Orthopedic

Christopher Blair, DO, has joined Lindsborg (Kan.) Community Hospital.

Modernizing Medicine Medical Director of Orthopedics Jason Weisstein, MD, will present the best methods orthopedic practices may use to address merit-based incentive payment systems at AAOE's upcoming annual meeting.

Gavan P. Duffy, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Jacksonville, Fla.-based Southeast Orthopedic Specialists.

Robert S. Gorab, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and chief medical officer at Orange, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute.

Many surgeons neglect to consider patients' socioeconomic backgrounds when prescribing opioids and providing general pain treatment, according to a study recently published in Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

Carlos A. Prietto, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and managing partner of Orange, Calif.-based Orthopaedic Specialty Institute.

The Leading Physicians of the World will include orthopedic surgeon Niyat I. Ilksen Gurkan, MD, of Cheyenne, Va.-based Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

Keith M. Baumgarten, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Orthopedic Institute.

Stephen J. Nicholas, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at New York City-based NY Orthopedics, a practice he founded and currently directs.

Orthopedic physicians and surgeons are relying on navigation software more than ever due to its cost-effective solutions and successful results.