Orthopedic

José B. Toro, MD, has joined Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., as its director of orthopedic fracture and trauma services, according to a Riverhead Local report. 

Ryan Klinefelter, MD, will join Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro on Feb. 3.

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons recently joining new practices, hospitals or retiring from practice altogether.

What do orthopedic surgeons foresee as some of the greatest opportunities and challenges in the year ahead? Two surgeons share their thoughts.

The International Federation of Foot & Ankle Societies named Charles L. Saltzman, MD, president, according to AAOS Now.

Manasquan, N.J.-based Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey opened an urgent care location in Toms River, N.J., according to an Asbury Park Press report.

WellStar Windy Hill Hospital in Marietta, Ga., has begun a pediatric orthopedic services program, according to a report by the Marietta Daily Journal.

Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Great Lakes Caring Home Health, Palliative Care and Hospice gave Robert Doane, MD, and his team at Jackson (Mich.) Orthopedic Specialists a 2014 Award for Excellence, according to a mLive report.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based IHA, a large nonprofit multispecialty physician group, plans to add Ypsilanti, Mich.-based Community Orthopedic Surgery, P.C. & Huron Valley Hand Surgery.