The Orthopaedic Trauma Association has named Andrew H. Schmidt, MD, the new president, according to an AAOS Now report.

Bert Callahan, MD, will soon join the staff at Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Hospital and Beaver Dam, Wis.-based BDCH Medical clinics, effective May 8, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.

Charles M. Turkelson, PhD, has been appointed the director of health economics and outcomes research for the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis in Hartford.

Todd A. Milbrandt, MD, was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors at its 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 19-23, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Ram Mudiyam, MD, MBA, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., and Pacifica Orthopedics in Huntington Beach, Calif. He is diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also vice chairman of the department of surgery at Fountain Valley (Calif.) Regional Hospital.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has partnered with Touch of Life Technologies to develop a virtual reality-based shoulder simulator to train and evaluate orthopedic residents in shoulder arthroscopy surgery, according to a Market Watch report.

Matthew Dobbs, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at St. Louis Children's Hospital and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a member of the board of directors of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also a deputy editor of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Frederick M. Azar, MD, was elected first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors at its annual meeting in Chicago in March, according to an AAOS News Now report.

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced the members of the 2013 board of directors of the Orthopaedic Research Society, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Wilford K. Gibson, MD, was named chair of the board of councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS News Now report.