Uncategorized

An official from the National Institutes of Health identified four key research areas for a record $400 million in funding allocated in 2010 for pain research, according to a report by the American Pain Society.

Ripal Parikh, MD, will provide pain management services at Pain Management Group in Findlay, Ohio, according to a release from the practice.

A study conducted by researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City shows that a tool to measure outcomes for traumatic nerve injury can potentially improve future treatment, according to a hospital report.

Justin Miller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, has agreed to join Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, Ill., which is close to his hometown, after he completes his residency in Indianapolis in Aug. 2013, according to a Daily Republican Register news…

Here are 11 pain management physicians who accepted new positions in 2011.

Baldwin Bone & Joint, based in Daphne, Ala., recently hired Charles Carlisle as the group's new practice administrator, according to an MD News report.

Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologists recently conducted a study that showed tumor necrosis factor, a pro-inflammatory protein, can also suppress aspects of inflammation and could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a hospital news release.

Physicians in Salt Lake City recently performed a reverse ankle replacement, or rotationplasty, on a 12-year-old patient with Sarcoma, according to a KLS news report.

Mark Schickendantz, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Cleveland Clinic, was named the director of the Center for Sports Health, according to a hospital news release.

Orthopedic and sports medicine physicians take on a great deal of responsibility when they agree to serve as a team physician for athletes at any level, and the commitment is especially cumbersome for professional teams. Timothy Hupfer, MD, an orthopedic…