Here are business statistics for orthopedics in surgery centers from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
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Brian McCollum has been promoted to CFO of Orthofix, according to a company news release.
Jim St. John has been appointed to become vice president of international sales of Pioneer Surgical, a medical device company specializing in orthopedic, spine and biologic systems, according to a company news release.
The Food and Drug Administration issued 36 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in February, according to an FDA report.
Surgeons at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, led by Kodi Azari, MD, surgical director of the UCLA hand transplant program, performed a hand transplant, the first of its kind in the western United States, according to a hospital news release.
Marc Philippon, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., has been working with New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez, to return him to play after suffering an injury earlier this year, according to a DeadSpin news…
William Raasch, MD, team physician for the Milwaukee Brewers, is working with pitcher Zack Greinke to return him to play after he suffered a cracked rib, according to a Journal Sentinel news report.
Stefan Mindea, MD, and Jayakar Nayak, MD, physician-scientists at Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, recently partnered to perform a rare surgery at the top of a patient's spinal column though her sinuses, according to a Stanford news release.
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