Orthopedic

Benjamin Cunningham, MD, was performing surgery at Medical Center Hospital when he learned several people had been injured in a shooting spree across Odessa, Texas, and nearby Midland, Big 2 News reports.

The Political Action Committee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons endorsed fellow member Al Gross, MD, for the U.S. Senate on Sept. 19.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina hired seven orthopedic physicians across multiple locations.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute added orthopedic surgeon Evan Loewy, MD, and primary care orthopedist George Eldayrie, MD, to its staff of over 40 fellowship-trained physicians.

Anchorage (Alaska) Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic added a husband-wife orthopedic surgery team to its practice Sept. 16.

Orthopedic surgeon Victor Prisk, MD, sued New England Patriots' Antonio Brown, alleging the wide receiver failed to pay for his services as a wellness coach, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Here are three husband-wife orthopedic and neurosurgical teams who recently started new practices.

Seventeen patients have filed lawsuits against Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care's Mizzou BioJoint Center alleging the procedures they received failed, the Insurance Journal reports.

Beaver Dam, Wis.-based Institute of Movement and Orthopedics at Beaver Dam Community Hospital and Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System added orthopedic surgeon Raj Rangarajan, MD, reports Daily Citizen.