Orthopedic

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.

Portland-based MaineHealth welcomed orthopedic surgeons Ross Feller, MD, and Nicholas Colacchio, MD, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Abid A. Qureshi, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Muir Orthopaedic Specialists in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Raleigh, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho orthopedic surgeon Michael Marushack, MD, qualified to run in the Boston Marathon, according to StarNews Online.