Orthopedic

Medtronic Advanced Energy granted orthopedic surgeon Robyn Hakanson, MD, its Physician Innovator of the Year Award, according to a mtairynews.com report.

Rockford (Ill.) Orthopedic Associates made a $32,757donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank, according to a WIFR report.

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.