Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines this past week.
1. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York has named Leesa Galatz, MD, system chair of the department of orthopedics.
2. The Council on Advocacy for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Chair Thomas C. Barber, MD, released a statement in support of H.R. 1190 that would be the next step toward Medicare program reform.
3. Joe Kemp, MD, of Agnesian Bone & Joint Health, repaired professional athlete, Derek Toshner's, ruptured pectoral muscle.
4. Joseph Guettler, MD, is heading a clinical trial studying the use of a new tissue implant to treat knee cartilage damage, according to an Oakland Press Business report.
5. James Andrews, MD, repaired star wrestler Tyson Kidd's knee, which consisted of a torn ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus, muscles in the back of the knee and tibia plateau fracture.
6. Summit Orthopedic Group added Robert P. Lyons, MD, to its physician team.