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Several leaders in ambulatory surgery centers will gather at the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago to participate in a roundtable discussion on the how ambulatory surgery centers can increase profits and realize a double-digit profit growth during…
Mark Galland, MD, a physician with Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina, has released a podcast discussing chronic musculoskeletal injuries and treating overuse with platelet-rich plasma therapy.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the ExAblate MRI-guided focused ultrasound therapy to treat patients with pain from bone metastases.
The Center for Orthopaedics at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., received a $50,000 grant from the Williamsport-Lycoming Community Fund to offset construction and renovation costs for the new center, according to North Central PA.
The fungal meningitis outbreak is having an impact at interventional pain management clinics across the country, including Compassionate Pain Management in Dover, Del., according to WBOC 16.
Vishal Sarwahi, MD, is a pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon who focuses on in minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis surgery, spine surgery and surgical specialties. He is the chief of scoliosis surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y.
William Dillin, MD, is a spine surgeon at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Dillin developed a preliminary visual information system to increase patient safety in the operating room and help surgeons manage the flow of surgery.
Thomas Byrd, MD, of Nashville Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, performed hip debridement surgery on Cleveland Indians first baseman Matt LaPorta, according to a Waiting For Next Year report.
A Delaware chancery court judge has granted NuVasive's motion to review communications between current and former employees with rival device maker Lanx, according to a Mass Device report.