According to Medscape's Orthopedist Lifestyle Report 2012, 23 percent of orthopedic surgeons take more than four weeks of vacation per year while 29 percent have less than two weeks of vacation annually. When they are on vacation, orthopedic surgeons have…
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Anthony Asher, MD, is a neurological surgeon with the Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Charlotte, N.C. He was recently named the director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Anthony Asher, MD, of the Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates in Charlotte, N.C., has been named the director of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
A new study reveals that colonoscopy is an effective method of detecting colorectal cancer in elderly patients who had not been previously screened, according to an article on new research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
CONMED Corp. has announced its CONMED Endoscopic Technologies unit has launched six new GI/endoscopy medical devices, according to a news release.
Increasing pressures in the outpatient surgery setting — ranging from regulations and quality measures to issues surrounding payors and reimbursement — can make physicians feel less engaged in the practice of medicine, according to Bob Uslander, MD, an entrepreneur and…
The majority of low-income patients visiting a primary care provider spend a significant amount of time talking about their pain, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.
A transcranial magnetic stimulation device provided effective pain relief when tested on five fibromyalgia patients, according to a study reported in Family Practice News.
Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, a neurosurgeon and the CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., discusses the past, present and future state of spine surgeon employment.
A new study shows that a high volume arthroscopy center can achieve cost savings by switching from the standard in-flow only pump to in-flow/out-flow pump, according to a DePuy news release.