Orthopedic

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia is the first hospital in the United States to achieve the Joint Commission Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.

Craig Capeci, MD, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon and clinical assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. He focuses on arthroscopic surgery, joint replacement and minimally invasive surgery.

Ramy Fahim, DPM, joined Ankle & Foot Care Centers in Boardman, Ohio.

The American Joint Replacement Registry, American Orthopaedic Association and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons have formed a new collaboration.

University of California San Francisco physicians performed the world's first elbow-to-elbow transplant, according to an ABC 7 News report.

Laura Forese, MD, was recently named chairperson of the newly-formed National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Hospital Board.

Justin K. Greisberg, MD, chief of the Columbia Orthopedics in New York City. He is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and an assistant attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, both in New York City. His…

Herbert W. Percival, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, Calif., passed away on April 24, according to the Ventura County Star.

William B. Lutes, DO, has developed HipAlign technology to help with hip surgery, according to Kenosha News.

W. Joseph Laughlin Jr., MD, received the 2016 Clark Gunderson, M.D., Award from the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, according to a report by The New Orleans Advocate.