Orthopedic

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons awarded their first annual Humanitarian Award to a deserving orthopedic surgeon, according to an AAOS Now report.

Podiatrist Sarnarendra Miranpuri, DPM, has joined Borgess ProMed Family Practice, based in Portage, Mich., according to an mlive report.

Orthopedic surgeons Jeffrey Greenspoon, MD, FRCS(C), FAAOS, and Bryan Parry, MD, FAAOS, will join Health First's network Jan. 1, 2015, according to a Space Coast Daily report.

Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center-Doctors Regional earned certification for knee and hip replacement surgery from The Joint Commission, the first for any hospital in Nueces County, according to a Corpus Christi Caller-Times report.

Somersworth, N.H.-based Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine added Betsey Powers-Sinclair as operations manager, according to a Foster's Daily Democrat report.

St. Elizabeth Physicians, based in Bellevue, Ky., and Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers, based in Edgewood, Ky., are working together to open a new medical office building in Boone County, Ky., according to a Cincinnati Business Courier.

Long-acting numbing drug liposomal bupivacaine was shown to be effective in providing pain control after knee replacement procedures, according to a study by Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital.

Marcy Dickey, DO, has joined Genesis HealthCare System, based in Zanesville, Ohio, according to a Times Recorder report.

The UC San Francisco Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology was created eight years ago, but its founders continue to strive for growth.  

Ocean, N.J.-based Seaview Orthopaedic & Medical Associates added Frederick DePaola, MD, to its physician team, according to Asbury Park Press report.