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Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin named Carole Street Vetter, MD, the inaugural David S. Haskell, M.D., Endowed Professor in Orthopaedic Education, according to a Wautosa Now report.

Patients receiving patellar tendon autografts have a statistically lower risk of revision as compared to patients receiving hamstring autografts, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

James Andrews, MD, in collaboration with Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic, will establish the Andrews-Hughston Sports Clinic in Auburn, Ala., according to a Ledger-Enquirer report.

  Here are 14 orthopedic surgeons who were in the news this past week.

Jonathan Slotkin, MD (Geisinger, Danville, Pa.). Dr. Slotkin is the director of spinal surgery at Geisinger Neurosciences Institute and director of spinal cord injury research at Geisinger. Throughout his career, Dr. Slotkin has been devoted to improving care and care…

  Robert G. Viere, MD (Texas Spine Consultants, Dallas). Dr. Viere has practiced spine surgery in Dallas for more than 20 years. He has a special interest in complex cervical spine problems and performs artificial disc replacement and minimally invasive…

  David Barnett, MD (Texas Neurosurgery, Dallas). Dr. Barnett is chief of neurosurgery at Baylor University Medical Center and co-medical director of the Baylor University Neuroscience Center. He also serves as an assistant professor in the neurosurgery department at the…

Somersworth, N.H.-based Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine added Adam B. Fleit, MD, to its physician team.

Paul Matson, MD, received the Minnesota Medical Association's Distinguished Service Award, according to a report by the Mankato Free Press.

New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons named Jeffrey Lozman, MD, president, according to a Times Union report.