Here are seven orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians who joined new practices or received new appointments in the past month.
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Baron Lonner, MD, of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, performed the first spinal tethering surgery in New York City to correct idiopathic scoliosis.
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Neurological Surgery, P.C. reached an agreement to go in network with The Empire Plan, part of New York's insurance program for public employees, The Island Now reports.
Neurosurgeons looking for their first position or considering moving practices will have plenty of well-paying opportunities to choose from, according to a Neurosurgery Market Watch report.
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons honored a study led by U.S. Army Capt. Spencer Schulte, MD, on pain outcomes and opioid consumption in patients recovering from hip fractures, reports the El-Paso Herald Post.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health Plus signed an agreement to add Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., to its network, effective Jan. 1, reports TPG Online Daily.
Dawn Mattern, MD, was named a fellow of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, according to Minot Daily News.
Brothers Chris Varacallo, DO, and Matt Varacallo, MD, aim to carry on their late father's legacy while practicing at Penn Highlands Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in DuBois, Pa., The Courier Express reports.
Family and sports medicine physician Kyle Judkins, DO, joined Pardee Family and Sports Medicine in Mills River, N.C., Hendersonville Lightning reports.
Chester County (Pa.) Hospital – Penn Medicine completed its $300 million expansion Jan. 26, which expands orthopedic services at the facility, according to Daily Local News.