Orthopedic

The Louisiana Orthopaedic Association appointed Mark A. Dodson, MD, as president, according to a report by The Advocate.

Christopher Bibbo, DO, DPM, FACS, FAAOS, is a board certified orthopedic surgeon and a clinical instructor in the orthopedics and rehabilitation department of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in Madison.

Howard R. Epps, MD, was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors.

Orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania developed two new prediction aimed at identifying total hip and knee replacement patients who are at-risk of developing serious postoperative complications.

Frank T. Barranco Sr., MD, passed away Saturday in Oak Crest Village, Md. Dr. Barranco oversaw an orthopedic foot clinic at Hopkins Hospital and was an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, reports the Baltimore Sun.

Two studies at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City find bariatric surgery prior to joint replacement is a cost-effective way to improve outcomes after hip or knee replacement, as obesity is linked to longer hospital stays, higher failure…

Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder, La., added Wallace Weatherly, MD, to its medical staff. 

Sunil Dedhia MD, who practices general orthopedics and trauma, received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency in sports medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Adam N. Whatley, MD, and Wesley A. Clark, MD, will both be joining the Louisiana Back Institute, a Baton Rouge-based orthopedic practice interested in minimally invasive surgery techniques.

Hip surgeries among Americans ages 45 to 54 doubled between 2002 and 2011, but physicians performing total hip arthroplasty declined 28.8 percent, according to MDDI Online.