Orthopedic spine surgeon Hooman Melamed, MD, performed emergency spinal surgery April 17 on former Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller at Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Ray (Calif.) Hospital, People reports.
Gregory Trost, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon at University of Wisconsin Health in Madison.
The American Orthopaedic Association selected Venkat Ganapathy, MD, to be the associate editor of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, according to the chattanoogan.com.
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When asked if a physician felt fairly compensated, more than 55 percent responded positively, according to Medscape's 2018 Physician Compensation Report.
Stryker's neurotechnology and spine division is anticipated to see growth in the first quarter of 2018, pushing the company's overall growth, according to Zacks.
Kineta Chronic Pain signed an agreement with pharmaceutical leader Genentech to develop a non-opioid chronic pain treatment, according to CNBC.
The FDA proposed steps to improve government oversight of medical devices, according to The Seattle Times.
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Kevin Black, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health/Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center.