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.
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New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is opening its first Florida orthopedic clinic in West Palm Beach in late January, The Palm Beach Post reports.
Orthopedic surgeon Theresa Lynn Colosi, MD, was arrested Dec. 12 in Whitefish, Mont., on attempted murder and child kidnapping charges, reports NBC affiliate KHQ.
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine recently named Gregory Zipfel, MD, the Ralph G. Dacey Distinguished Professor of Neurological Surgery, according to the university's website.
In the Moody's Investor Service Healthcare – Global 2020 Outlook report, the agency outlined seven key headwinds and expectations for the medical devices market next year.
Misuse of surgical staplers is the No. 1 safety issue involving the use of medical devices and systems, according to ECRI Institute's "Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2020" report.
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute added two new physicians to Rothman Orthopaedics New York.
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Fairlawn, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center's foot and ankle team of Gordon Bennett, MD; Erin Dean, MD; and David Kay, MD, create implants and utilize new techniques to improve patient outcomes.