Orthopedic

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:

Orthopedic surgeon Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles defended orthopedic procedures such as Tommy John surgery performed on professional sports players during the novel coronavirus outbreak, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Louisiana's state orthopedic society appointed two new top leaders, The Advocate reports.

Georgia Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon and member of the state's coronavirus task force, has been in self-quarantine since she tested positive for the novel coronavirus March 20, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

Orthopedic and outpatient providers working with Tooele, Utah-based Mountain West Medical Center are stepping up to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, KSL.com reports.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week:

Orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Anderson, MD, 83, died at his home in Albany, Ore., on March 14, reports the Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times.

Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates canceled all elective cases at local hospitals and is reprioritizing surgery center cases due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a joint statement from managing partner William Peterson, MD, and CEO Ben Shah.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery suspended non-essential care due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Here are eight big whistleblower cases in spine and orthopedics in the past three months: