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Lewis Yocum, MD, will perform elbow surgery on University of Utah freshman pitcher Hunter Rodriguez, according to an Ahwatukee Foothills News report.

James Andrews, MD, of the Andrews-Paulos Research and Education Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., will perform knee surgery on Buffalo Bills wide receiver David Nelson, according to a Buffalo News report.

James Andrews, MD, performed arthroscopic knee surgery on Detroit Lions defensive tackle Corey Williams, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

Brian Hainline, MD, chief of neurology and integrative pain medicine at ProHEALTH Care Associates in Lake Success, N.Y., has been named the first chief medical officer for the NCAA, according to a Washington Post report.

Here are five steps for surgery center administrators to identify and reverse unhappy surgeons before it's too late.

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Sandra Jones, MBA, MS, CASC, FHFMA, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ASD Management, will give a presentation titled "Key Practices to Improve Infection Rates and Clinical Quality."

A new study published in The Journal of Pain shows infrequent pain assessments among hospitalized children despite available measurement tools.

The New England Compounding Pharmacy announced it would recall its products currently in circulation distributed from its facility in Framingham, Mass.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, has performed knee surgery on Dodgers Catcher AJ Ellis, according to an SB Nation report.

Marc J. Philippon, MD, of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., has performed hip surgery on Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird, according to a Lexington Herald-Leader report.