The overall rate of private practice ownership continues to decline, but most orthopedic surgeons continue to work in independent settings, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Report. Orthopedic surgery has one of the highest percentages of private…
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Orthopedic surgery was the second most common specialty for physician associates to practice in 2024, according to the American Academy of Physicians Associates’ “AAPA 2025 Salary Report.” During 2024, 11.5% of PAs reported working in orthopedic surgery, second only to…
Eric Mancini, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health. Dr. Mancini, a specialist in sports medicine and complex shoulder reconstructions and hip arthroscopy, joined HSS in February and began seeing patients…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized eight hospitals as being in the top 5% of hand surgery research facilities…
Mohamad Bydon, MD, is the incoming chair of neurosurgery at UChicago Medicine. He was named to the inaugural role in February and will step into the role July 1. Currently he’s a neurosurgeon at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic where he…
Staffing shortages are a pressing issue for all physician specialists, but they impact certain specialties in different ways. For orthopedic surgeons, backups in ORs caused by other, emergent procedures are proving to have harmful effects for musculoskeletal patient procedures. Becker’s…
Total Spine and Orthopedics in Melbourne, Fla., added Scott Glickman, DO, Florida Today reported May 30. Dr. Glickman specializes in minimally invasive procedures. He earned his medical degree from Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency…
Becker’s reported on four spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in May. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Brett Simpson, MD, joined Tennova Neurosurgery – Clarksville in Tennessee. 2. Sander Connolly, Jr.,…
UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, has been awarded $5.8 million in a retaliation lawsuit against the university medical center, according to a May 24 report from the LATimes. Dr. Linskey has been involved in…
Boston Orthopaedic and Spine is joining PELTO Health Partners. The practice has 13 physicians and four locations, according to its website. Boston Orthopaedic and Spine is the second addition PELTO has made since October. Thomas Burke, MD, president of Boston…