Orthopedic

Christopher Nagy, MD, performed the first total joint replacement procedure Salisbury (Va.) W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, according to a Salisbury Post report.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this past week.

Our Lady of Holy Cross College in New Orleans has appointed six new members to its board of regents, including orthopedic surgeon J. Monroe Laborde, MD, according to a report by The Times-Picayune.

Craig Della Valle, MD, hip and knee replacement surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, will soon be testing a new total knee replacement procedure.

The International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, together with EDP Sciences, has created a new open access journal — SICOT-J.

Here are 18 statistics on salaries and bonuses for orthopedic surgeons from Salary.com.

Pediatric Orthopedic Project, a St. Louis-based non-profit organization, has travelled to the Dominican Republic in the past to perform surgery on patients in need. Now, 16 volunteers will return to the Dominican Republican in March, according to a St. Louis…

Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Okla., named Greg Pickett, DO, chief of medical staff for a two-year term, according to an Altus Times report.

The Arlington Group, which includes Arlington Orthopedics, Arlington Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine and Pennsylvania Spine Institute, has opened a new location in Harrisburg, Pa., according to a Penn Live report.

Benjamin DuBois, MD, will co-host the Las Vegas Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course, to be held Jan. 16 to 17.