Beaumont Health, Troy (Mich.) Hospital recently appointed spine surgeon Richard Easton, MD, chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery.
Three things to know:
1. Dr. Easton specializes in spinal fusion, degenerative disc disease and spinal deformities, among other conditions.
2. He was part of a group of spine surgeons featured in The Spine Journal in May for research on rates and risk factors associated with 90-day readmission after cervical spinal fusion.
3. Dr. Easton earned his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing and completed an orthopedic residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.