Orthopedics / TJR

Orthopedic surgeons across the U.S. are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership across a wide range of subspecialties. The 20 surgeons featured below represent academic medical centers, health systems and independent practices, with expertise spanning orthopedic…

Jeffrey Reuben, MD, an orthopedic surgeon based in Texas, has disclosed a data breach affecting 17,017 current and former patients, according to a Sept. 7 report from The HIPAA Journal.  Dr. Reuben provided care to patients at NW Surgery in…

Surgeons are holding MSO and health system partners to a different standard today than in the past, putting a new premium on transparency and flexibility. While organizations have the playbook down in the courtship phase, many fall short in their…

Robotic-assisted surgery has moved past the novelty stage in orthopedics, and one of the field’s earliest adopters says the technology’s biggest wins are still ahead — both in what it can prove and in who it can help. Hafiz Kassam,…

The consolidation reshaping orthopedic surgery isn’t slowing subspecialization — it’s accelerating it. As solo and small-group practices disappear, surgeons gain partners who can absorb more specialized cases, reducing pressure to remain a generalist.  Increased specialization could lead to improved patient…

About one-quarter of orthopedists reported an increase in their overall happiness year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape.  The report, “Following Their Own Advice? Medscape Orthopedist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians…

Orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons are among the wealthiest physicians in the country, and their edge over other specialties is widening, according to Medscape’s “Orthopedist Wealth & Debt Report 2026: Is the Rising Net Worth Tide Carrying Your Boat?”  The report,…

Wilford Gibson, MD, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and partner at Virginia Beach, Va.-based Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, knows how little financial cushion an independent medical practice can have. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his group’s physician partners stopped…

Under the recently finalized joint replacement model from CMS, hospitals are financially accountable for every readmission, complication and therapy bill in a 90-day joint replacement episode, even though the surgeons who drive most of those outcomes aren’t held to the…

When Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health opened its comprehensive orthopedic center, A. Bobby Chhabra, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery at UVA, had already spent nearly a decade helping bring the project to life. The building gave the department room to grow.…