Here are 13 orthopedic surgeons who made the news this week:
Orthopedic surgeon Richard E. Polly, MD, died on March 26, 2017.
Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health added orthopedic surgeon Joseph McCormick, MD, to its staff.
Middletown, N.Y.-based Orange Regional Medical Center Medical Education Director Ron Israelski, MD, founded Orthopaedic Relief Services International to offer care to underserved populations.
Orthopedic surgeon Bruce Monaco, MD, joined Neosho Memorial's Chanute, Kan.-based orthopedic clinic.
Peter Sharkey, MD, of Philadelphia-based The Rothman Institute, Perry R. Secor, MD, of Los Alamitos (Calif.) Orthopaedic Medical & Surgical Group and Craig McAllister, MD, of Kirkland, Wash.-based Proliance Surgeons spoke about outpatient joint replacement for obese patients with SwiftPath RoundTables.
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital's Center for Muscoskeletal Care director Mary O'Connor, MD, commented on the practice's new hip fracture care methods, according The Register Citizen.
Orthopedic surgeon Scott T. Croft, MD, joined Glasgow, Mont.-based Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital.
Richard Harrison, MD, of Wuesthoff Hospital Melbourne (Fla.) was recognized for both his military service and the orthopedic care he offers to Florida-based patients.
Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush orthopedic physicians Nikhil Verma, MD, and Robert Wysocki, MD, spoke at the Rush 4th Annual Workers Compensation Conference.
Keith R. Berend, MD, of New Albany, Ohio-based Joint Implant Surgeons spoke about the current state of outpatient joint replacement at ASCs.
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