Physician specialists, including orthopedic surgeons, often have tumultuous relationships with payers, seeking less prior authorization requirements and higher reimbursement rates.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center's UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center has earned a $25 million donation from the Saunders Foundation, led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Saunders.

The Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is expanding its workforce, adding seven new physicians in 2024, according to an Oct. 23 press release sent to Becker's. 

Jacob Calcei, MD, was named as medical advisor for Lazurite, the orthopedic company said Oct. 23.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock added three orthopedic surgeons to its team, according to an Oct. 22 news release. 

Catalyst OrthoScience named Amy Ables, PhD, as its chief commercial officer, according to an Oct. 22 news release.

Here are six orthopedic devices and technologies that have received FDA clearance since July 23, as reported by Becker's. 

LeBron James, forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, has been named the highest-paid NBA player of 2024, with a $128.7 million contract, according to an Oct. 21 report from Forbes.

The New York Yankees will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series, with the first game scheduled to begin in New York City Oct. 25. 

A study found that having multiple orthopedic surgeries in the same hospital stay was linked to slower recovery and increased risk of death, according to an Oct. 19 news release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. 

On Oct. 20, the New York Liberty won their first WNBA championship, beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime, according to an Oct. 21 report from CNBC.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Daphne Scott, MD, as chief of primary sports medicine.

Orthopedic surgery leaders have been forced to make some difficult decisions amid a tough economic environment and other obstacles facing the healthcare industry. 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons registry program shared its Shoulder & Elbow Registry (SER) 2024 Annual Report, which includes data compliled from 36,296 submitted patient procedures.

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Orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialists Michael Stuart, MD, and Bradley Kruckeberg, MD, currently serve as team physicians for Minnesota State University athletic teams, but the two used to have athletic careers of their own, according to an Oct. 18 report from The Free Press.

Evan O'Donnell, MD, performed successful shoulder surgery on Masataka Yoshida, a player for the Boston Red Sox.

Ricoh 3D for Healthcare and Insight Surgery are partnering to offer patient-specific guides for pediatric and adult orthopedic surgeries, according to an Oct. 17 news release. 

EmergeOrtho has taken a different approach to orthopedic consolidation, Scott Hannum, MD, of Wilmington, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho Coastal Region, said. 

Orthopedic implant company 4Web Medical has appointed Brad Niemann as President.