Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this past week.
David Wassell, MD, opened Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic-Stuttgart (Ark.), a solo practice in the Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart.
New York Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltan underwent elbow surgery performed by Christopher Ahmad, MD.
Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine welcomed Jan P. Szatkowski, MD, to its orthopedic trauma and fracture team.
North Shore Medical Center named Todd O'Brien, MD, orthopedic department chairman.
Jonathon Salava, MD, a hip replacement and revision surgeon, joined Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital and Marshall Orthopaedics in Huntington.
Director of the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Steven Schutzer, MD, was in the news discussing CJRI's recent ISO 9001:2008, Quality Management Systems certification.
Sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon Peter Asnis, MD, performed knee surgery on Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz.
Reconstructive Orthopedics in Marlton, N.J., added orthopedic surgeons Joseph Dwyer, MD, and Jeremy Reid, MD.
Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Charles Grimshaw, MD, joined CH Orthopedics and Spine Surgeons, a part of BJC Medical Group in St. Louis.
The Arthritis Foundation honored William Jay Bryan, MD, with the Medical Honoree Award.