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February 27, 2013
Spine Specialist to Know: Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti of the ASIPP
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, is the founder and CEO of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers. He is the medical director of Pain Management Center of Paducah (Ky.) and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Paducah He is also an associate professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the University of Louisville (Ky.).
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Spine Leaders
February 26, 2013
Spine Specialist to Know: Dr. John Prunskis of Illinois Pain Institute
John Prunskis, MD, is an interventional pain physician who is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pain management. He is the founder and co-medical director of the Illinois Pain Institute in Elgin. Illinois Pain Institute now has six locations and an outpatient surgery center.
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Spine Leaders
February 18, 2013
Online Physicians Directory for Attorneys Adds Pain Management
Power Liens, an online directory of physicians on liens that personal injury attorneys and their clients need, has announced that it has added pain management to its list of specialties.
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Pain Management
Michael McKee, MD, has joined North American Spine in San Antonio as a physician partner, according to the Beaumont Enterprise.
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Spine
February 14, 2013
IMS Acquires Minority Ownership in Two Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Atlanta-based Interventional Management Services has acquired a minority interest in two Georgia pain management centers and has signed long-term management agreements with the surgery centers.
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Pain Management
February 14, 2013
Pain Management Anesthetic Used to Improve PTSD Symptoms
A new case report, published in Psychiatric Annals, has found that stellate ganglion block, an anesthetic typically used in pain management, can help reduce the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
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Pain Management
February 11, 2013
Dr. Jason Highsmith Performed First Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
Jason Highsmith, MD, performed a Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston, S.C., one of the first surgeons in the country to do so.
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Spine and Orthopedic Devices and Implants
February 11, 2013
Dr. George Rappard Opens Los Angeles Minimally Invasive Spine Institute
George Rappard, MD, has opened the Los Angeles Minimally Invasive Spine Institute, a center for treatment of neck and back pain.
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Spine
February 07, 2013
Spine Specialist to Know: Dr. John Carrino of Johns Hopkins
John Carrino, MD, is the chief of musculoskeletal radiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He is also an associate professor of radiology and orthopedic surgery.
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Spine Leaders
February 05, 2013
Pain Device Company Hollywog to Add 22 Jobs
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Hollywog, a medical device company, will add 22 jobs over the next 18 months in a $400,000 expansion, according to a Knox News report.
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Pain Management