Orthopedic

Hasham M. Alvi, MD, joined Barrington Orthopedic Specialists in Schaumburg, Ill.

The Marina del Rey, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center has added two physicians to its medical team.

Johnny Hernandez-Gonzalez, MD, joined the staffs of Orthopaedic Consultants and Commonwealth Health Wilkes General Hospital, in Pennsylvania, as an orthopedic surgeon, the Times Leader reports.

Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

Jeffrey Earhart, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIllinois, a practice with multiple office locations throughout the state. He specializes in trauma care, with a focus on treating limb, pelvis and peri-articular fractures.

Jason Hochfelder, MD, is the first orthopedic surgeon to utilize robotic-assisted total knee replacement in New York state's Lower Hudson Valley region, according to Lower Hudson Valley's The Journal News.

The Wichita Business Journal recently released its annual list of top physicians in the Wichita, Kan., area. The physicians are determined by peer evaluation and nomination.

The Highland, Ill.-based HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital will host a free walk-in orthopedic screening clinic Saturday, Sept. 17, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. The free clinic is called the "Shriners Orthopedic Screening Clinic."

C. Scott Humphrey, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Humphrey Shoulder Clinic in Eagle, Idaho. Dr. Humphrey is the director of the clinic, which he founded in September 2006 as the Boise Shoulder Clinic.

The Hughston Clinic, a nationally known orthopaedic group, is pleased to announce its partnership with Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, based in Nashville, Tennessee, to provide superior orthopaedic care to the mid-Tennessee region.