Orthopedic

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.

Erik Dorf, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Vail (Colo.) Summit Orthopaedics who specializes in treating elbow, hand, orthopedic trauma, shoulder, sports medicine and wrist conditions.

Corey Welchlin, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon and owner of Fairmont, Minn.-based Center for Specialty Care, a medical and orthopedic practice he founded in 1990.

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