Orthopedic

The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education awarded Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina surgeon Thomas K. Fehring, MD, a research grant.

Megan A. Swanson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sentara Martha Jefferson Orthopedic Services in Charlottesville, Va.

The single-person technique should be used to reduce contamination during the gowning process, according to a study in The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center welcomed Steven Hand, DO, according to New Castle News.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring an orthopedic surgeon in Albany, N.Y., according to LemonWire.

Within a year, Waukesha, Wis.-based Pro-Health Orthopedic Care and surgeons at the Pewaukee-based Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin completed 163 shoulder replacements with new robotic technology, according to Greater Milwaukee Today Online.

Here are 27 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in December.

Thomas E. Brown, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.

Melbourne, Fla.-based First Choice Medical Group welcomed orthopedic surgeon Allison Wade, MD, according to Space Coast Daily.

Arup K. Bhadra, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Northeast Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Airmont, N.Y.