Orthopedic

Mariam Hakim-Zargar, MD, was named president of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society, the Litchfield County Times reports.

Researchers at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and the University of Warwick examined advantages of alternate pain relief options during knee replacement surgery in a new study.

Mark Berkowitz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic.

Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics welcomed Ramin Tabaddor, MD.

Alexis Colvin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital. She also serves as a sports medicine associate professor at the hospital.

Nady Hamid, MD, and Shadley Schiffern, MD, were elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

John Rowe, MD, joined the Ozarks Medical Center Orthopedics Clinic in West Plains, Mo., according to Ozark Radio News.

Sheila Algan, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She also serves as an associate professor for the university.

The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine awarded Leslie J. Bisson, MD, the 2017 Douglas W. Brown Award for Best Review Paper, the University of Buffalo reports.

Robert Holzshu, DO, joined Richards Orthopaedic Center and Sports Medicine in Chambersburg, Pa., according to the Public Opinion Online.