Dante Implicito, MD, has been named the inaugural Dr. Michael A. Kelly Endowed Chair in Orthopedics at Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center.
The endowed chair was established by the wife and children of late orthopedic surgeon Michael Kelly, MD. Dr. Kelly was a founding member of the Insall Scott Kelly Institute in Roslyn, N.Y., a mentor to hundreds of orthopedic surgeons, president of the American Knee Society and head team physician for the New Jersey Nets, according to a June 23 news release from Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.
In his role, Dr. Implicito, regional chair of orthopedics for Hackensack Meridian, will continue Dr. Kelly’s legacy through research, clinical excellence and education.
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