Here are 10 of the most-clicked news stories about orthopedic surgeons and orthopedic practices published by Becker’s this year:
- Motor City Orthopedics, based in Novi, Mich., added six orthopedic surgeons in November as part of its ongoing expansion across the Detroit area, growing from four to 13 physicians since 2019 and expanding to locations in Southfield, Warren and Howell, Mich.
- Gregory Nelson, MD, a physician at Orthopedic Associates in St. Louis, became one of the first surgeons in the region to perform an Oxford cementless partial knee replacement, a minimally invasive procedure that preserves bone and is the only FDA-approved cementless partial knee replacement with a reported success rate above 95%.
- New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery revitalized knee osteotomy, a historic procedure used to correct alignment and delay knee replacement, by leveraging CT-based planning and patient-specific instrumentation, improving outcomes and patient satisfaction, particularly among younger patients.
- Peter Sultan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., died July 13 at age 54 after collapsing during a triathlon. Dr. Sultan, who spent 20 years at the hospital as a hip and knee replacement surgeon, was its first orthopedic hire and played a key role in building the service line.
- Orthopedic surgeons in employed settings saw average salaries increase by 49% from early to midcareer, rising from $410,000 for those with one to seven years of experience to a peak of $640,000 between 15 and 21 years, while self-employed surgeons earned higher pay across all stages and peaked at $750,000 in midcareer.
- Johnson & Johnson is separating its orthopedics business, which will operate as DePuy Synthes. Namal Nawana will serve as worldwide president as the company shifts its operational focus, with the separation expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months.
- Hospital for Special Surgery shoulder surgeon David Dines, MD, received a lifetime achievement award from Long Island Business News in March, recognizing his more than 45-year career in shoulder arthroplasty, sports medicine and orthopedic education, during which he served as medical director of the HSS Education Institute, co-chief of the shoulder fellowship and a longtime physician for professional athletes.
- New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Orthopedic Hospital, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and St. Louis-based Washington University ranked as the top four orthopedic residency programs in Doximity’s 2025–2026 Residency Navigator.
- NYU Langone Sports Medicine Center Surgeon Jonathan Glashow, MD, operated on Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in April, performing Mr. Embiid’s second knee surgery in under two years arthroscopically.
10. Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital added four orthopedic physicians, expanding orthopedic services at the hospital, which is part of Boston-based Mass General Brigham.
