Orthopedic

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

The board of trustees at Dance/USA, the national service organization for the professional dance field, nominated Nancy Kadel, MD, to serve for a three-year term, reports DanceLand.

A West Virginia orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to writing fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances, according to WDTV.

Healthgrades released its list of the best hospitals for specialty care.

Orthopedic surgeon Jerry Sisler, MD, died at his home aged 85 on Oct. 10, reports Tulsa World.

Joshua Jacobs, MD, was elected as vice president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery for a one-year term.

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons inducted Jean-Pierre Michaud, MD, as a fellow member, reports Q961.

Portsmouth, N.H.-based Atlantic Orthopedics & Sports Medicine added Matthew Quitkin, MD, to its practice on Nov. 1, reports Fosters.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery made a pair of leadership appointments, naming Steve Lee, MD, chief of hand and upper extremity service, and Ernest Sink, MD, chief of hip preservation service.

Will Engasser, MD, joined Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics as the practice's inaugural foot and ankle fellow.