Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.
Orthopedic surgeon Nikhil Verma, MD, was selected to be the director of sports medicine for the department of orthopedic surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Terry Canale, MD, was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Memphis Business Journal.
Norton County Hospital, Kan., recently added Gregory Sarin, MD, to its staff.
Garner, N.C.-based Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic welcomed Jaime Pedraza, MD, to its staff.
Great Basin Orthopaedics in Reno, Nev., added Michael Lilyquist, MD, to its physician team.
Huntington, W.V.-based Marshal University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed James L. Thomas, DPM.
Sacramento-based Surgical Affiliates Management Group named Pamela Mehta, MD, the newly created role of orthopedic surgery chief.
Frederick, Md.-based American Spine expanded its sports medicine team by welcoming Tina Cervieri, MD.
Christopher Ahmad, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on Yankees left-hander Jacob Lindgren.
Director of Sports Medicine at the Chicago Center for Orthopedics Preston Wolin, MD, is pushing for the Illinois High School Association to implement a pitch-count policy to protect young children's arms.
A study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine found the Closed-Loop Double Endobutton Repair technique, which Steven Struhl, MD, developed and patented, is effective in repairing acute unstable distal clavicle fractures.
Robert S. Cummings, MD, is joining Cheel Medical Center, with privileges at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, both located in Potsdam, N.Y.
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