Here are 25 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Former San Diego Chargers physician David J. Chao, MD, who treated NFL Hall of Famer Junior Seau from 1997 until the linebacker's suicide in 2012, is facing permanent revocation of his medical license.
Keith Mesiter, MD, treated Texas Rangers third baseman Joey Gallo after he strained his left groin muscle.
Kathleen M. Weber, MD, sports medicine physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago and director of primary care/sports medicine and women's sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center, also in Chicago, has been elected president of the Major League Baseball Team Physicians Association.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine gave its Best Overall Research Award to John J. Leddy, MD, of the University at Buffalo (N.Y.).
Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine and Pain Management in Bradenton, Fla., recently welcomed Michael J. Shereff, MD, to its team.
William Meyers, MD, is slated to perform sports hernia surgery on Baltimore Orioles' pitcher Hunter Harvey.
Robert D. Jamieson, DO, is moving to Folsom, Calif., to continue his orthopedic and sports medicine practice.
Colonel Jim Swanson, MD, retired from the United States Army Reserve.
Hand surgeon Joseph Kutz, MD, co-founder of Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center in Louisville, Ky., is retiring.
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America selected Derek Kelly, MD, as a traveling fellow.
Jeffrey M. Conrad, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with The Orthopaedic Group in Mobile, Ala., raced the Boston Marathon to honor his late father.
University Orthopaedic Surgeons at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville added Konstantinos Triantafillou, MD, to its physician team.
Ron Hillyer, MD, of Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center, visited Prtoviejo, Ecuador to provide medical services to people affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
White House-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance welcomed Joseph D. Chenger, MD, and Jeffrey P. Lawrence, MD.
Rodney Comisar, MD, and Gary Millard, DO, will join Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro in August 2016.
The Connecticut Orthopaedic Society honored John Fulkerson, MD, with the 2016 Orthopedist of the Year award.
Tyson K. Cobb, MD, presented his research on thumb arthritis treatment at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting from March 1 to March 5 in Orlando, Fla.
Detroit Medical Center named Khaled J. Saleh, MD, executive-in-chief of the DMC Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine service line.
Gavin B. Bishop, MD, joined the team at UCHealth Orthopedics in Longmont, Colo.
Mark S. Myerson, MD, is using 3D printing technology to perform a unique talus replacement procedure.
Sean Kaminsky, MD, and Charles R. Kaelin, MD, joined Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic.
Stuart Fromm, MD, created a film that will be featured in this year's Black Hills Film Festival.