UC San Diego Health System has named Christopher Wahl, MD, chief of sports medicine.

Jim Walter, MD, team physician for FC Dallas Major League Soccer team, recently performed knee surgery on midfielder Peter Luccin, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Franklin Todd Wetzel, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, professor and vice chair for the department of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is also a member of the North American Spine Society and has been active with the professional conduct and ethics committee and exercise committee. He currently serves on the NASS board of directors as the secretary.

The Baltimore Orioles will participate in biomechanical analysis testing with the American Sports Medicine Institute to map the organization's pitchers, according to an MLB report.

The Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine has appointed James MacDonald, MD, as associate editor, according to a Newswise report.

William Charles Watters III, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Bone & Joint Clinic of Houston. He is also a clinical associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He is a member of the board of directors of North American Spine Society and a member of the American College of Spine Surgery. He is also the chairman of the North American Spine Society Guidelines Committee on Spinal Care.

Orthopedic Surgeon Manish Patel, MD, is set to break ground on a $900,000 building that will house his new office in Franklin, Va., according to a report by The Tidewater News.

Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, Mass., has hired orthopedic surgeon Mark Scheffer, MD, according to a report by The Martha's Vineyard Times.

Mark Foster, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has recently joined Brunswick Novant Medical Center in Bolivia, N.C., and has already performed a number of spinal procedures, according to a Star News Online report.

Surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City performed surgery on New York Knicks player Rasheed Wallace, according to a New York Post report.