Benjamin Bjerke, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained spine surgeon at the Boulder (Colo.) Centre for Orthopedics. Here he discusses upcoming trends for spine surgeons and how to tackle the opioid epidemic.
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Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Regional Health System orthopedic surgeon James Farmer, MD, won five medals for swimming races at the Commonwealth Games at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., according to WDBJ Channel 7 News.
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An eight-person jury ordered Cincinnati Children's Hospital to pay $2 million in damages to a former patient of fugitive spine surgeon Atiq Durrani, MD, Cincinnati Business Courier reports.