Orthopedic

Moby Parsons, MD, has joined Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, according to Fosters.

Paul R. Fleissner, MD, of Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center collaborated with Exactech to create the Reveille Cartilage Processor, designed to make knee operations more efficient and successful, according to The Suburbanite.

Michael M. Kalisvaart, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Reno Orthopaedic Clinic.

Orthopedic surgeon Scott Wolfe, MD, of Stamford, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Surgery was awarded the Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award, according to Fairfield Citizen. 

Brian McCardel, MD, of Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Medical Group has been named the 2017 physician of the year, according to Fox47.

Leo Ludwig, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and director of Springfield-based Orthopedic Center of Illinois.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who made the news this week:

Here are 21 orthopedic surgeons who have recently joined new practices or taken on new positions:

Orthopedic surgeon Daniel W. Wilen, MD, of New York City-based University Physicians and New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Brooklyn, New York.

Orthopedic surgeon Kennan Vance, DO, of Grand Junction, Colo.-based Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine was injured in a biking accident last week and remains in the hospital, according to The Daily Sentinel.