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Andrew Cappuccino, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Buffalo Spine Surgery, has filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Federal Court, Southern District of California, against spine device company NuVasive.

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that specific consequences for physician violations of online professionalism have not been outlined, but there is general consensus on a few events that should "never" happen.

Here are 10 orthopedic surgeons who recently assumed new leadership positions. If you would like to suggest additions to this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.

State Republican Rep. Tom Weldon of Ringgold, Ga., announced that he will sponsor a bill in this session of the state legislature regarding pain management clinics, according to a report by The Catoosa County News.

Prospira PainCare in Mountain View, Calif., has signed an agreement to deploy cloud-based practice management, cloud-based patient communication and electronic health record services of athenahealth in Watertown, Mass., according to an Equities report.

In its preliminary unaudited fourth quarter revenue report, lumbar spine device company TranS1 saw $4.1 million in revenue, a 3 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2011.

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