Jason Gambrel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Brockville General Hospital, according to a St. Lawrence EMC news report.
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James Andrews, MD, performed shoulder surgery on Baltimore Orioles outfielder Luke Scott for a torn right labrum, according to an MLB report.
Sudhir Vaidya, MD, director of sports medicine and pain management at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, N.Y., has been elected president of the Bronx-Westchester Academy of Family Physicians, according to a MD News report.
Bert Lindvall has become executive director of the Laser Spine Institute surgery center in Oklahoma City, according to a practice news release.
Histogenics' NeoCart Autologous Cartilage Tissue Implant may be a better treatment than microfracture for cartilage repair, according to a company news release.
Here are 40 benchmarks about orthopedics in surgery centers. The first four data points are taken from SDI's Outpatient Surgery Center Profiling Solution, while the rest of the data is taken from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Orthopedic device maker Synthes has sued spine device company Globus Medical, alleging three patent infringements, according to a Bloomberg report.
Biological solutions for cartilage regeneration in orthopedics are one of the fastest-growing areas of research and development fields in the specialty. While some solutions may seem beneficial in the early stages, evidence-based research trials are emerging to evaluate their longer…
Pulmonary embolisms are a common risk associated with hip and knee replacement procedures, and the risk is still relatively high even after patients are treated with blood thinners prior to and immediately following joint replacement surgery, according to a news…
More than 90 percent of physician group practices in a recent MGMA study said the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule would be very or extremely burdensome to their practice and should be withdrawn,…