At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, James Lynch, MD, FRCSI, FAANS, will give a presentation titled "The Quantum Shift in Orthopedic and Spinal Implant Surgery."

Major League Soccer has appointed Damion Martins, MD, director of orthopedics and sports medicine at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, as its administrative medical director.

Barbara Bergin, MD, is a founding member of Texas Orthopedics, Sports and Rehabilitation Associates in Austin and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition to serving as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Bergin is the author of the award-winning novel, Endings. She discusses how she chose the field of orthopedics, working as a female orthopedic resident in the 1980s and the future of orthopedics.

Robert Watkins, MD, of Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., performed a successful microscopic lumbar discectomy on Chivas USA goalkeeper Tim Melia.

The ninth Biennial Congress of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine will be held May 12 to 16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Samuel Cho, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Cho has expertise in scoliosis surgery, minimally invasive surgery, intervertebral disc biology and cervical spinal surgery. He spends one week each year practicing outside of the U.S. through global outreach programs. Here he discusses why he chose his field, current topics in orthopedics and his upcoming medical mission to China.

WomenCertified, which gives out the Women's Choice Award, has announced its list of America's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics.  

Orthopaedic & Spine Institute of San Antonio has announced that Joel B. Nilsson, MD, and Richard E. Duey, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeons, have joined its staff.

This May, Paul Kovatis, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform the first total ankle replacement at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center.

Blue Belt Technologies, a medical technology company focused on developing robotic solutions for orthopedic surgery, has announced the formation of a scientific advisory board led by Robert Buly, MD, Struan Coleman, MD, and David Murray, MD.