Orthopedic

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.

Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, Ark., announced that Ethan Schock, MD, will be conducting an orthopedics clinic every month at the medical center, according to a Saline River Chronicle report.

Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., has launched the American Orthopaedic Association's Own the Bone program, which focuses on osteoporosis and low bone density related fractures.

Michael Bednar, MD, FAAOS, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons who were recently in the news.

David Altchek, MD, and Joshua Dines, MD, joined Motus Global as medical advisors.

Resurgens Orthopedics, based in Kennesaw, Ga., granted David Goodman, MD, its 2014 John C. Garrett Award.

Charles Blitzer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth, N.H., recently taught residents a course on orthopedic fracture care, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.

Norman Glassner, MD, of Hunterdon Orthopaedic Institute in Flemington, N.J., is retiring, according to a Hunterdon County Democrat report.