Author: Cameron Cortigiano

Here are six bankruptcies, closures, layoffs and cybersecurity incidents happening in the ophthalmology space, as reported by Becker's since June 7:

Husband and wife John Johnson, MD, and Paula Johnson, MD, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., were sentenced for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and healthcare fraud conspiracy.

Derby, Conn.-based Griffin Hospital has named interventional cardiologist Michael Lee, MD, as chief of cardiology.

Keith Dunleavy, MD, is the youngest physician billionaire, according to Forbes' 2024 World's Billionaires list.

Rhode Island was ranked as the top state for healthcare in 2024, earning a score of 100 from MoneyGeek.

Siouxland Surgery Center, doing business as Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based Dunes Surgical Hospital, United Surgical Partners International and USP Siouxland, agreed to pay about $12.76 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.

A former Charleston, W.Va., physician pleaded guilty to the unlawful distribution of oxycodone after being apprehended overseas and extradited to the U.S.

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Sacramento, Calif., earns $635,100 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are five ASCs and outpatient centers being planned or constructed in the South, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 21:

A Wilmington, Del., physician agreed to pay $1,080,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act.