Augusta, Ga.-based Doctors Hospital has opened a new specialty orthopedic center, according to an April 18 report from The Augusta Press. The new orthopedic wing is onsite at the hospital’s existing location, offering total joint replacements, sports medicine and joint…
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The Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has added MRI technology to its surgery center in Warsaw, Ind., according to an April 16 report from the Times Union Online. The hospital is an affiliate of the Lutheran Health Network. The…
Rikesh Patel, DO, is Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ new director of robotics for total joint replacement. Dr. Patel’s specialties include minimally invasive direct superior total hip replacement, muscle-sparing subvastus total knee replacement and partial knee replacement, according to an April 17…