AAOS Now

Published 2/1/2013

Pat on the Back...

  • Benjamin A. Alman, MD, named chairman of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine.
  • Frank B. Kelly Jr, MD, recipient of the first Hugh C. McLeod III, MD, Award of Excellence from the Arthritis Foundation.
  • Seth S. Leopold, MD, named editor-in-chief of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
  • L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, elected to the American College of Surgeons Board of Regents.
  • Gerald R. Williams, MD, recipient of the 2012 Goldenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching.
  • 2013 members of the American Joint Replacement Registry board of directors: William J. Maloney, MD, chairman; Terence J. Gioe, MD, vice-chair; and Steven H. Stern, MD, MBA, secretary/treasurer.
  • Recipients of The Knee Society 2012 John Insall Award: Julien Wegrzyn, MD, PhD; Sebastien Parratte, MD; Krista Coleman-Wood; Kenton R. Kaufman, PhD; and Mark W. Pagnano, MD.
  • Recipients of The Knee Society 2012 Mark Coventry Award: Nicholas R. Paterson; Matthew G. Teeter, PhD; Steven J. MacDonald, MD; Richard W. McCalden, MD; and Douglas D.R. Naudie, MD.
  • Recipients of The Knee Society 2012 Chitranjan Ranawat Award: Nitin Goyal, MD; James McKenzie; Peter F. Sharkey, MD; Javad Parvizi, MD; William J. Hozack, MD; and Matthew S. Austin, MD.