Here are eight orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Ralph Salvagno, MD, plans to retire from his career as an orthopedic surgeon.
St. Louis Cardinals' relief pitcher Zach Duke had Tommy John ligament replacement surgery performed by James Andrews, MD.
Margaret Harvey, DO, is joining the Greenwich, Conn.-based Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine.
Senior Charity Care Foundation, a nonprofit providing seniors in care facilities financial assistance, named Aaron Hofmann, MD, the 2016 Continuum of Caring recipient.
E. Edward Khalfayan, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Seahawks' Luke Wilson.
Longtime orthopedic surgeon and former mayor of Swarthmore County in Connecticut Charles D. Hummer Jr., MD, passed away on Oct. 11.
Matthew Cantlon, MD, is joining Greenwich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists.
Cleveland Browns' guard Joel Bitonio will be out for the season after having a Lisfranc surgery performed by Robert Anderson, MD.