Orthopedic

Christos D. Photopoulos, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, where he specializes in sports medicine.

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons who made this week's news:

Rachel Shakked, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Philadelphia-based The Rothman Institute.

The American Health Council named Edmund C. Landry, MD, of Kennett (Mo.) Orthopaedic Center to its physician board.

Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics welcomed Gwynne Bragdon, MD.

Stamford (Conn.) Health has named Dr. Charles Cornell, MD, of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery chair of its orthopedic surgery department, as reported by Stamford Daily Voice.

William I. Sterett, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Vail (Colo.)-Summit Orthopaedics, where he specializes in joint replacement, knee, shoulder and sports medicine.

A study covered in Medscape outlines why surgeons should utilize the anterior approach in some patients' hip replacements while relying on the posterior approach for others.

Scott E. Raub, DO, of Vail (Colo.)-Summit Orthopaedics specializes in back, neck, physical medicine and rehabilitation and spine treatments.

Scott Wolfe, MD, of Hospital for Special Surgery Outpatient Center in Stamford, Conn., was recently honored with the Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award at the AAOS Annual Meeting in San Diego, according to the Stamford Patch.