Karen Hackett, CEO of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Rosemont, Ill., has been described as a leader who can see the big picture. In 2009, Ms. Hackett won the Association Forum's Samuel B. Shapiro Award, which is given…
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Steven Ballinger, MD, recently joined Samaritan Mid-Valley Orthopedics in Albany, Ore. He previously held private solo practices in Arcata, Calif., and Nacogdoches, Texas, where he used his own experience as an elite athlete to inform his work on sports injuries.
The SpineAssist surgical robot is now available at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano and the Texas Back Institute, according to a Texas Health Resources news release.
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