Orthopedic

Darrell Harrington, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center's director of graduate medical education and designated institutional official, is stepping down from his post amid allegations he protected a former orthopedic surgeon from abuse allegations, The Daily Breeze reported Dec. 14.

Ashish Rawal, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Stoughton (Wis.) Health, and his team have completed their 500th Conformis knee procedure, according to a Dec. 14 report from the Stoughton Courier Hub.

The Toronto Maple Leafs, at $2.8 billion, are the most valuable team in the National Hockey League for the first time since 2014, according to a Dec. 14 report from Forbes. 

Charles Grooters, MD, and Britton Plemmons, DPM, have joined the team at Christus Trinity Clinic in the Christus Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute in Longview, Texas, according to a Dec. 14 report from the Marshall News Messenger. 

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will have surgery on his left ankle at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, according to a post by the team Dec. 11 on X, formerly known as Twitter.

An Ashburn, Va.-based medical office building fully leased to OrthoVirginia has sold for $8.5 million, according to a Dec. 14 report from REBusiness Online.

James Voos, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Jedrick Wills Jr., an offensive lineman for the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

William Bundrick, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine specialist and leader at Shreveport, La.-based Bone and Joint Clinic, has died at 85, according to a Dec. 13 report from ABC affiliate KTBS.

An orthopedic surgeon's defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles County and two health systems alleging discrimination was dismissed, My News LA reported Dec. 12.

COO Michael H. Boblitz, the first and only administrative leader at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System Orthopedics, is retiring in December after 47 years.