Orthopedic

E. Marlowe Goble, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Logan, Utah-based Goble Medical.

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

Smoking significantly increases the risk of infection, wound complications and reoperation after revision total knee arthroplasty, according to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals honors Donald Kucharzyk, DO, with his upcoming publication in the Leading Physicians of the World.

Orthopedic surgeon Teddy Atik, MD, has been named an NJ Top Doc for the sixth consecutive year, according to Benzinga.

Here are nine orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

Orthopedic surgeon Robert D. Loeffler, MD, will deliver the 2018 Muhlenberg College Commencement Address in Allentown, Pa., May 18. He will receive an honorary doctorate during the ceremony.

Bernard Bach, Jr., MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush was inducted into the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine Hall of Fame during the AAOS 2018 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Frank Kolisek, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy.

Keiser University in Sarasota, Fla., recognized Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics & Pain Management with an Outstanding Employer Award, according to the Herald-Tribune.