The La Cañada Thursday Club’s Community Relations Committee (CRC) opened the Clubhouse doors to members of the foothill communities on Sunday, March 17 for the program “Bionic Boomers:  Joint Replacement.” 

Three prominent orthopaedic surgeons from Keck USC Medical gave informative presentations on hip, knee, shoulder and ankle replacement procedures. The guest speakers – Dr. Paul Gilbert, Dr. Stephen Owens and Dr. Eric W. Tan – educated the audience on state-of-the-art techniques available to those in need of various joint replacements. The moderator, club member and KPCC news anchor Susanne Whatley, fielded a session of questions for the doctors. 

On behalf of the Club, CRC co-chair Judy Cooper, with Whatley, presented the surgeons with an honorarium check in their names to the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation.