Dr. Robert Kaufmann, a board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon, performed hand surgery on Paul Martin, Pittsburgh Penguin's defenseman, according to a Fansided report.

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.

The American Medical Association has re-elected Andrew W. Gurman, MD, as speaker of its Board of Trustees for 2012-2013.

Tim McAdams, MD, performed hand surgery on San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval last week, according to an MLB report.

According to a new study published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have hand specialists available 24 hours to treat trauma patients in the emergency department.

The Hand Center at Methodist Willowbrook in Houston recently opened to care for patients with hand and upper extremity disorders and conditions.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children hosted the World Symposium on Congenital Malformation of the Hand and Upper Limb this past week.

Here are 10 hand and upper extremity specialists recently on the move.

John Knight, MD, director of the Hand and Wrist Institute at DISC Sports & Spine Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., discusses the unique ways his practice attracts patients from around the world.