Richard Canlas, MD, a family sports medicine physician, recently joined ThedaCare Physicians-New London (Wis.), according to a report from the Post-Crescent West.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced opposition to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to repeal the sustainable growth rate formula that establishes physician pay under Medicare, according to an AAOS Now report.
A study led by Eugene Carragee, MD, recently presented at the North American Spine Society annual meeting, examined 12 industry-sponsored studies on the safety and efficacy of recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 and found that no adverse events were reported in…
Randeep S. Kahlon, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and professor in the department of physical therapy at the University of Delaware in Newark, has been elected president of the Medical Society of Delaware, according to a UDaily news report.