Here are 13 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
R. Alexander Creighton, MD, performed knee surgery on North Carolina Tar Hells guard Kenny Williams.
Donald C. Sheridan, MD, performed elbow surgery on Arizona Diamondbacks center A.J. Pollock.
Neil ElAttrache, MD, performed left elbow surgery on Kansas City Royals reliever Tim Collins.
Timothy Kremchek, MD, performed elbow surgery on Oakland A's left-hander Felix Doubront.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center's Associate Chairman and Professor of the Department of Orthopedics and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Rush OPH Brian Cole, MD, will give a TEDx talk at the end of the month.
Thomas E. Varney, MD, joined Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital to form a new hospital-owned orthopedic practice.
Providence (Ore.) Seaside Hospital welcomed Brook Benze, MD, to its team.
Todd Battaglia, MD, was named to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' work group on The Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.
In an interview with Forbes, Barbara L. Bergin, MD, discussed her reasons for recommending meditation over medication to her patients.
On April 19, Richard Smith, MD, is giving a presentation titled "Knee or Hip Pain Wearing You Down?"
St. Luke's Hospital's Rosenberg Bone & Joint clinic in Columbus, N.C., welcomed Thomas Cadier, MD, to its staff.
LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans named Robert D. Zura, MD, head of the department of orthopedics.
Truckee (Calif.) Surgery Center welcomed Andrew P. Ringnes, MD, to its team.