Here are eight orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Andrew W. Gurman, MD, has taken up his new role as president of the American Medical Association.
Robert Watkins III, MD, examined New York Mets' third baseman David Wright.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai named Mark Vrahas, MD, as the founding chair of its new orthopedics department.
The Washington Redskins selected Robin V. West, MD, as the team's new sports medicine director.
First Choice Medical Group in Melbourne, Fla., added Raymond DeLorenzi, MD, to its team.
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons nominated Danville (Va.) Regional Medical Center CMO Ross Taylor, MD, to the National Quality Forum Surgery Standing Committee.
Castle Connolly named Steven J. Schafer, MD, to its 2016 Top Doctors list.
The International Association of HealthCare Professionals welcomed Richard W. Jackson, MD, to the organization with his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World.