Major League Soccer has appointed Damion Martins, MD, director of orthopedics and sports medicine at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, as its administrative medical director.
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Today, David Altchek, MD, is scheduled to perform surgery on Chicago White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd's right elbow, according to an MLB.com report.
Gainesville, Fla.-based Exactech received FDA clearance for the Gibralt Occipital Spine System, which features occipital plates and 360 degree articulating rods.
Miamisburg, Ohio-based X-Spine received FDA clearance for its Zygafix Facet Fusion System for fusion and stabilization of the facet joint.
Medscape Business of Medicine has released a report detailing 12 stocks for physicians to enhance their portfolio.
There were 12 merger and acquisition deals for physician medical groups in the first quarter of 2013, which was down 37 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Irving Levin Associates.
Barbara Bergin, MD, is a founding member of Texas Orthopedics, Sports and Rehabilitation Associates in Austin and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition to serving as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Bergin is the author of the…
In a May 1 webinar hosted by McGuireWoods, Nathan A. Kottkamp, JD, partner at McGuireWoods, David J. Pivnick, JD, and Mary C. DeBartolo, JD, attorneys at McguireWoods, discussed legal implications of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.…
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has announced its new officer appointments. William Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS, has been named the AANS president. Robert Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, is president-elect, Gary Bloomgarden, MD, FAANS, FACS, is vice-president, Alex Valadka, MD,…
Robert Watkins, MD, of Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., performed a successful microscopic lumbar discectomy on Chivas USA goalkeeper Tim Melia.