Orthopedic

Here are 15 orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.

More than 200 high school students gathered to watch Chris Dougherty, MD, perform surgery live on stage, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Zacks analysts downgraded Orthofix shares from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating, according to MidSouth News & Analysis.

Morehead, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care administered free orthopedic services through Operation Walk USA, according JDNews.com.

Specializing in pediatric orthopedic surgery, Michelle S. Caird, MD, serves as an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Her clinic interests include the treatment of idiopathic and congenital scoliosis, hip diseases in children,…

John Larkin, MD, of Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers, performed the first outpatient total joint replacement in northern Kentucky, according to a Northern Kentucky Tribune report.

University of Louisville researchers discovered a mechanism involved in skeletal muscle repair that may enable clinicians to boost the effectiveness of adult stem cell therapies for diseases such as muscular dystrophy.

Specializing in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, Jeffrey A. Guy, MD, serves patients in Columbia, S.C. Board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, he is an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at the…

Howard J. Marans, MD, discusses the cost for knee surgery.

The American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine honored William Oppenheim, MD, of Orthopaedic Institute for Children in Los Angles, with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the AACPDM 70th annual meeting in Austin, Texas.