Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeon Peter J. Marchisello, MD, died March 24 of aspiration pneumonia, according to Newsday. He was 94 years old.

Saratoga, Calif.-based orthopedic surgeon Gregory Belcher, MD, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for making a false statement to a healthcare benefit program, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Jay Lieberman, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC.

Here are 29 orthopedic surgeons that joined new organizations, moved locations or received promotions in the first quarter of 2018.

Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall University named Chad Lavender, MD, as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Dr. Lavender also joined Marshall Orthopaedics – Teays Valley in Scott Depot, W.Va.

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, becoming the first organization in Indiana to achieve this certification, the Muncie Journal reports.

PHOENIX Magazine recognized 12 OrthoArizona physicians as 2018 "TOP DOCS."

Douglas Dennis, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Denver-based Colorado Joint Replacement.

Here are six orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in March.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reversed its decision to stop covering knee arthritis injections as it reviews their effectiveness, the Detroit Free Press reports.