Sacramento-based Surgical Affiliates Management Group named Pamela Mehta, MD, the newly created role of orthopedic surgery chief.
Here are five things to know:
1. As chief, Dr. Mehta will work to bolster the company's orthopedic service line.
2. She was in private practice at Northern California Orthopaedic Associates in Sacramento prior to joining Surgical Affiliates Management Group.
3. Dr. Mehta earned her medical degree from University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
4. She completed her orthopedic surgery residency at Columbia University/New York Orthopaedic Hospital in New York City.
5. A surgical hospitalist company, Surgical Affiliates Management Group aims to help its hospital partners meet various challenges through its long-term sustainable approach to improve quality services.
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