Orthopedic

Here are four orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this week.

David A. Brcka, MD, joined OrthoAtlanta after practicing at the Sports Medicine Institute in Claremont, Fla.

Medical technology company, Conmed fell just short of expectations for it's quarterly earnings per share.

Valerie O. Lewis, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Rick I. Ahmad, MD, practices at Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic in Louisiana, specializing in treating injuries, diseases, and conditions of the elbow, hand and wrist such as fractures, dislocation, arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Derek F. Papp, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore who specializes in shoulder and elbow disorders, as well as knee ligamentous injuries.

Total joint arthroplasty procedures increase patients' likelihood of infections and other complications, according to a study conducted by four orthopedic surgeons at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.

Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center in Port Townsend, Wash., hires orthopedic surgeon Paul Naumann, MD.

E. Wayne Mosley, MD, joined the staff of Parrish Medical Group, according to Florida Today. The group has locations around Florida in Titusville, Port St. John and Melbourne.

Mark Adickes, MD, is chief of sports medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He specializes in arthroscopic treatment of knee, hip and shoulder injuries, with a particular interest in slowing down the progression of hip arthritis.