Sami Khan, MD, has been named chief of orthopedics at Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, according to a North Fulton report.

Sami Khan, MD, has been named chief of orthopedics at Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, according to a North Fulton report.

Gary Stewart, MD, and Sourendra Raut, MD, of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, recently participated in the Our Hearts to Your Soles event for charitable foot care.

Robert T. Greenfield, MD, a spine surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, discusses the benefits and challenges of minimal access spine surgery, and its natural progression to become the standard of care in the future.

At a graduation dinner this month, Dr. Howard A. McMahan received Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta's "Teacher of the Year" award for his work with the Residency Program.

Kenneth J. Kress, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, recently received the E. Napier Burson Jr. MD Award from St. Joseph's Hospital for his contributions to the art and science of medicine.

Tapan K. Daftari, MD, is a spine surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta with a special interest in reconstructive spine surgery and cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement. He also performs minimally invasive procedures for patients. He practices at the Resurgens Austell, Kennesaw and Marietta offices.

Philip G. Ploska, MD, is a spine surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics and practices at the Griffin and Henry, Ga., office locations. He has a special interest in arthroscopic surgery and disorders of the spine. He performs minimally invasive spine surgery, X-Stop for patients with spinal stenosis, facet spinal fusion and Aspen minimally invasive spinal fusions. Beyond spine care, he also performs minimally invasive partial and total knee replacements and total hip reconstruction surgery.

Lifestyles magazine has honored six surgeons from Resurgens Orthopaedics as Top Docs.

Paul R. Jeffords, MD, is co-medical director of the Resurgens Spine Center in Atlanta and section chief of the department of orthopedic surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital. His area of expertise includes adult spinal disorders, reconstructive spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic spine surgery and laser procedures. He also performs artificial disc replacement.