Orthopedic

Minnesota-based Essentia Health is funding a $14 million expansion project, according to HeraldReview.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation received a $1 million gift from the estate of former president Jorge O. Galante, MD.

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Stephanie Renee Stephens, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with special interest in sports medicine at Elite Orthopaedics of Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.

Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va. is now offering the Mako robotic system for total knee replacement surgery, according to Progress-Index.

Annette Billings, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Lost Angeles Orthopaedic Center.

SBA Orthopaedic Medical Group welcomed Maxime Coles, MD. Dr. Coles will practice at SBA Medical Clinic West in El Dorado, Kan., according to the Butler County Times-Gazette.

Steven Carawan, MD, joined Kings Daughters Health System in Ashland, Ohio, according to the Floyd County Times.

Pella (Iowa) Regional Health Center appointed Christopher Vincent, MD, medical director of orthopedics, according to KNIA KRLS.

Laura Alberton, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. Her specialties include orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.