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Around 43 percent of physicians surveyed for a recent JAMA report said they order more tests if they don't know the patient well.

Foot and Ankle Associates in Sante Fe, N.M., announced that it has added Chad Squire, DPM, to its medical staff.

Ashok Kumar, MD, has opened Premier Pain Professionals in Pottsville, Pa., according to a Republican Herald report.

Stephen Kayiaros, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with University Orthopedic Associates in Somerset, N.J. He concentrates on joint replacement and traumatology. Dr. Kayiaros earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School…

Parkview Health, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., has formed Parkview Sports Medicine, a partnership designed to provide athletes with comprehensive care, according to a wane.com report.

Orthopedic surgeon Ronald Damani Howell, MD, has joined the medical staff of Oswego (N.Y.) Health, according to an Oswego County Today report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Christine Henry Musa and Jamie Crook will give a presentation titled "Strategies to Recruit New Physician Partners."

The global radiofrequency ablation devices market for pain management was valued at $296.6 million in 2011, and it is expected to grow to reach an estimated value of $1 billion in 2018, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.

Southwest Health Center in Platteville, Wis., is planning a $7 million addition that will include a new orthopedics and sports medicine program, according to a Telegraph Herald Online report.

On Wednesday, David Altchek, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is scheduled to perform shoulder surgery on the Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Andrew Bailey, according to an ESPN Boston report.