Here are 10 orthopedic and sports medicine surgeons and physicians who are stepping into leadership roles, as reported by Becker’s since April 8:
- The San Antonio Spurs tapped orthopedic surgeon Leah Brown, MD, to serve as the team’s new head of orthopedics.
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Physician Group appointed Edward Perez, MD, as chief of orthopedics and orthopedic trauma.
- Indiana University Orthopaedics in Indianapolis named Bryan Saltzman, MD, as head of the sports medicine division.
- Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) added Michael Miranda, MD, as physician-in-chief of the Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
- Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedics added four new leaders to its sports medicine program.
- Rikesh Patel, DO, is Cleveland-based University Hospitals new director of robotics for total joint replacement.
- Sports medicine specialist Casey Batten, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
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