The AAOS Fellow and Council on Advocacy Chairman Peter J. Mandell, MD, testified this week before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in Washington, D.C., with recommendations for developing a more sustainable Medicare physician payment system.
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Keith Meister, MD, director of Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopedics in Arlington and head team physician for the Texas Ranger, will perform elbow surgery on pitcher Colby Lewis, according to a Star Telegram report.
Brett Reichwage, MD, has joined The Andrews Institute, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., and the Baptist Medical Group.
The Andrews Institute, based in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has debuted its mobile sports medicine center, according to a WEARTV report.
The medical device industry faces some difficult challenges, including new regulations and taxes that could stymie innovation and growth as well as patient safety, according to an Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation news release.
Wellington Hsu, MD, is a spine surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and an assistant professor in the department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.
GelrinC, developed by Regentis Biomaterials, is a new biomaterial solution for cartilage repair that can be used during orthopedic procedures. The material is a combination of a synthetic biomaterial and fibrinogen, which enables the material to degrade in a unique…
Famed Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John has joined the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's STOP Sports Injuries campaign.
Peter Donaldson, MD, a sports medicine physician at Beaumont Health System in West Bloomfield, Mich., will serve on the US Olympic Committee's medical staff for the upcoming London Games, according to a Daily Tribune report.
Evan Lederman, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with The Orthopedic Clinic Association in Phoenix, performed knee surgery on Phoenix Mercury guard Candice Dupree, according to a SB Nation report.