Orthopedic

Peter Ameglio, MD, joined Franklin Health Orthopaedics and Franklin Memorial Hospital. 

William Braaksma, MD, joined Orthopedic Associates of Port Huron (Mich.).

Mitchell Sheinkop, MD, devised a procedure helping patients with arthritis avoid knee surgery, according to the Chicago Tribune.

John Uribe, MD, is a dual board-certified orthopedic surgeon practicing at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Fla. He specializes in arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine and minimally invasive surgical procedures for degenerative conditions of the shoulder and knee. Dr. Uribe was…

Robert Wolf, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon practicing at Alabama Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham. He specializes in arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder and elbow, sports medicine and total joint replacement.

The American Geriatrics Society and the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academy Programs are teaming up to devise a national dissemination plan for a program to enhance care for older adults hospitalized with hip fractures, according to Medical Xpress.

Orthopedic surgeons, as with most physicians in the modern healthcare industry, must always operate at peak efficiency to adequately treat their growing patient load.

The ACAC has developed a program, Physician Referred Exercise Program, advocating for patients to integrate exercise into their treatment plan, according to ABC News.

Jan Szatkowski, MD, is an orthopedic trauma surgeon practicing at Baptist Hospital's level II trauma center and Gulf Breeze Hospital in Pensacola, Fla.

Gilbert, Arizona's Orthopedic Sports Performance Institute now offers minimally invasive knee replacement.