Orthopedic

MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M., added Jonathon Struemph, MD, according to a Las Cruces Sun-News report.

Sanford Health's South University campus in Fargo, N.D., will become the site of Sanford Health's orthopedic and sports medicine specialty center in the next few years as the health system reshuffles its services, according to an Inforum report.

Howard Freedberg, MD, practices at Suburban Orthopaedics, which has several locations throughout Chicago. Board-certified in orthopedics, he has over 25 years of orthopedic experience and has created a double bundle ACL Reconstruction Technique in conjunction with Biomet.

Cedar Orthopedic Surgery Specialty Clinic in Cedar City, Utah, added Ben C. Robinson, MD, to its team, according to The Spectrum.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons making the news this week.

Shepard Hurwitz, MD, the board’s executive director, previously stated the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery will use ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard to assess its surgeons. The organization stated Dr. Hurwirtz ''miscommunicated'' and the organization will not be using ProPublica’s Scorecard, according…

The FDA warned physicians and patients about the potential increased risk of bone fracture risk when taking the type 2 diabetes medication Invokana, according to The Legal Examiner.

Matthew Gammons, MD, practices sports medicine and orthopedics at Vermont Orthopaedic Clinic in Rutland. His areas of interest include sports medicine and concussion medicine.

The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society named Samir Mehta, MD, president for 2015 to 2016.

A new study found a nonsurgical regimen may be effective in some patients in relieving pain and improving function, without some of the complication risks associated with surgery. All of the patients had moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis, according to Reuters.