Timothy Kremchek, MD, was recently scheduled to perform shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum in the right shoulder of Cincinnati Reds' left fielder Ryan Ludwick.

Today, Steve Shin, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers short stop Hanley Ramirez to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, according to a report by Fox Sports.

Scott Oishi, MD, and Tarek Souryal, MD, of Texas Sports Medicine based in Dallas have performed successful hand surgery on Dallas Mavericks guard Rodrigue Beaubois, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

This week, Charles Melone, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful surgery to repair New Orleans Hornets guard Austin Rivers' broken hand, according to a WWLTV report.

Surgeons from Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Hospital in Baltimore recently performed a double arm transplant for Iraq war veteran Brendan Marrocco.

Andy Weiland, MD, hand specialist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, evaluated Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Love and recommended surgery to repair his injured right hand, according to a CBS Sports report.

Gordon I. Groh, MD, a board certified shoulder, elbow and hand surgery specialist, has been named assistant editor for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.

L. Scott Levin, MD, chairman of orthopedic surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Hand Transplant Program, was recently elected to the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents.

Hand surgeon Jack Drewniany, MD, recently published a book about his life and changes for the medical profession over the last 50 years, according to a report from The Florida Times-Union.

Peter J. Stern, MD, recently received the American Orthopaedic Association's 2012 Distinguished Clinician Award, according to an AAOS Now report.