Orthopedic

Jacksonville, Fla.-based St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside conducted a pilot to reduce the use of opioids for joint replacement patients, according to The Florida Times-Union.

Retired orthopedic surgeon and chairman emeritus of Sacramento-based UC Davis Medical Center's orthopedic surgery department Michael W. Chapman, MD, became the first medical doctor to be honored with the UCD Medal, the Daily Democrat reports.

Todd Schmidt, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoAtlanta, will serve as the 2018 Medical Honoree for the Atlanta Walk to Cure Arthritis May 5.

Tamara Scerpella, MD, is chief of the division of sports medicine, vice chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery and team physician for the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She also serves as president of the Forum, a society for…

According to The Daily Sentinel, Community Hospital will acquire Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, both based in Grand Junction, Colo., effective July 1.

Michael Parks, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

Justin Siebler, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation tapped Michael Parks, MD, to serve as president, effective March 5.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Retired orthopedic surgeon Charles Schen, MD, died April 16, The Buffalo News reports. He was 91.