Orthopedic

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Mark S. Greenberg, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at and founder of All-Star Orthopaedics in Irving, Texas.

Orthopedic surgeon Christopher E. Birch, MD, joined Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Alta Orthopaedics, Noozhawk reports.

Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare, along with subsidiaries including Kalispell-based Flathead Physicians Group and Northwest Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations the health system violated the False Claims Act.

Joseph Izzi, Jr., MD, joined Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics.

Hip fracture surgery patients do not suffer greater adverse outcomes if they are admitted to a hospital over the weekend, a study in The Surgeon concluded.

T. Andrew Ehmke, DO, demonstrated Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology for La Grange, Ill.-based Lyons Township High School students at La Grange Memorial Hospital, Chicago Tribune reports.

J. Kent Ellington, MD, MS, is an board certified orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute in Charlotte, N.C.

Orthopedic surgeon Brannon Frank, MD, joined Austin, Texas-based Direct Orthopedic Care.

Kevin Plancher, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in New York City and Greenwich, Conn. Here are his insights on joint replacement versus growth factors and stem cell therapy for the treatment…