Orthopedic

Gregory DiFelice, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Healthgrades recognized Pa.-based Meadville Medical Center as one of "America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery and Joint Replacement Surgery."

Richard Iorio, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.

More than 1,600 osteopathic medical school seniors and graduates matched into osteopathic residencies in 25 specialties on Feb. 5, according to the American Osteopathic Association. Of those that matched, 115 — 7 percent — chose an orthopedic surgery specialty.

NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, Westchester County joined forces with New York City-based Columbia University Medical Center to provide a wider range of surgical and nonoperative orthopedic services, Bridgeport Daily Voice reports.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based orthopedic surgeon Ehsan Esmaeili, MD, has been named a 2018 Top Doctor.

Petoskey, Mich.-based orthopedic surgeon Scott Nemec, DO, was named a 2018 Top Doctor.

Alexander Sah, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Fremont, Calif.-based Sah Orthopaedic Associates, a part of the Institute for Joint Restoration and Research at Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif.

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children named Michael Shrader, MD, its new division chief for cerebral palsy, according to Hockessin Community News.

Tobacco users reported increased postoperative pain and narcotic use after total shoulder arthroplasty, a study in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery found. Former tobacco users had a postoperative course similar to nonusers.