Orthopedic

Here are seven orthopedic surgeons making headlines.

On May 5, orthopedic surgeon John Williams Jr., MD, will perform a Bob Marley tribute with his reggae band at the Savannah Center in The Villages, Fla., to benefit The Villages Regional Hospital Auxiliary Foundation, the Villages-News.com reports.

James Parkinson, MD, joined the medical staff of Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center and physician staff of Berkshire Orthopaedic Associates in North Adams, Mass., The Berkshire Eagle reports.

Arlen Hanssen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in April.

Brian Seng, DO, joined Arthritis & Total Joint Specialists at its Woodstock, Ga., location, the Woodstock Patch reports.

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James F. Bruce Jr., MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Emory At LaGrange (Ga.).

Jacksonville, Fla.-based St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside conducted a pilot to reduce the use of opioids for joint replacement patients, according to The Florida Times-Union.

Retired orthopedic surgeon and chairman emeritus of Sacramento-based UC Davis Medical Center's orthopedic surgery department Michael W. Chapman, MD, became the first medical doctor to be honored with the UCD Medal, the Daily Democrat reports.