Orthopedic

On July 6, OrthoIndy is set to open four new urgent care facilities in the greater Indianapolis area, according to an Indianapolis Recorder report.

Cross Country Education announced George Davies, MD, renowned rehabilitation expert and speaker, will deliver the keynote address at the 2015 Rehab Summit on July 23 to July 25 in Orlando, Fla.

Jeryl Fullen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined William Newton Hospital's medical staff, according to Winfield Daily Courier.

Geoffrey Westrich, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, was named president of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association at the organization's yearly meeting on June 20 in Hawaii.

West Palm Beach (Fla.) VA Medical Center named Georgia Gill, MD, physician of the year, according to a Lebanon Daily News report.

Scott Brandt, MD, performed a stem-cell procedure to repair a patient's knee in Colorado Springs, according to The Gazette.

The AAOS board of directors approved new appropriate use criteria for pediatric for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures with vascular injuries, according to AAOS Now.

Eddy L Echols Jr., MD, is an orthopedic surgeon subspecializing in shoulder and elbow surgery, as well as regenerative medicine and sports medicine at Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Miami.

Robert D. Swift, DO, has joined Lewis County General Hospital and Lewis County Orthopedics in Lowville, N.Y.

A new orthopedic urgent care center recently opened in Canandaigua, New York, according the Irondequoit Post.