Orthopedic

Benjamin T. Bjerke, MD, of Boulder (Colo.) Centre for Orthopedics, completed a medical mission with the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine Orthopaedic Hospital in Ghana, Africa, to provide care to children with spine-related conditions.

Chris E. Casstevens, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoNorCal in Los Gatos, Calif.

Steven Blackwood, MD, joined Oxford (Miss.) Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

Implementing a rapid recovery total joint arthroplasty protocol is safe and effective in a Veterans Affairs setting, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeon leaders to know:

Robert LaPrade, MD, is an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon at The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Medical Center welcomed orthopedic surgeons Stephen G. Reichard, MD, and Michael R. Morris, MD, according to Traverse City Record Eagle.

Daniel Hoeffel, MD, is a private practice orthopedic surgeon based in St. Paul, Minn. At the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs on Oct. 18, 2018 in Chicago, Dr. Hoeffel gave a presentation titled "Optimizing…

Orthopedic surgeons Corey Jackson, DO, and Thai Trinh, MD, joined Zainesville, Ohio-based Genesis Orthopedic Group, the Perry County Tribune reports.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines.