Orthopedic

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Christian A. Guier, MD, joined the Orthopedic Institute of Santa Barbara (Calif.), according to Noozhawk.com.

Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Bannar, MD, died, Tahoe Daily Tribune reports.

Caribou, Maine-based Pines Health Services orthopedic surgeon Robert Bassett, MD, received hand surgery subspecialty recertification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, according to The County.

Peter A. Smith, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital for Children — Chicago.

Kenneth S. Austin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Northeast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Airmont, N.Y.

An orthopedic surgeon is out of a job after their employer, Rockdale, Texas-based Little River Healthcare, filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close, according to the Killeen Daily Herald.

Mobile, Ala.-based orthopedic surgeon Thomas Dempsey, DO, voluntarily surrendered his license amid unprofessional conduct allegations, according to a local WKRG news report.

El Paso (Texas) Specialty Physicians Group orthopedic surgeon John Dickason, MD, will retire Jan. 1, 2019, according to El Paso Inc.

Using tourniquets throughout total knee arthroplasty surgery may reduce total blood loss without increasing early postoperative complications, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeon leaders to know.