the skeleton. Radiation has impaired healing. A patient who survived cancer treatment is now facing another threat to mobility and independence.…
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received $1.5 million from the Schmieding Foundation to support the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale, Ark. The 85,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to be completed in spring 2027, according…
Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth began using low-dose radiation therapy to treat osteoarthritis in late 2025, offering another option for certain patients who have not found enough relief through traditional treatments, according to an Aug. 13 Seattle Refined report. The treatment, known…