Orthopedic

Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics added Jane S. Tan, MD, to its physician team, according to a Rockdale News report.

Erlanger Health System Foundations, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., will honor orthopedic surgeon Hugh Brown, MD, during its annual Dinner of Distinction to be held Feb. 27, according to a report by The Chattanoogan.

Essentia Health-Virginia (Minn.) added Ronald Ronquist, MD, to its physician team.

Phillip Edwards, DO, has joined Mary Rutan Hospital Orthopedics in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Michael Darren Marger, MD, has joined a growing team of physicians and specialists at Healthpointe in La Mirada, Calif.

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Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia have developed a new technique to prolong the viability of tissue donated for joint replacements, according to a Medical Xpress report.

Hibbing Minn.-based Fairview Range Medical Center added Paul Denoncourt, MD, to its physician team.

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Barrington Orthopedic Specialists added Russell G. Benuck, MD, and Mark A. Yaffe, MD, to its physician team.

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