Orthopedic

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

The International Consensus Group developed a new set of guidelines aimed at minimizing pathogen transfers and COVID-19 spread as elective orthopedic surgeries resume.

Here are three orthopedic surgeons who have been arrested this year:

Rolando Garcia, MD, was elected to the Florida Orthopaedic Society's board of directors to represent the South Florida region.

Orthopedic surgeon Cody Shafer, MD, is opening a practice in Kokomo, Ind., with Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo, according to Kokomoperspective.com.

Russell Hudgens, MD, and Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic in Mobile have agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $74,000 to settle allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act.

Arlington Orthopedic Associates was approved for a Paycheck Protection Program loan between $2 million and $5 million, according to the Dallas Business Journal.

Atlanta-based Georgia Tech Alumni Association has recognized Gregory Kolovich, MD, as one of its '40 Under 40' honorees for his contribution to orthopedics.

Using the federal Paycheck Protection Program and a state program for partial unemployment pay, Westerville, Ohio-based Orthopedic One retained 93 percent of its staff during elective surgery standstills, CEO Tim Smith told Columbus Business First.

The OrthoForum, a network of orthopedic private practices, has named the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Registry Program as the recommended registries for its members, according to a July 16 announcement.