Orthopedic

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Werner Brooks, MD, won the Physician of the Year award at the Hendersonville, N.C.-based Pardee Hospital Foundation's annual gala, reports Hendersonville Lightning.

Dusty Smith, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Gadsden, Ala.-based Riverview Regional Medical Center invented a new medical device, Sagittae, for spinal fusions, reports The Gadsden Times.

The Department of Justice charged three Oklahoma-based physicians, including an orthopedic surgeon, are charged with violating the anti-kickback statute for their role in a scheme dating back to November 2012.

North Canyon Medical Center opened an orthopedic clinic in Twin Falls, Idaho, local CBS affiliate KMVT reports.

Robert Handy, MD, filed a complaint against his former practice and partners, alleging unlawful termination, according to the Penn Record. 

Penn State in University Park, Pa., named Kevin Black, MD, interim dean of the College of Medicine.

An Operation Walk Carolinas medical team completed 60 total hip and knee replacements in three and a half days on a recent mission in Panama.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making the news.

A study published in The Journal of Medical Economies confirmed that Exparel benefited total hip arthroplasty patients.

Lincoln City, Ore.-based Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital partnered with Synergy Surgicalists to launch a new orthopedic surgery program, reports Lincoln City Homepage.