Orthopedic

Claudia Lynn Thomas, MD, addressed the Gainesville-based University of Florida chapter of the Student National Medical Association in honor of Black History Month.

Healthgrades named Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center to its "America's 100 Best Hospitals" for orthopedic and surgery joint replacement list, according to The Meadville Tribune.

On Feb. 14, orthopedic surgeon David A. Kieffer, MD, died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to Road Racing World.

Orthopedic surgeon Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD, launched an updated version of his educational website drlaprade.com.

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation marked its 60th anniversary in September 2015, kicking off a celebration that will culminate in March.

Robert F. LaPrade, MD, is an orthopedic knee and sports medicine surgeon with The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo.

A visiting hand surgeon, Kurt Icenogle, MD, will see patietns once every two weeks at Sanford Health's Dickinson (N.D.) Clinic, according to The Dickinson Press.

A study published in the journal The Knee and conducted by Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Medicine in Baton Rouge may have found a way to improve knee replacements, as reported in The Advocate.

The OMeGA Medical Grants Association has named the members of its 2016 board of directors, as well as its review committee.

Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute has moved the flagship location for the first of its OrthoAccess clinics, according to a Chicago Tribune report.