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Westfield Hospital in New Richmond, Wis., named Nicholas Weiss, MD, medical director for orthopedic services, according to a New Richmond-News report.

Brian Cole, MD, head team physician for the Chicago Bulls, performed ACL repair surgery on Bull's guard Derrick Rose, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Construction leaders completed the first phase of construction on Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center in San Antonio, according to a KSAT report.

Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital has started construction on a new two-story facility that will house a surgery center and emergency department, according to a Sonoma Portal report.

Here are eight of the biggest ethical dilemmas for physicians as reported in the Medscape 2010 Physician Ethics Survey.

Here are 14 athletes who recently underwent orthopedic surgery and the surgeons who performed their procedures.

Steven Shin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform wrist surgery on Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim catcher Chris Iannetta, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The International Congress for Joint Reconstruction has made philanthropic donations to The Hip Society, The Knee Society, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago has become the official medical provider for the Chicago Red Stars Women's Premier Soccer League Elite League team, according to a Soccer Nation report.

Orthopedic surgeon Steven Graboff, MD, brought a claim of five counts against the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and was awarded $196,000 on one count.