Becker's ASC Review

74 ORTHOPEDICS US Orthopaedic Partners acquires 2 Mississippi practices By Eric Oliver U .S. Orthopaedic Partners acquired Jackson Anesthesia Pain Centers and Oxford Ortho- paedics and Sports Medicine, the platform announced March 2. Jackson (Miss.) Anesthesia Pain Center and Oxford (Miss.) Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine combine to provide care for musculoskeletal disorders and chronic disease management. The practice strengthens U.S. Orthopaedic Partners' base in the southeastern U.S. Cooper Terry, MD, founder of Oxford Orthopaedics, said the practice joined the platform to benefit from the size and scale it provides. He said, "We are a smaller group by size, but joining the USOP platform will afford us the same long-term benefits and oppor- tunities that having size and scale provides." U.S. Orthopaedic Partners was formed in October 2020 after FFL Partners invested in Mississippi Sports Medicine in Jackson. n Rothman Orthopaedic Institute opens flagship New York office By Alan Condon Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute opened its flagship office in New York City. The 20,000-square-foot office in Manhattan is modeled after Rothman's large offices in Philadelphia and New Jersey, ac- cording to a March 16 news release. It has 15 exam rooms, orthotics, an injection suite, X-rays and an area for physical and hand therapy. Nine physicians practice at the office: • Grigoriy Arutyunyan, MD • Meghan Bishop, MD • Brandon Erickson, MD • Eric Grossman, MD • Melody Hrubes, MD • Joseph Lee, MD • Daniel Seigerman, MD • Michael Smith, MD • Justin Tsai, MD n Employed vs. independent orthopedic surgeon pay in 5 American cities before the pandemic By Laura Dyrda O rthopedic surgeons in independent practices report higher compensation than their counterparts employed by hospitals, and in some areas the gap widens as physicians gain more experience. Here is a comparison of orthopedic surgeon pay for employed and independent physi- cians in practice eight to 14 years and 15 to 21 years based on data from the Medscape's salary explorer tool. e company gathered data from more than 100,000 physicians in its annual survey prior to Feb. 20, 2020, and does not reflect the financial effect of the pandemic, according to Medscape. Atlanta • Eight to 14 years employed: $356,412 • Eight to 14 years independent: $504,043 • Fieen to 21 years employed: $405,569 • Fieen to 21 years independent: $537,231 Chicago • Eight to 14 years employed: $377,322 • Eight to 14 years independent: $484,770 • Fieen to 21 years employed: $394,277 • Fieen to 21 years independent: $556,660 Houston • Eight to 14 years employed: $359,066 • Eight to 14 years independent: $495,847 • Fieen to 21 years employed: $382,715 • Fieen to 21 years independent: $513,933 Los Angeles • Eight to 14 years employed: $353,825 • Eight to 14 years independent: $460,833 • Fieen to 21 years employed: $373,464 • Fieen to 21 years independent: $474,419 New York City • Eight to 14 years employed: $367,101 • Eight to 14 years independent: $485,319 • Fieen to 21 years employed: $383,572 • Fifteen to 21 years independent: $508,792 n

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