Lawrence Rothstein, MD, a Dayton, Ohio-based board-certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist with 19 malpractice suits against him, has filed for bankruptcy, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News.
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Charles Bush-Joseph, MD, is currently a professor at Rush University Medical Center and the associate director of Rush Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. According to the Rush Orthopaedics website, Dr. Bush-Joseph is known among patients for his compassionate bedside manner — a…
Henry Shuey, MD, a neurosurgeon with a practice in Baltimore who served as chief of neurosurgery at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, has died, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
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Over the last eight months, Sierra Regional Spine Institute in Reno has reviewed its workflow and made several changes to help improve efficiency and cut costs. Penny Forbes, practice administrator, describes three of the most successful changes made by the…
Jerry Magone, MD, is the president and CEO of Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Consultants in West Chester, Ohio, where he has practiced since 1987. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who recognizes the value of recruiting quality physicians. In an…
Overhead costs are some of the most significant costs incurred by orthopedic and spine practices. However, practice leaders can take a number of fairly straightforward actions to ensure their overhead is as low as possible.
The Indiana Orthopedic Hospital in Indianapolis has announced the purchase of the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill, which uses anti-gravity technology to allow healing patients to experience rehab and training without pain.
Egon Doppenberg, MD, specializes in the treatment of brain and spine tumors and complex degenerative and traumatic spinal disorders at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill. An expert on minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures, he also serves as clinical assistant professor…