Orthopedic

On March 8, Kristy Weber, MD, became the 2018 1st vice-president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Her new role is the second in a four-year term of volunteer service. She will serve as AAOS' first female president in…

Sunnyside, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon Valentin Antoci, MD, had his surgical privileges restored after a hearing before the state Medical Quality Assurance Commission, the YakimaHerald.com reports.

Kevin Black, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health/Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center.

Dan Cooper, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Dallas-based The Carrell Clinic.

Political commentator and CNN senior political analyst David Gergen spoke at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in New Orleans March 8.

Orthopedic surgeon and State Rep. Knute Buehler, MD, R-Ore., beat Greg Wooldridge by one vote in a gubernatorial straw poll held by the Washington County Republican Party, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Robert Fisher, MD, of Frederick (Md.) Surgical Center, is encouraging patients to choose outpatient surgery that does not require opioid use for knee replacement operations, according to the Frederick News Post.

Daniel Berry, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Arup Bhadra, MD, has been named a 2018 Top Doctor in Airmont, New York.