Orthopedic

The Orthopaedic Institute, based in Gainesville, Fla., appointed new executive leadership.

Nikhil Verma, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Massachusetts Medicaid patients have limited access to physical therapy after ACL reconstruction surgery, according to an Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine study.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in Canada is investigating orthopedic surgeon Bill Smyth, MD, after reports of sexual harassment and "threatening" behavior toward nurses, The Star reports.

Robin West, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Medical Group.

For nearly three decades, Kevin Stone, MD, has been refining the BioKnee program he launched at The Stone Clinic in San Francisco to help patients with arthritis delay or avoid total knee replacement.

Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

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.