Orthopedic

Phillip Lahey, Jr., MD, was named specialty medical director of the orthopedics program at Holden (Mass.) Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, according to a Telegram report.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health added Donald A. Gajewski, MD, to its physician team, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Orthopedic surgeon Rupesh Tarwala, MD, joins Leon Popovitz, MD, and Michael Mizhiritsky, MD, at NY Bone and Joint Specialists.

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center welcomed Mitchell Hardenbrook, MD, to its medical staff, according to MetroWest Daily News.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health added Christopher Elder, MD, to its physician team, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Shaun Steeby, MD, joined Topeka, Kan.-based Cotton-O'Neil Clinic, according to a report by The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Peter M. Waters, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Boston Children's Hospital. He specializes in pediatric orthopedics in addition to reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, shoulder surgery and trauma among several other specialties.

Here are 21 orthopedic surgeons making the news.

Great Lakes Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Saint John, Ind., surgeons joined the orthopedic surgery program of St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Ind., according to La Porte County Life.

Michael Higgins, MD, opened an orthopedic clinic in Dade City, Fla., according to The Laker.