Orthopedic

Saint Peter's Healthcare System in New Brunswick, N.J., launched the Orthopedic Institute at Saint Peter's University Hospital, according to a My Central Jersey report.

J. Martin Leland, MD, was recently added to the medical team at University Hospitals Geauga Medica Center in Chardon, Ohio. Dr. Leland's professional interests include arthroscopic surgery, knee, shoulder and hip injuries, rotator cuff injuries, meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament…

Wheeling Hospital (W. Va.) added Jeffrey M. Abbott, DO, to its physician team.

Richard Godshall, MD, founder of Sellersville, Pa.-based Upper Bucks Orthopedics, is retiring after 50 years of practice, according a report by The Intelligencer.

UNM Health Sciences Center in Albuquerque announced that The Perry Initiative held a one-day program at the center to encourage young women to pursue careers in orthopedic surgery and engineering.

The AAOS Board of Directors, along with the recommendation of the Annual Meeting Committee and the Committee on Outside Interests, have implemented new disclosure protocols for presenters at AAOS CME events to disclose if they have any connections with industries…

Santa Rosa (Calif.) Orthopaedics is opening a new satellite medical office and Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center in Santa Rosa on April 1.

Excela Health in Greensburg, Pa., is planning to build a new orthopedic clinic in Hempfield, Pa., according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

Mark Knable, DO, joined the OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital Athens Medical Associates Orthopedics and Sports Medicine practice where he will build upon 20 years of experience in a number of operative and non-operative orthopedic, joint and sports related procedures.

Craig Humphreys, MD, of Kenai Spine in Soldotna, Alaska, is planning to establish a nonprofit organization to create spine treatment clinics in medically underserved countries, starting with Kenya, with the working title Kenai Spine Gives Back.