Orthopedic

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing disability within two years after joint surgery, according to a study published in the British Journal of Anesthesia.

Jonathan Lechner, MD, joined Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center, effective Feb. 5, according to The Bradford Era.

Chicago-based dance company Joffrey Ballet selected orthopedic practitioners at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago to serve as the company physicians.

Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Hospital for Children will no longer manage a pediatric orthopedic clinic at the Johnson City (Tenn.) Medical Center, according to News Channel 11. The clinic will remain open under the management of Johnson City-based Niswonger Children's Hospital.

Adam Anz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla.

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

The American Health Council named John Baker, MD, as one of America's "Best in Medicine."

Elaine Mau, MD, joined Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System Orthopedic Group.

Nauman Akhtar, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Leesburg (Va.) Ortho.

Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., appointed William Robb III, MD, orthopedic director and chief medical officer.