Here are 16 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, will perform shoulder surgery on Portland Trail Blazers forward Meyers Leonard.
Jon Dickinson, MD, will perform elbow surgery on Oakland A's reliever R.J. Alvarez.
Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, N.Y., added Stephen R. Adcock, MD, to its team.
John Perry, MD, developed a new surgical drill technology.
Philip London, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon, passed away at the age of 92.
Daniel Harmon, DO, of Fort Myers-based The Orthopedic Center of Florida, is offering patients a direct anterior hip replacement approach.
The Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research named John P. Furia, MD, deputy editor.
Paul Thompson, MD, will begin seeing patients twice a month at the Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Pierz (Minn.) Clinic.
Orthopedic trauma surgeon James R. Ringler, MD, joined The CORE Institute, which is powered by Excellence Headquarters.
Jan-Eric Esway, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon, recently opened a practice location in Fredericksburg, Va.
John LeBlanc, DO, joined the surgical team at Blue Mountain Hospital in Blanding, Utah.
Orthopedic surgeons John Fackler, MD, Marc Labbe, MD, David Dice Jr., MD, Kenneth Palmer, MD, and Eric Price, MD, were honored by Houston Methodist The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital in recognition of National Doctors' Day on March 30.