Jackson County Memorial Hospital in Altus, Okla., named Greg Pickett, DO, chief of medical staff for a two-year term, according to an Altus Times report.
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Meagan D. Fernandez, DO, is a pediatric spine surgeon at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger. She is board-certified, and her hospital affiliations include Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center and Geisinger Medical Center. She focuses on pediatric orthopedics, spine surgery and…
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Senator and likely presidential hopeful Rand Paul made comments minimizing back pain patients in a recent campaign speech, leading some to wonder whether he's "anti-spine."