Orthopedic

Director of Los Angeles-based Orthopaedic Institute for Children's Cerebral Palsy Program William Oppenheim, MD, received the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics Distinguished Service Award for orthopedics.

The John Charnely Trust recognized Wayne G. Paprosky, MD, with the Charnley Award and medal.

Oren Goltzer, MD, joined Atlanta-based Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center's Johns Creek, Ga., location.

Joshua Miller, MD, PhD, joined Riverside Healthcare in Bourbonnais, Ill.

Cleveland Clinic named Brandan Patterson, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery.

Here are 36 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in October.

San Andreas, Calif.-based Mark Twain Medical Center welcomed Roger Rogalski, MD, according to The Pine Tree.

Gerard "Jerry" Engh, MD, received the 2018 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Humanitarian Award for his medical mission work with Operation Walk Virginia.

Originally developed for advanced prosthetics, a new surgery called targeted muscle reinnervation may reduce amputee limb pain and phantom limb sensations, according to a study published in Annals of Surgery.

Stephen J. O'Connell, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.