Orthopedic

Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health added orthopedic surgeon Joseph McCormick, MD, to its staff, according to Sheboygan Press.

Steve Schexnayder, MD, was named to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Pediatric Task Force.

David R. Anderson, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics.

Orthopedic surgeon Richard E. Polly, MD, died on March 26, 2017, according to The Sabetha Herald.

Kevin B. Fricka, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at National Harbor, Md.-based Harborside Surgery Center.

Here are 17 orthopedic surgeons who made the news this week:

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System opened its Orthopaedic Institute in March 2016 and has since seen a drop in average length of stay.

Joseph E. Sheppard, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Tucson-based The University of Arizona College of Medicine.

Elkins, W.Va.-based Davis Medical Center added Walter Boardwine, MD, and Carrie R. Arbogast, PA-C, to its Buckhannon, W.Va. practice, according to the Parsons Advocate.

Philip Blazar, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital.