Orthopedic

Federal prosecutors charged Evangelos Megariotis, MD, the owner and operator of Clifton (N.J.) Orthopedic Associates, with prescribing large quantities of controlled substances "outside the usual course of medical practice and without a legitimate purpose," the Justice Department announced.

Orthopedic surgeon Douglas Hiller, MD, and sports medicine specialist Sergio Migliorini, MD, were recently inducted into the International Triathlon Union Hall of Fame.

Orthopedic surgeon Bret Smith, DO, joined Mercy Orthopedic Associates' Foot and Ankle Center in Durango, Colo., according to The Durango Herald.

A former Mobile, Ala.-based orthopedic surgeon pleaded guilty to prescribing hydrocodone unlawfully, according to NBC 15.

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Odessa (Texas) Regional Medical Center recently added orthopedic surgeons Luv Singh, MD, and Saravanaraja Muthusamy, MD, to its medical staff, reports OA Online.

The 2015 case of an orthopedic surgeon alleging wrongful termination from Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital after raising issue with the hospital's concurrent surgery policies has taken another turn.

Tony Pedri, MD, is returning to his hometown of Rock Springs, Wyo., to practice at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, reports Sweetwater Now.

William C. McGarvey, MD, was unveiled as the new president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Sept. 23 during the organization's annual meeting in Chicago.

Isaac Livshetz, MD, recently joined White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital, reports Patch.