New Cases Posted to DocSpera

After an initiative that Immediate Past President Thomas K. Fehring, MD kicked off this week, new cases have been posted to the AAHKS Case Sharing Network at www.DocSpera.com. Dr. Fehring has lined up more than sixty volunteer leaders in hip and knee arthroplasty to...

CEO of aethenahealth, Inc. to Give Keynote Speech

This year’s keynote speaker for the 24th AAHKS Annual Meeting will be Jonathan Bush, CEO and President of aethenahealth, Inc. He co-founded the Company in 1997 and took it public in 2007 in the most successful initial public offering that year. Today, athenahealth...

Humanitarianism Task Force Appointed

AAHKS President Brian S. Parsley, MD appointed members to a new task force on Humanitarianism and Medical Mission Involvement. Past President William J. Robb III, MD has agreed to be the chair. The task force, which reflects a strong passion of Dr. Parsley, has three...

In Memoriam: Fredrick F. Jaffe, MD

We were saddened to learn of the death of long-time AAHKS member Fredrick F. Jaffe, MD on April 16, 2014. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Dr. Jaffe’s spouse, Deborah Moody, MD, his family, friends and colleagues.

News Format Changes

Our delivery of important news moves forward with a new format. Items formerly included in the “Friday Report” and the monthly “News You Can Use” will now be posted on an ongoing basis to the AAHKS News page on our website (available in the...

AAHKS Provides Input on Custom Devices

AAHKS, along with The Hip Society and The Knee Society, provided comments to the FDA on the Agency’s “Custom Device Exemption Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.” Our comments suggested modifications to the draft guidelines that would...