Orthopedic

Here are four orthopedic group mergers in the past month.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines this week.

Robert Madlinger, MD, recently completed military service as the sole orthopedic trauma surgeon at the U.S. Army's Forward Operating Base in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, reports North Jersey.com.

Laconia, N.H.-based Lakes Region General Hospital is betting on orthopedics as it considers merging with a large healthcare system, The Laconia Daily Sun reports.

St. Peters, Mo.-based Advanced Bone and Joint recently added Keith Jarman, MD, to its surgical staff.

A study at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is exploring if a "prehabilitation" program could empower patients undergoing knee replacements and lead to improved outcomes.

A. Rashard Dacus, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute welcomed Kapil Mehrotra, MD, to its group on Nov. 5.

Tamara Chachashvili, MD, died Oct. 27 following a brief illness.

Port Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare added Joseph Meyerson, MD, to its surgical staff in October, reports Peninsula Daily News.