Orthopedic

Orthopedic surgeon Robert Singer, DO, has joined Huntingdon, Pa.-based J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, according to The Sentinel.

Daniel Markowicz, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who made the news.

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.