OTA in the News

By Babar Shafiq, MD In our fast-paced world of orthopedic trauma, effective communication with our patients is paramount. The Orthopaedic Trauma Association’s (OTA) For Patients

James K. Styner MD, FACS, passed peacefully at his home on January 22, 2024, after a long illness. Dr. Styner was an orthopaedic surgeon who created the Advanced Trauma Life

OTA seeks applicants to serve as the associate member and OTA representative to the International Comprehensive Classification of Fractures and Dislocation Committee (ICCFC). This

Dr. Johnson was selected from a pool of 48 candidates considered by the COT Membership Committee, Executive Committees, and the ACS Board of Regents.

Per an article by Laura Dyrda, in Becker's Spine Review: "Cincinnati-based UC Health named Michael Archdeacon, MD, the next CEO of its physician group, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.

OTA joins the orthopaedic community in mourning the passing of Berton Roy Moed, MD, on Oct. 22, 2020.

OTA member, Andrew Furey, MD, was named the 14th premier designate of Newfoundland and Labrador. Full Article Image courtesy of CBC article

"For one of the most violent years of the war in Iraq, U.S. Army Col. James Ficke, commanded a 298-bed combat support hospital in Mosul. He has spent the last seven years as

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Taitsman for being named Director-Elect of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. This is a 10 year term she will begin serving. View Full Article

Dr. Flemming is being recognized for recently receiving the 2019 AOF Distinguished Military Service Award. This award was to be presented to an active United States Military

A. Alex Jahangir, MD is elected chair of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville and Davidson County. Read the full story here.

The Connecticut Orthopaedic Society bestowed its inaugural Humanitarian Service Award on Todd Mailly, MD. The award recognizes "volunteer work and commitment of an orthopaedic