Orthopedic

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation President David G. Lewallen, MD, of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reflected on the organization's success over the past year.

Patrick O'Leary, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Peoria, Ill.-based Midwest Orthopaedic Center.

Michael Oberlander, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, chief medical officer and president of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Trainer-Rx.

Michael Lim, MD, will now serve patients through Litchfield Hills Orthopedic Associates in Torrington, Conn., in addition to his current practice, according to The Litchfield County Times.

Jonathan Wigderson, DO, joined MVHS Medical Group in Utica, N.Y., according to a Rome Sentinel report.

White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital welcomed Michael Elia, MD.

Julio Petilon, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Spine Center Atlanta, where he specializes in treating herniated discs, degenerative disease of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, deformity, revision surgery and disease of the sacroiliac joint.

Daniel J. Larose, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Miller Orthopedic Specialists.

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Robert Talac, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Humble, Texas-based Advanced Spine Institute.