Orthopedic

According to researcher and author Vasily Shishkin, Blender can be a useful tool in preparing for orthopedic surgeries.

Orthopedic spine surgeon Jaswinder Grover, MD, was dismissed Oct. 27 from a civil lawsuit filed in California earlier this year, according to India West.

A Columbia University professor, Helen H. Lu, PhD, won a three-year $1.125 million Translational Research grant to study tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair, according to News-Medical.

Kathryn Williams, MD, serves as an assistant professor in the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation at The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Dr. Williams specializes in adult foot and ankle surgery, and is board-certified…

The Interventional Orthopedics Foundation, a Broomfield, Colo.-based nonprofit, warns about faulty stem cell products after testing placental tissue-derived products. The products contained no live stem cells.

Richard M. Marks, MD, led an effort to give homeless men shoes, socks and, in some cases, a quick free foot exam, according to a Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel report.

Virginia Cancer Specialists added Felasfa M. Wodajo, MD, a musculoskeletal tumor surgeon, according to a DOTmed report.

K. Mathew Warnock, MD, of Houston, performed a new surgical procedure for patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears.

The Alton (Ill.) Orthopedic Clinic team was the top team fundraiser at the annual Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell, according to Riverbender.com.

Amy Ladd, MD, serves as a professor of orthopedic surgery at Stanford (Calif.) University. Her clinical interests include hand surgery, upper extremity surgery, orthopedic surgery and pediatric hand problems. Prior to joining Stanford University, Dr. Ladd was a fellow at…