Orthopedic

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center welcomed Mitchell Hardenbrook, MD, to its medical staff, according to MetroWest Daily News.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health added Christopher Elder, MD, to its physician team, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Shaun Steeby, MD, joined Topeka, Kan.-based Cotton-O'Neil Clinic, according to a report by The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Peter M. Waters, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Boston Children's Hospital. He specializes in pediatric orthopedics in addition to reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, shoulder surgery and trauma among several other specialties.

Here are 21 orthopedic surgeons making the news.

Great Lakes Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Saint John, Ind., surgeons joined the orthopedic surgery program of St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Ind., according to La Porte County Life.

Michael Higgins, MD, opened an orthopedic clinic in Dade City, Fla., according to The Laker.

J. David Blaha, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Michigan Health System in in Ann Arbor. Dr. Blaha is also a clinic professor in orthopedic surgery at the university.

James Tovey, MD, joined New Brunswick, N.J.-based RWJ Physician Enterprise, according to a Hillsborough Patch report.

Bank of America analysts upgraded Integra LifeSciences stock from a ''neutral'' rating to a 'buy'' rating, according to WKRB.