Orthopedic

Milwaukee-based orthopedic surgeon and philanthropist Michael Kubly, MD, passed away on Jan. 23. He was 82.

Ned Amendola, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Duke University in Durham, N.C.

Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty in patients with end-stage hemophilic arthropathy is a safe and cost-effective treatment for HA, according to an article in Nature.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates listed Dr. Mathew Varghese as one of five real-world heroes on his blog, Gates Notes. Dr. Varghese is an orthopedic surgeon at St. Stephen's Hospital in Delhi, India, where he runs India's only polio ward.

Stephen Duncan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Lexington-based University of Kentucky, was selected for the prestigious John N. Insall Traveling Fellowship.

Geoffrey Westrich, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and research director of adult reconstruction and joint replacement services at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

According to a study in The Journal of Arthroplasty, patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia are at a heightened risk of increased complications after total joint arthroplasty.

In 2016, 27.53 percent of Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernard's Medical Center's discharges were super utilizers, according to a CMS Medicare claims data analysis by Dexur.

Orthopedic surgeon Robert Elvington, MD, joined Varnville, S.C.-based Hampton Regional Medical Center, according to The Hampton County Guardian.

Thomas Thornhill, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital.