Orthopedic

David Lewallen, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Genomic analysis using next-generation sequencing can identify infecting organisms in over 80 percent of cases of infected joint replacements that had previously escaped detection, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

William Maloney, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and professor at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine.

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."