The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Inc. has announced two new executive appointments - Kent Anderson has been appointed CEO/Publisher and Dr. Vernon T. Tolo as Editor-in-Chief. Anderson and Dr. Tolo replace Dr. James D. Heckman, who is retiring after serving for ten years as Editor-in-Chief and CEO of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume (JBJS).
Kent Anderson comes to The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery from The New England Journal of Medicine, where he worked for six years as Executive Director of International Business and Product Development and four years as Publishing Director for NEJM. Prior to that, Anderson was Director of Medical Journals and Professional Periodicals at the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Scholarly Kitchen, the official blog of the Society for Scholarly Publishing. He has served in various positions in STM publishing organisations, is a frequent speaker, and publishes the occasional scholarly article.
Dr. Tolo has served as Chief of Orthopaedics at Children’s Orthopaedic Center in Los Angeles, CA since 1987. He has been President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, as well as President of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, the Scoliosis Research Society, and the Orthopaedic Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Tolo’s clinical practice is at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and he has the academic position of the John C. Wilson, Jr., Professor of Orthopaedics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He has been Deputy Editor for Pediatrics at The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery as well as a member of the Board of Trustees.
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