Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics has launched a digital care app, OptimNOW, to give patients direct access to orthopedic care 24 hours a day, according to an Oct. 1 report from Grice Connect.

Christopher C Hasty, MD, completed the first BEAR implant procedure Sept. 3 at ECU Health in Greenville, N.C.

Orthopedic surgeon Haines Paik, MD, joined Crovetti Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has completed the world’s first all-plastic total ankle replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 1 report from The Moco Show.

Freehold, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics is adding foot and ankle specialist Michael Thomas, DPM, at its Middletown, N.J., practice. 

The Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic has tapped Alan Greenwald, MD, to join its team as an orthopedic and bone specialist. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened a spine and orthopedic surgery center, according to a Sept. 30 news release.

While orthopedic surgery remains one of the most male-dominated medical specialties, a team of leaders at Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare is trying to change that, according to a Sept. 29 report from Fox 9 Minneapolis.

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska has added Ajoy Jana, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 27 report from Omaha.com.

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in San Antonio earns $954,700, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Associates added David Johnson, MD, to its staff.

Somers Point, N.J.-based Shore Physicians Group has added orthopedic surgeon John Avallone, DO, to its division of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, according to a Sept. 27 report from Downbeach.com.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics has added a new specialist, David Kugelman, MD, to its team, according to a Sept. 26 LinkedIn post. 

Millennial orthopedic surgeons — defined as those under age 40 — are some of the unhappiest specialists with their compensation rates, according to a new Medscape report. 

In the last year, Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University successfully completed two first-of-their-kind procedures for patients in the U.S. 

SSM Health has moved its Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center to the SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital campus in Richmond Heights, Mo. In addition, the clinic has added three orthopedists from Columbia (Mo.) Orthopedic Group, according to a Sept. 25 report from CBS news affiliate KRCG.

Dennis Crawford, MD, professor of orthopedics at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., has successfully performed the first patella lift procedure in the U.S. 

Erik McCoy, center for the New Orleans Saints, is scheduled to undergo surgery at Andrews Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Sept. 25 report from USA Today.

Lancaster and Lebanon, Pa.-based North Pointe Surgery Center has added same-day outpatient shoulder replacements.

Dan Cooper, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Esteury Ruiz, an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas.