Orthopedic

J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Nashville Sports Medicine Center in Tennessee. He has been practicing medicine for more than two decades and specializes in arthroscopic techniques.

John Cherf, MD, a renowned orthopedic surgeon of Chicago Institute of Orthopedics sheds some light on the changing orthopedic industry and possible opportunities for the future.

The American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a prominent orthopedic sports medicine society, elected Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, to serve as vice president for 2015.

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, one of the nation's largest volume providers of orthopedic care, received accreditation in sports medicine from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Skiff Medical Center, located in Newton, partnered with the Iowa Orthopaedic Center, one of Iowa's top orthopedic specialty groups, according to Newton Daily News.

Neal S. ElAttrache, MD, is a renowned orthopedic surgeon practicing at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in California. Dr. ElAttrache specializes in sports medicine and has been named a "Super Surgeon" by Baseball Prospectus and was selected "Super Doctor of Southern California"…

Daniel Ari Mendelson, MD, is spearheading an initiative that will develop plans for the launch of a national program focusing on creating a collaborative geriatric care model for elderly hip fracture patients.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America named Glen Crawford, MD, winner of the Frist Award in the physician category, a 2015 Award of Distinction, according to a Fosters report.

York General Health Care Services in York, Neb., added Douglas A. Koch, MD, to its physician team, according to a York News-Tribune report.

Boston researchers found osteoarthritis patients who underwent total knee or hip joint replacement surgery have an increased risk of heart attack in the postoperative period, according to News-Medical.