Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Schafer, MD, 76, passed away, MLB reports.

Brian McKeon, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston Sports & Shoulder Center.

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of orthopedic surgeon Jeff Almand, MD, and several other defendants in a medical malpractice case, according to Legal NewsLine.

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.