Here are 22 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Michael S. Slutzky, MD, performed thumb surgery on bike racer Josh Day.
Daniel Tang, MD, re-examined jockey Julian Pimentel's broken foot.
Keith Meister, MD, performed elbow surgery on Texas Rangers reliever Keone Kela.
Marc Philippon, MD, performed left hip arthroscopy on Golden State Warriors' Kevin Looney.
Graham M. Lawson, MD, examined London Irish's Sean Maitland.
James R. Andrews, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Branden Pinder.
Steve Shin, MD, performed hand surgery on Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul.
Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD, will serve as medical champion for the annual Walk to Cure Arthritis event held on May 21 at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Mich.
W. Joseph Laughlin Jr., MD, received the 2016 Clark Gunderson, M.D., Award from the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.
Chambersburg, Pa.-based Summit Orthopedic Group added Thomas Little, MD, to its physician staff.
Patrick M. Kane, MD, joined Cape Regional Health System in Cape May Court House, N.J.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons added Brian J. Galinat, MD, to its board.
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance in Nashville welcomed Joseph D. Chenger, MD, and Jeffrey P. Lawrence, MD, to the practice.
Ramy Fahim, DPM, joined Ankle & Foot Care Centers in Boardman, Ohio.
Lisa Lattanza, MD, led a team of surgeons in performing the world's first elbow-to-elbow transplant.
Laura Forese, MD, was named chairperson of the newly-formed National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Hospital Board.
Herbert W. Percival, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, Calif., passed away on April 24 from pancreatic cancer complications.
William B. Lutes, DO, developed HipAlign technology to help with hip surgery.
Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, slated to open in 2017, named Jeffrey S. Shilt, MD, chief surgical officer.
Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, attended the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Research Capitol Hill Day on April 14.
Game Ready appointed Richard F. Santore, MD, to its board of directors.