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James Andrews, MD, founder of Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Ala., will perform an exploratory surgery on the elbow of Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
The Spine Foundation has announced funding for a general medical and orthopedic mission trip to Ecuador, and the organization's largest donor, Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., will provide staff volunteers for the trip, according to a Laser Spine Institute…
Scott Martin, MD, a pain management physician at Chapman Neurosurgical and Spine Institute in Orange, Calif., discusses five challenges currently facing spine pain management physicians.
The Spine Network of California has launched a patient advocacy service to help patients navigate the complexities of treatment, insurance coverage and claims, according to an organization news release.
Calin Moucha, MD, associate chief of joint replacement surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, is heading efforts to decrease surgical site infections for total joint replacement patients, according to a report from the New York Daily News.
Kenneth Pettine, MD, a fellowship-trained spine surgeon and co-owner of the Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center, lists five ways cash payments for spine surgery can help the patient and the ASC.
Wright Medical Group has replaced the three executives who stepped down "without good reason" amid internal investigations about improper payments to physicians last quarter, according to a report from The Daily News.
Riley Williams, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets, and Andrew Weiland, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed surgery on Nets center Brook Lopez to remove calcium deposits and…