Orthopedic

Here are eight orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week:

Darryl M. Kan, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associates of Hawaii, a practice with offices in Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii. He specializes in sports medicine, with a particular interest in advanced arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery.

The Townsend, Wash.-based hospital district Jefferson Healthcare has added John D. Osland, MD, to its orthopedic clinic, according to Peninsula Daily News.

The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based pharmaceutical company Sonoran Biosciences recently received a $1.48 million grant to continue research on treatment for prosthetic joint infections, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.

M. Ellen Beatty, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute, a practice with offices throughout Florida. She is a founding member of the Florida Orthopaedic Institute, and today practices at the institute's offices in Tampa, Fla.

Pascal-André Vendittoli, MD, recently performed the first outpatient total hip replacement procedure in Quebec, according to the Montreal Gazette. The procedure took place at Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital in Montreal, Canada.

For the fourth year, orthopedic surgeon Teddy L. Atik, MD, has been recognized by NJ Top Docs, an organization that reviews healthcare providers in New Jersey.

A recent study by Laura Medford-Davis, MD — an assistant professor in emergency medicine at the Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine — found that many orthopedic trauma patients in Houston's hospital system received duplicate tests and paperwork during their follow-up…

Atlanta Magazine honored 13 physicians from Resurgens Orthopaedics.

Outpatient total shoulder arthroplasty is equally as safe as inpatient total shoulder arthroplasty, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Since outpatient TSA is known to be more cost effective than inpatient TSA,…