Greenwich Hospital announced it has named Steven Hindman, MD, of Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich, Conn., as director of orthopedic surgery.

Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., has named Michael J. Patzakis, MD, medical director of orthopedic research and education.

Charles M. Turkelson, PhD, has been appointed the director of health economics and outcomes research for the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute at Saint Francis in Hartford.

SSM Health Care – St. Louis has named Kyle Grate as executive director of strategy and business development for SSM Orthopedics.

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Clint Borm, director of physician relations and consultation services at Laser Spine Institute in Tampa, Fla., has been named to the board of directors for The First Tee of Tampa Bay, according to a company news release.

InVivo Therapeutics appointed Jonathan R. Slotkin, MD, a neurosurgeon at Washington Brain & Spine Institute in Washington, DC, as the company's new medical director, according to a company news release.

Herb Schultz has been named director for HHS Region IX, which oversees California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and other U.S. possessions in the Pacific, according to a report by the San Francisco Business Times.