Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news.
Steve Meyer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine in Dakota Dunes, S.D., is making his 50th medical mission to Tanzania this month. Dr. Meyer specializes in general orthopedics, pediatric orthopedics and spine surgery.
Geoffrey Van Thiel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Ortho Illinois and team physician with the Chicago Blackhawks Medical Network, told Becker's why patients put off getting treatment for knee pain.
Orthopedic surgeon James Pat Evans, MD, died. He was a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee and co-founded Justin Sportsmedicine, a mobile sports medicine system, to provide care to professional rodeo athletes in arenas across the country
Orthopedic surgeon Nilesh Patel, MD, is using the AnchorKnot Tissue Approximation Kit to repair herniated discs. Dr. Patel has been treating patients with the device at Michigan Spine Clinic in Brownstown Township and Michigan Orthopedic Specialists in Dearborn for over a year.
Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Greenberg, MD, of the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis received the Grinnell (Iowa) College Alumni Award for his work in the field of orthopedics. Dr. Greenberg specializes in reconstructive surgery of the upper extremity with emphasis on the wrist and shoulder.
Gleeson Rebello, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and a faculty member at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, earned recognition in an international songwriting competition in his band called The Fever Breakers. The song "Yes We Are America" earned acknowledgement at the 2019 American Songwriting Awards.
Mark Cullen, MD, joined the orthopedic surgery team at Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H. He specializes in complex knee ligament reconstruction, advanced arthroscopic knee surgery and shoulder surgeries among other procedures.