Orthopedic

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has chosen Allen Butler, MD, as one of ten national leadership fellows for 2015 to 2016, according to a report by The Dispatch.

A surgeon from Ohio State's Sports Medicine recently became the first person in the United States to implant Active Implants' NUsurface, according to a report from The Lantern.

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center in Chardon, Ohio, added J. Martin Leland, MD, to its medical team, according to a report by The News-Herald.

Adam Schiff, MD, of Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center, has used a new minimally invasive technique to repair ruptured Achilles tendons.

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons leadership together with representatives from other medical specialty associations traveled to Washington, D.C., to urge members of Congress to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate formula before the current SGR patch expires.

Mayo Clinic Health System, based in Rochester, Minn., plans to expand its orthopedic practice in the southwest region of the state, according to a Mankato Free Press report.

Ottawa, Ill.-based OSF Medical Group added Emmy Ho, MD, to its physician team, according to a My Web Times report.

Edward Craig, MD, has co-authored a textbook on large rotator cuff tears, according to a Greenwich Post report.

Spine & Sport, a physical therapy practice, established a post professional physical therapy residency program in orthopedics.

Orthopedic surgeon Selina Silva, MD, and pediatric general surgeon Cynthia Reyes, MD, of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque, have launched a local chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons, according to an Albuquerque Business First…