Coastal Orthopedics, based in Bradenton, Fla., is seeking approval from the city of Bradenton to build a 55,000-square-foot medical complex focusing on sports medicine and pain management, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

Mission Health, Asheville, N.C.-based health system, has announced the opening of Mission Spine & Back Pain Center in Asheville.

Paul Papierski, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon. He practices with MidAmerica Orthopedics, which has several Illinois locations. Dr. Papierski is a retired 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force with experience in musculoskeletal injuries and disabilities.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is the president of Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va. He also serves as the chief of surgery at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. Here he discusses how his family's background in carpentry shaped his career path, his excitement for developments in minimally invasive surgery and how the Baby Boomers will affect healthcare.

Andrew Cappuccino, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon with Buffalo (N.Y.) Spine Surgery, and has served as an executive producer of the feature film Arthur Newman, according to a wgrz.com report.

Precision Spine has named Tony Dimun as special business development, merger and acquisitions adviser and a member of the company's board of directors.

Howard Levy, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Levy has expertise in knee and shoulder arthroscopy and sports medicine. He is an attending orthopedic surgeon at Beth Israel Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Dr. Levy provides sports medicine consultation for several college level athletic teams and is the founding director of GAME, a non-profit foundation designed to treat student athletes.

This month, Oregon State University-Cascades will open the Functional Orthopedic Research Center of Excellence in Bend, according to an OregonLive report.

At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago May 11, Bill Munley, vice president of orthopedics and professional services at Greenville, S.C.-based Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, described a model for clinical and financial success with orthopedic service lines.

Daniel Cooper, MD, will perform surgery on Baltimore Oriole Brian Roberts to repair the second baseman's right hamstring, according to an USA Today report.