Orthopedic

A study in BMC Health Services Research examined whether telemedicine care could be a quality alternative to outpatient orthopedic clinics.

Columbus-based the Ohio State University College of Medicine tapped Christophe Iobst, MD, to lead its new Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction. 

Princeton, N.J.-based Vox Telehealth established an orthopedic advisory board to help the telehealth provider improve its patient outcomes.

Adewale O. Adeniran, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, a practice with offices throughout Texas. His clinical interests include the treatment of back and neck conditions.

A study in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery investigated whether a new set of risk stratification guidelines can aid surgeons in follow-up evaluation of metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty patients.

Scott Stephens, MD, joined the staff of Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro.

Orthopedic surgeon Nathan Cafferky, MD, of Vail-Summit (Colo.) Orthopaedics, received the 2016 Rising Star Award from Vail (Colo.) Valley Medical Center.

Simon Lee, MD, Johnny Lin, MD, and Kamran Hamid, MD, ankle surgeons from Chicago's Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, along with a group of orthopedic residents, physician assistants and medical students are going to Chicago's west side to provide shoes and…

Ian Lin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, a practice with four office locations and 17 satellite clinics throughout Iowa. His clinical interests include the treatment of hip, knee and sports-related conditions.

Blue Ridge Bone & Joint, a division of EmergeOrtho, has added Jason E. Lang, MD, to its medical team at the Arden, N.C., office.