Orthopedic

Continental Who's Who acknowledges Steven C. Sheskier, RN, MD, as a Pinnacle Lifetime Achiever in the field of medicine.

New research has found that performing an extra procedure during ACL repair may help decrease the risk of re-injury in young patients, reports The London Free Press.

Public health and preventative medicine physicians feel the most fairly compensated on average, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2019.

Jeffrey Dugas, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of Dread River Distilling in Birmingham, Ala., is previewing the new manufacturing facility to the public this Memorial Day, reports Bham Now.

Chad Poage, DO, pleaded guilty to fraudulently prescribing controlled substances using another physician's Drug Enforcement Administration number, according to the DOJ.

Orthopedic surgeons largely remain independent, according to Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report 2019. 

Robert Hagen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Lafayette (Ind.) Orthopedic Clinic of Unity Healthcare has won the spring 2019 Franciscan Health Healing Hands Award.

Orthopedic surgeon Anto T.A. Fritz, MD, joined multidisciplinary healthcare organization Healthpointe, reports Virtual Strategy Magazine.

Fellowship-trained podiatric surgeon Jennifer A. D'Amico, DPM, has completed her eight medical volunteering mission through Healing the Children, a charitable organization focused on helping underserved children across the globe.

An Illinois appeals court ruled that orthopedic surgeon Sarmad Elias, MD, did not act in good faith when he agreed to a $25,000 settlement with a patient, reports Law 360.