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Raphael S. F. Longobardi, MD, has been named the chairman of the orthopedic surgery department at Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., according to a hospital news release.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson recently underwent ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery, performed by James Andrews, MD, according to an MLB report.

According to a St. Jude Medical news release, the company has received FDA clearance for its Epiducer Neurostimulation lead delivery system for pain management.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine presented an award for excellence in research in orthopedic sports medicine to Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush physicians, according to a practice news release.

Research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports medicine's annual meeting showed that baseline cognitive testing for youth athletes is an important part of concussion assessment, according to an organization news release.

Waheed Akbar, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has joined the medical staff at St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw, according to a Midland Daily News report.

The trial for Dewey C. MacKay, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is accused of prescribing 3.5 million painkillers over a four year period, is set to begin soon, according to a Cache Valley Daily report.

Ken Chapman, MD, is a pain management physician with The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, in Manhattan and Staten Island. He is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology and serves as the director of pain management at…

The Center for Musculoskeletal Research at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is holding its first annual scientific symposium on July 15 to celebrate orthopedic research, according to a hospital news release.

A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.