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Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week.

For 30 years, Francis D'Ambrosio, MD, provided care as an orthopedic surgeon. Today, however, he provides consultations and prescriptions for medical cannabis, according to an LA Weekly report.

Employees of the Andrews Institute for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics evaluated 50 athletes with Special Olympics Florida on Aug. 4.

The 2016 Summer Olympics open tonight and while several countries prepare to compete, scandal has rocked the Russian track and field team after they were barred from competition after evidence of widespread doping was found.

Director of Sports Medicine at the Chicago Center for Orthopedics Preston Wolin, MD, is pushing for the Illinois High School Association to implement a pitch-count policy to protect young children's arms.

Minority populations undergo total knee replacement procedures at lower rates but have higher rates of adverse health outcomes, according to a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Christopher Ahmad, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on Yankees left-hander Jacob Lindgren, according to a New York Times report.

Frederick, Md.-based American Spine expanded its sports medicine team by welcoming Tina Cervieri, MD.

Sylvester T. Youlo, MD, is set to join Southern Indiana Orthopedics in Columbus Aug. 2.

Twin City Orthopedics is strengthening its relationship with the Minnesota Vikings by acquiring naming rights to the team's new practice facility and headquarters.