The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has named Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS, FACS, its president-elect for 2013-2014
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James Califf, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, has joined the Charlotte, N.C., practice OrthoCarolina.
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Randall W. Culp, MD, has received the Health Volunteers Overseas 2013 Golden Apple, according to an AAOS Now report.
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This May, Paul Kovatis, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform the first total ankle replacement at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center.
At the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, William T. Couldwell, MD, PhD, FAANS, was named as the AANS 2013-2014 president.