Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:
James Andrews, MD, of The Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., suspended nonurgent and nonemergent procedures to comply with an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Farmington, Conn.-based UConn Health physician Cory Edgar, MD, PhD, was arrested after he intentionally coughed on other hospital employees.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed Tommy John surgery on Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale.
Elvis Francois, MD, and William Robinson, MD, chief residents in the orthopedic department of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, were featured on Elton John's iHeart Living Room Concert for America after posting a video last week that went viral on social media.
David Bruce, MD, is helping produce medical gowns for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Hospital and Parkridge Medical Center.
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons welcomed Lowry Barnes, MD, as president.
William Hazel, MD, was appointed as senior deputy executive director of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, which creates programs to increase academic competence and encourage leadership abilities for the underprivileged.
Bruce Piatt, MD, chair of the orthopedic department at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, outlined how physicians are collaborating to address COVID-19 across the system's facilities.