Orthopedic

Robert Zehr, MD, of Naples, Fla.-based The Zehr Center for Orthopaedics, received three Vitals awards.

A Washington state commission accused orthopedic surgeon Valentin Antoci, MD, of improperly treating two patients and barred him from performing surgical procedures until a full hearing is conducted, according to the Yakima Herald.

Peter Mulhern, MD, joined OSF HealthCare St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Ill., and OSF HealthCare Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Ill., The Register-Mail reports.

Jack Farr II, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

The Iowa Board of Medicine charged orthopedic surgeon Margaret Fehrle, MD, with 18 counts of providing improper patient care while performing surgeries in Marshalltown and Vinton, Iowa, between 2008 and 2015.

Matthew Jimenez, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Morton Grove-based Illinois Bone and Joint Institute.

Rick Wilkerson, DO, received the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018 Humanitarian Award at the AAOS Annual Meeting in New Orleans for nearly three decades of work serving underserved populations worldwide, Lakes Business News reports.

Richard Angelo, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Kirkland, Wash.-based Joint Life Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.

Orthopedic surgeon Michael Oberlander, MD, presented on the promise of telerehabilitation for patients with orthopedic injuries at Healthcare Information Management Systems Society 2018 in Las Vegas.