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Here are 17 orthopedic surgeons who joined or opened new practices this week:
Orthopedic surgeon Ayman Daouk, MD, is once again suing Orlando (Fla.) Health — this time for $800,000, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care is injecting an additional $150 million into a health campus that will feature an orthopedic hospital in Lansing, Mich., the Lansing State Journal reports.
State College, Pa.-based University Orthopedics Center is expanding services at Conemaugh East Hills Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, NBC affiliate WJAC reports.
Spine surgeon David Prior, MD, has joined the staff of Hartsville, S.C.-based Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, local news outlet SCNOW reports.
The FDA has sent a letter to healthcare providers to remind them of the importance of a trial stimulation period for patients to confirm adequate pain relief before implanting a spinal cord stimulator, Medscape reported Sept. 3.
Phoenix-based HonorHealth will open Sonoran Crossing Medical Center in the city in mid-September, AZ Big Media reports.
Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, Ariz., has installed Stryker's Mako robot to augment hip and knee replacement services, Litchfield Park Independent reported Sept. 3.
The first total knee replacement using Pixee Medical's Knee+ augmented reality system was recently completed in France.