Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center has added orthopedic surgeon Christine Stairs, MD, to its staff, Dubois County Free Press reports.
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Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has become the orthopedic partner of WFAN, the official radio station of the New York Yankees, according to an Aug. 19 announcement.
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Travis Roth, MD, joined Andrews Institute Aug. 18, continuing the legacy of the late Charles Roth, MD, who was an integral force behind establishing the Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based practice.
Lawson, Mo.-based spine surgeon Jason Montone, DO, and distributor John Balzer of Lenexa, Kan., have agreed to plead guilty to charges of conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and obstructing the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into that kickback scheme.
Bariatric and general surgeon Fernando Bayron, MD, recorded his 2,000th robotic surgery, according to South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report.
Michael Schulder, MD, vice chair of neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., performed a novel robotic procedure Aug. 6 to remove a brain tumor from a 60-year-old patient, The Island Now reports.
Orthopedic surgeon Al Gross, MD, won the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator for Alaska Aug. 18, receiving 74.9 percent of the vote, according to The New York Times.
A Wisconsin city will allow employees to travel for orthopedic care under an amended contract with HealthPartners, according to the Superior Telegram.
Covington, La.-based Avala hospital has four surgical robots, which it has used to perform more than 1,000 surgeries in less than two years.