Orthopedic

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Barrington Orthopedic Specialists expanded its upper extremity practice with the addition of Gabriel Merlin, MD.

Here are 55 orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in September.

Eric W. Carson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.

Jamie Antoine, MD, joined ProOrtho Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Seattle.

Zoledronate may reduce the risk of developing fragility fractures in older women with osteopenia, according to a study in New England Journal of Medicine.

Steven F. Harwin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at The Center for Reconstructive Joint Surgery in New York City.

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons making headlines:

Chicago Magazine listed five Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center orthopedic surgeons as 2018 "Top Orthopedic Doctors."

Orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon Gary G. Doss, DO, retired from Port Huron, Mich.-based Orthopedic Associates after 35 years at the practice.

Ashraf Youssef, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Holston Medical Group in Kingsport, Tenn.