Orthopedic

Here are 11 surgeons making the news:

Richard Terek, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon practicing at University Orthopedics in Rhode Island. He specializes in adult reconstructive surgery and musculoskeletal oncology.

Andrew Pollak, MD, was appointed to the Maryland Health Care Commission, according to an AAOS Now report.

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.