Ross A. Benthien, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in practice with Orthopaedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.), was elected president of Connecticut Orthopaedic Society for 2013 to 2015, according to a Hartford Courant report.

Stephen Brotherton, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has been named president of the Texas Medical Association, according to a Star-Telegram report.

Precision Spine has named Tony Dimun as special business development, merger and acquisitions adviser and a member of the company's board of directors.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Trice Orthopedics has appointed Richard Washburn as President and raised $3 million in start-up capital.

East Providence, RI-based IlluminOss Medical appointed Dirk Kuyper as president and chief executive officer.

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons has announced the members of the 2013 board of directors of the Orthopaedic Research Society, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Here are seven spine surgeons who recently assumed new leadership positions.

Medical device company InspireMD has named Alan Milinazzo as president, chief executive officer and a member of the board.

Charles Mick, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Pioneer Spine and Sports Physicians in Northampton, Mass., and president of the North American Spine Society. He is also a member of the Advocacy Committee and the Rehabilitation Interventional and Medical Spine Committee.

The president of DePuy Synthes Spine, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, has resided from his role, effective Nov. 27, according to Mass Device.