Orthopedic

The University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor launched a hand transplant program, the first of its kind in the state.

Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill., was awarded the Illinois Hospital Association Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality's 2015 Quality Excellence Achievement Award, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The orthopedic soft tissue repair market is projected to reach $8.5 billion by 2019, according to industry today.

Michael Ciminiello, MD, gave up a promising baseball career to pursue orthopedics, according to Riverhead News-Review.

The Lincoln Elks Lodge No. 914 will sponsor a free children's assessment clinic along with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corporation and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, according to Lincoln Courier.

James R. Andrews, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and founding member of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., and now practices at Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Dr. Andrews also is…

Disruptive Insights Group launched a new web-based healthcare research platform and Payer Insights as part of the company's product suite.

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health is opening two Premier Orthopedics offices, one in Dayton and another in Middleton, Ohio, according to a Dayton Business Journal report.

Integra LifeSciences filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HyperBranch Medical Technology in the U.S. District Court, according to Virtual-Strategy Magazine.

Juliet Aizer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Aizer specializes in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. She is an assistant professor of clinic medical at Weill Cornell Medical College…