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Lewis Yocum, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, will perform shoulder surgery on Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Narveson, according to a Wisconsin Journal Star report.

Here are 20 orthopedic surgeons who were honored or achieved milestones during the first part of 2012.

Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital has announced its board has voted to approve the hospital's participation in a proposed joint venture with LHP Hospital Group and Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, according to a letter from Waterbury Hospital's CEO.

WellSpan Health has opened its $71 million surgery and rehabilitation hospital in York Township, according to a Central Penn Business report.

Sutter Health's Paolo Alto Medical Foundation will start construction of a $200 million outpatient clinic in San Carlos, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

Gastroenterologist Jerome Craig Cohen, MD, has been re-elected speaker of the Medical Society of the State of New York, according to a news release.

A new study published in Cancer indicates people of higher socioeconomic status typically choose endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over home-based fecal occult blood test, according to the abstract of the study and Reuters report.

The FTC is raising concerns that a Missouri bill prohibiting registered nurses from administering pain management treatments is detrimental to patients in underserved areas, according to a News-Leader report.

The first surgery center in Kyle, Texas, is set to open this fall, according to a Hays Free Press report.

A new mobile application, DocBookMD, allows physicians to send and receive secure HIPAA-compliant patient information from a smartphone.