Tom Pereles, MD, typically performs joint replacements at Shenandoah Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Fishersville, Va.

McKinley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Fairbanks, Alaska, temporarily closed after it was linked to 15 COVID-19 cases.

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Lowry Barnes, MD, began his term as president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons on March 25.

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are calling on healthcare providers, including specialists, to care for COVID-19 patients on the front lines.

Two orthopedic surgeons were featured on Elton John's iHeart Living Room Concert for America on March 29 after posting a video last week that went viral on social media.

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Orthopedic surgeon William Hazel, MD, was appointed as senior deputy executive director of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, reports Loudoun Now.

An employee at Carolina Orthopedics tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement on the practice's website.

Orthopedic surgeon David Bruce, MD, is helping produce medical gowns for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Hospital and Parkridge Medical Center, reports News Channel 9 ABC.

People staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic are contributing to a rise in the number of orthopedic injuries, FOX61 reports.

Two chief residents in the orthopedic department of Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic paid tribute to John Lennon with a rendition of his song 'Imagine' on March 24, reports ABC News. 

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Orthopedic surgeon Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles defended orthopedic procedures such as Tommy John surgery performed on professional sports players during the novel coronavirus outbreak, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Louisiana's state orthopedic society appointed two new top leaders, The Advocate reports.

Georgia Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon and member of the state's coronavirus task force, has been in self-quarantine since she tested positive for the novel coronavirus March 20, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

Orthopedic and outpatient providers working with Tooele, Utah-based Mountain West Medical Center are stepping up to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, KSL.com reports.

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Orthopedic surgeon Kenneth Anderson, MD, 83, died at his home in Albany, Ore., on March 14, reports the Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times.

Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates canceled all elective cases at local hospitals and is reprioritizing surgery center cases due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a joint statement from managing partner William Peterson, MD, and CEO Ben Shah.