Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines. By Shayna Korol - 2/12/18

Mark Bowen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem. By Angie Stewart - 2/12/18

Edward Wojtys, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based University of Michigan Health System. By Angie Stewart - 2/9/18

Bruce Albert, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Irvine, Calif.-based Elite Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. He specializes in treating both knee and shoulder problems. By Eric Oliver - 2/9/18

HealthpointCapital appoints Milen Todorov managing director: 4 things to know By Shayna Korol - 2/9/18

U.S. racial minorities undergo fewer total knee replacements than white Americans, according to a study in Arthritis Care & Research. The study authors estimated quality-adjusted life years lost for black American end-stage knee osteoarthritis patients due to differences in being offered the option of TKR, acceptance and complication rates. By Shayna Korol - 2/8/18

Orthopedic surgeon Brian Seeto, MD, joined The CORE Institute in Phoenix. Dr. Seeto will work out of the West Phoenix and Peoria, Ariz., locations. By Shayna Korol - 2/8/18

Gregory DiFelice, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital. By Angie Stewart - 2/8/18

Healthgrades recognized Pa.-based Meadville Medical Center as one of "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery and Joint Replacement Surgery." By Shayna Korol - 2/8/18

Richard Iorio, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. By Angie Stewart - 2/7/18

More than 1,600 osteopathic medical school seniors and graduates matched into osteopathic residencies in 25 specialties on Feb. 5, according to the American Osteopathic Association. Of those that matched, 115 — 7 percent — chose an orthopedic surgery specialty. By Shayna Korol - 2/7/18

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, Westchester County joined forces with New York City-based Columbia University Medical Center to provide a wider range of surgical and nonoperative orthopedic services, Bridgeport Daily Voice reports. By Shayna Korol - 2/7/18

Boca Raton, Fla.-based orthopedic surgeon Ehsan Esmaeili, MD, has been named a 2018 Top Doctor. By Shayna Korol - 2/7/18

Petoskey, Mich.-based orthopedic surgeon Scott Nemec, DO, was named a 2018 Top Doctor. By Shayna Korol - 2/6/18

Alexander Sah, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Fremont, Calif.-based Sah Orthopaedic Associates, a part of the Institute for Joint Restoration and Research at Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/6/18

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children named Michael Shrader, MD, its new division chief for cerebral palsy, according to Hockessin Community News. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18

Tobacco users reported increased postoperative pain and narcotic use after total shoulder arthroplasty, a study in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery found. Former tobacco users had a postoperative course similar to nonusers. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18

Orthopedic surgeon Stanley Michael, MD, joined N.J.-based Cape Regional Physicians Associates, according to the Cape May County Herald. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18

Temporary and localized delivery of the protein Jagged-1 promotes bone regeneration in rodents, according to a study in NPJ Regenerative Medicine. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18

Rome, Ga.-based orthopedic surgeon and hand specialist Michael Paxten, MD, operated on an injured red-tailed hunting hawk, according to the Rome News-Tribune. By Shayna Korol - 2/5/18