Here are five sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in the past month:
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Richard Ferkel, MD, repaired the ruptured Achilles tendon of Portland Trailblazers forward Rodney Hood Dec. 11, The Oregonian reports.
Martin O'Malley, MD, operated on the left foot of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, The Charlotte Observer reports.
A man was found dead Dec. 12 inside a truck in the parking lot of Louisiana Spine & Sports Medicine in Baton Rouge, reports WAFB.
The global market for spine surgery robots could reach an estimated $520 million by the end of 2025, according to a report by 360 Market Updates.
Salt Lake City-based Aspen Falls Spinal Care Center opened a new location in South Jordan, Utah, according to a Dec. 11 press release.
Houston Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital is using telemedicine services to expand its ability to quickly treat patients suffering from stroke, reports The Sealy News.
The medical staff at Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County elected Jacques Denker, DO, Dec. 3 as secretary for 2020, reports Sweetwater Now.
East Lansing-based Michigan State University College of Human Medicine launched a neurosurgery division with physicians from Michigan Spine and Brain Surgeons, the college announced Dec. 11.
Orthopedic surgeon Knute Buehler, MD, announced Dec. 11 that he will run for the U.S. House of Representatives to replace Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., who will not be seeking re-election in 2020, The Source Weekly reports.