Orthopedic

Northwell Health researchers found 71 percent of hip fracture patients were never told they have osteoporosis, according to Medical Xpress.

The Philadelphia Hand Center welcomed Kenneth A. Kearns, MD, to its medical staff.

Richard A. Schaefer, MD, MPH, is a practicing orthopedic surgeon and an assistant professor in the orthopedic surgery department at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He is a graduate of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Leadership Fellows Program and…

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals welcomed John P. Schroeppel, MD, to the organization with his upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World.

A Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery study found arthroscopic surgery might not be the best option for patients suffering from arthritis.

New England Baptist Hospital in Boston named Tim Coutu executive director for information technology.

Jeffrey Nepple, MD, is the director of the Washington University and St. Louis Children's Young Athlete Center. Dr. Nepple is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is a team physician…

Surgeons at University of California San Francisco Health performed a first-of-its-kind elbow transplant between the same patient's arms, according to Medical Xpress.

John C. Richmond, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and medical director for network development at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, has been named president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Medical Center South named orthopedic surgeon Richard Picerno, MD, to its board of directors, according to jacksonville.com.