Orthopedic

The Dallas PRP and Stem Cell Institute is now enrolling patients in two clinical trials.

Retired orthopedic surgeon Robert Dennis, MD, published "The Informed Health Plan Act of 2017: A New Healthcare Delivery System for America," an alternative proposal to the Affordable Care Act, according to MedCity News.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation physician Jared R. Kirkham, MD, joined Anchorage (Ala.) Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals added Terrence A. Sedgewick, MD, to its organization.

Tyler, Texas-based Christus Trinity Mother Frances Orthopedics welcomed Joseph Borrelli, Jr. MD, to its physician team, according to a Tyler Paper report.

James Frank Bethea, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and clinical assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina Health in Charleston. He has a professional interest in general orthopedics and musculoskeletal care as well as non-operative foot and ankle treatment.

Russell C. Linton, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing with Columbus (Miss.) Orthopaedic Clinic & Outpatient Center. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine and American Medical Association.

First Choice Healthcare Solutions, a non-physician owned, publicly traded healthcare services company, welcomed orthopedic surgeon Kenneth C. Sands, MD, to First Choice Medical Group in Brevard County, Fla.

Evan Flatow, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and president of Mount Sinai West in New York City. He previously served as the Bernard J. Lasker Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chair of the Leni and Peter W. May Department of…

Several hip or knee replacement patients are still taking prescription opioids up to six months after surgery, according to a study published in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain.