Orthopedic

For two Minnesota orthopedic groups, operations are relatively normal again — but their CEOs are keeping an eye on rising COVID-19 case numbers in the state, St. Paul Business Journal reports.

In May, New Jersey Monthly magazine recognized Paul Lombardi, MD, as a Jersey Choice Top Doctor for the 14th year in a row.

Douglas Lundy, MD, has been appointed to the nominating committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to a July 23 news release.

Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care has added Clay Nelson, MD, and Bernard Kemker, MD, to its orthopedic surgical staff, according to a July 22 report from The Enterprise.

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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.