Vishal Mehta, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office and hospital department wait times.
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As reimbursements tighten and costs rise, more orthopedic surgeons are considering merging into large group practices or signing on for hospital employment. Bigger entities can negotiate more favorable contracts, provide more capital for projects, reduce unit costs and attract patients…
Former orthopedic surgeon Tom Price, MD (R-Ga), was elected to congress in Nov. 2004 and re-elected in 2006 and 2008. Prior to going to Washington, he served four terms in the Georgia state senate, and in 2002 he became the…
Alexander Neel, MD, who operates a solo orthopedic practice in Dodge City, Kan., has affiliated with Pratt Regional Medical Center and its South Central Kansas Bone and Joint Center in Pratt, Kansas, according to The Pratt Tribune.
The Medtronic RestoreSensor neurostimulators, which has motion-sensing technology, was implanted in patients suffering from chronic back and leg disorders at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital in London, according to BBC News.
Self Regional Healthcare, located in Greenwood, South Carolina, will begin treating spinal disorder patients using BrainSUITE iCT, an advanced surgical operating room, on July 19, according to a news release.
CELLING Treatment Center, based in Austin, Texas, has announced it will now provide stem cell treatments and therapies to patients with common back and spinal disorders as an alternative to standard orthopedic surgery, according to a news release.
Former University of Pennsylvania Health System Associate Executive Director Michael Sheerin has been named senior vice president at Rothman Institute, a large orthopedic practice based in Philadelphia, Pa, according to a news release by the Institute.
As the head team physician and orthopedic surgeon for the Atlanta Thrashers NHL hockey team and the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team, Scott Gillogly, MD, knows how to treat a sports injury — and how one feels. He first became…
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