Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week:
Douglas E. Padgett, MD, and Yvonne Bokelman, MD, were added as members to the American Joint Replacement Registry's 2016 board of directors.
Jon A. Dickinson, MD, performed elbow surgery on Oakland Athletics catcher Stephen Vogt.
Head physician for the Carolina Panthers, Pat Connor, MD, will travel with the team to Super Bowl 50.
Joshua B. Frank, MD, received the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certification in orthopedic sports medicine.
St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H. added Jason Simon, MD, to its medical staff.
Champ Baker Jr., MD, used the Tenex Health TX system to treat tendonitis.
Sonya Ahmed, MD, was selected as CMO for Team USA at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Scott Bigelow, MD, was the first physician in Nebraska to perform a total knee replacement procedure using the ConforMIS knee.
Collin Ball, DPM, was one of a few surgeons in Kentucky performing ankle replacement surgery using the INBONE system.
Hospital Sisters Health System's St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., named Didi Omiyi, MD, to the board of directors.