Orthopedic

Philip A. Minotti, MD, an orthopedic specialist performed hip surgery on Connecticut State Senate president Martin M. Looney of New Haven, Conn., on June 15, the CT Post reports.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Lisa K. Cannada, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and associate professor of orthopedic traumatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Joseph Hance, MD, will retire from Bay Street Orthopedics, according to a Petoskey News report.

Christopher Jobe, MD, is joining the Oroville Orthopedic Group, according to an Oroville MR report.

Nicola S. Corbett is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Oschner Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La.

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Douglas E. Stull, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital. He is board certified in Shoulder and Elbow Orthopedic Surgery.

Robert J. Zehr, MD, performed the first total hip replacement at Naples, Fla.-based Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida on June 13.

These days, you can't turn on the TV or read the paper without hearing healthcare and the cost of healthcare being more than just a political issue — it has become a crisis for the country. Orthopedics, in particular, joint…