Bedford, Mass.-based ConforMIS appointed Matthew Scott as its senior vice president of operations.

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

Spine Center Network was developed by Prizm Development, Inc., two years ago and now acts as a national network of credentialed Spine Centers of Excellence for payors and consumers. Inclusion in the network is based on credentialing criteria that includes having fellowship-trained or highly specialized spine surgeons integrated with spine-specialized physical medicine physicians and spine therapists. Spine Center Network represents those spine centers that meet the credentialing criteria. It currently includes about 18 spine centers across the United States.

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Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, has received the William W. Tipton, Jr. MD Leadership Award at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS press release.

Dot Richardson, MD, has been named the Citizen of the Year by the South Lake (Fla.) Chamber of Commerce, according to a report from The Daily Commercial.

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Frank B. Kelly Jr., MD, has received the Arthritis Foundation's first Hugh C. McLeod III, MD, Award of Excellence, according to a report in AAOS Now.

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