Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists Gregory Bisignani, MD, and Ralph Passarelli, MD, joined Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health Medical Group.

Edward S. Jeffries, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Associated Orthopedists of Detroit.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System hosted an orthopedic symposium earlier this month. The conference, which took place on April 8 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, covered a wide variety of orthopedic topics and specialties.

Two orthopedic surgeons were among New Lenox, Ill.-based Silver Cross Hospital's recent medical staff appointments, according to The Herald News.

Scott Sporer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Joint replacement patients recover best at home with access to outpatient rehabilitation rather than in a hospital, according to The New York Times.

Lisa DeGnore, MD, and Matthew Luckett, MD, have joined Lexington-based Baptist Health Medical Group Orthopedic Surgery.

Alan H. Beyer, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon currently serving as executive medical director of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute.

Orthopedic surgeon Patrick Halpin, MD, is retiring after a lengthy career, according to Thurston Talk.

John T.H. 'Jerry' Johnson, MD, an orthopedic surgeon from the Baltimore area has died, according to The Baltimore Sun.