Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.
Florida-based orthopedic surgeon Philip Regala, MD, was featured in a Florida Weekly report highlighting his charitable work providing medical care in Haiti and organizing a rotation of surgeons in one of the country's local hospitals.
Dan Slawski, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, was a 2015 Freedom Award Humanitarian winner for his work with a program providing athletic trainers to local schools. The program now serves 50 area schools.
Health Volunteers Overseas gave Donald Lalonde, MD, the Golden Apple Award for his work developing a reverse fellowship in Ghana.
Brian Mehling, MD, gave a keynote address at Wright State University's Orthopaedic Research and Innovation Symposium earlier this month.
Retired orthopedic surgeon John Beaumier, MD, gifted $1 million to Northern Michigan University Foundation for future Beaumier Alumni Welcome and U.P. Heritage Center.
Burton Elrod, MD, was named one of the 2015 Health Care Heroes by the Nashville Business Journal.
Somers Point, N.J.-based Shore Orthopaedic University Associates created a scholarship in memory of Gregory Voit, MD, who died in a 2013 plane crash.
Marshall A. Kuremsky, MD, who focuses on hand and upper extremity surgery, will serve as the chair for the 2015 Triangle Walk to Cure Arthritis along with Bioventus CEO Anthony P. Bihl III.
Robert Anderson, MD, performed ankle surgery on Minnesota Timberwolves' Nikola Pekovic.
Marc Kowalsky, MD, joined the physician team at Greenwhich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists.
John Gill, MD, became chairman of the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee.