Youngstown Orthopaedic Joins Cleveland Clinic on Nov. 1
Youngstown, Ohio – October 16, 2026 -- Patients of Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates (YOA) will become Cleveland Clinic patients on November 1, 2026, when the practice officially joins the health system. The practice says it does not expect any interruption in care.
Dr. James D. Solmen retires October 31
Dr. James D. Solmen will retire from medicine effective October 31, 2026, after a career serving patients throughout the Mahoning Valley. Patients who saw him can continue their care with one of the practice's other orthopaedic physicians or podiatrists. The practice also apologized to Dr. Solmen for an earlier letter that wrongly listed his middle initial as "R."