Mayo Clinic recently announced the appointment of orthopedic surgeon Mark Ciota, MD, as CEO of its Austin and Alberta Lea sites in Minnesota.
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Michael Gleiber, MD, a board certified orthopedic spine surgeon, is the Founder and CEO of Michael A. Gleiber, MD, PA, Spine Surgery, in Jupiter, Florida. He performs microsurgical, minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal procedures for patients with several different…
Inaccurate patient selection criteria may be disqualifying one-quarter of patients with chronic sacroiliac joint pain from receiving radiofrequency ablation treatment, according to a Medscape report.
Researchers at Tampere University of Technology in Finland have developed the world's first biodegradable joint implant to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a News Medical report.
HIMSS and MGMA-ACMPE, an association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices, have collaborated on an ambulatory health information toolkit to help practices share patient information electronically.
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Mark Myerson, MD, recently performed foot surgery on Philadelphia Phillies firstbaseman Ryan Howard, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer news report.
Southern Orthopaedic Association announced that Alfred Y. Gordon, Jr., MD, head team primary care physician for Razorback Athletics at the University of Arkansas, will be named the Southeastern Conference Team Physician of the Year, according to a THV news report.
Roughly 43 percent of physicians think Medicare reimbursements will go down in the near future, while only 4 percent believe they will go up, according to a survey from LocumTenens.com.
Researchers in Switzerland are developing a "bar code" allowing physicians to measure a patient’s pain level using scientific data, according to American News Report.
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, vice chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, was recently named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Council on Research and Quality.