Orthopedic

Orthopedic physicians from Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals completed a medical mission with a team from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to provide hand surgeries for children in Siguatepeque, Honduras, according to The Loop.

Todd B. Dietrick, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Congress Orthopaedic Associates in Pasadena, Calif.

An former orthopedic surgeon based in Clayton, Mo., pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients at two office locations, according to KMOV4.

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery elected Douglas Lundy, MD, to serve as president.

Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Orthopaedics welcomed Scott Gibson, DO, Peter Gibson, MD, and Cody Martin, MD, to provide care in Sedona (Ariz.) and Prescott Valley (Ariz.).

Here are 20 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Mathew A. Nicholls, MD, is an orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.

Reflexion Health's virtual outpatient physical therapy platform led to significantly reduced post-acute costs and rehospitalizations after total knee replacement surgery and was as effective as traditional physical therapy, according to clinical trial results.

Jason Weisstein, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Colorado Center of Orthopaedic Excellence in Colorado Springs.

A New Jersey judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit between an orthopedic surgeon and Aetna for the insurer's failure to reimburse the surgeon $209,000, according to Law 360.