11 orthopedic surgeons in the headlines this week — March 6, 2015

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this past week.

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Joliet-based Mukund Komanduri, MD, was featured in The Herald News for performing the second-highest number of cartilage implant surgeries in Illinois with 75 procedures since the Vericel procedure became available in 1997.

 

Orthopedic sports medicine physician Devanshu V. Kansara, MD, joined Monticello (Minn.) Clinic.

 

The first orthopedic surgeon in space, Robert Satcher Jr., MD, will give a keynote address at the 5th Annual Joint Conference on Juvenile Justice on April 11.

 

Hermitage-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance welcomed Paul W. Grutter, MD, and Damon H. Petty, MD.

 

Roy I. Davidovitch, MD, was featured for performing the first outpatient anterior hip replacement procedure in New York at NYU Langone Medical Center.

 

Dean K. Matsuda, MD, became director of the hip arthroscopy center of excellence at DISC Sports & Spine.

 

New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery’s David Altchek, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Yankees prospect Luis Torrens.

 

Kevin Murphy, MD, performed ACL surgery on Portland Timbers midfielder Ben Zemanski.

 

Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison underwent hip surgery performed by William Meyers, MD.

 

Danbury (Conn.) Orthopedics surgeon Robert Deveney, MD, performed the state’s first MAKOplasty procedure.

 

More articles on orthopedic surgeons:
TRIA Orthopaedic Center wins medical office building award
Dr. Devanshu Kansara joins Monticello Clinic
Callaway Community Hospital to offer orthopedic surgery services again

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