Orthopedic

Peru, Ill.-based Illinois Valley Community Hospital welcomed orthopedic surgeon James Murphy, MD, to its team, according to The Times.

Researchers conducted two studies, analyzing whether self-guided and accelerated therapy programs could prove beneficial after total joint replacements. Researchers presented both studies at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in Orlando, Fla.

At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Annual Meeting, New York-based Hospital for Special Surgery presented five orthopedic studies.

Daniel Buss, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Edina, Minn. Founder of Sports and Orthoapedic Specialists, Dr. Buss specializes in shoulder and elbow disorders. From 1990 to 2012, he was a team physician for the Minnesota Twins, and serves…

Specializing in hip resurfacing surgery, Edwin Su, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in New York. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Su has participated in numerous hip resurfacing clinical trails.

Bloomington, Minn.-based Tria Orthopaedic Center's plans for its new 78,000-square-foot facility in Woodbury, Minn., have been approved by the Woodbury Planning Commission, according to a Woodbury Bulletin report.

SharedClarity named Alex McLaren, MD, vice president of clinical outcomes.

Florida-based Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine and Pain Management's Alan Valadie, MD, performed the center's 100th outpatient joint replacement, according to Bradenton Herald.

At Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., Kristaps Juris Keggi, MD, serves on the orthopedic clinical faculty. Specializing in hip replacement surgery, he has been a leader in the anterior, tissue sparing approach.

Daniel Alexander, MD, owner of Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Bone and Joint Center, donated $1 million toward building a new community center in Buffalo, N.Y., according to a WIVB report.