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Orthopedic surgeon Greg Hardin, MD, is suing Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, for allegedly directing patients away from his practice, the Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Inside Indiana Business reported June 24.
Physicians at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine performed the system's first kidney transplant procedure on an awake patient on May 24.
Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System appointed K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its chief medical information officer.
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San Francisco-based Dignity Health named Christina "Tina" Johnson, MD, as president of its Sacramento (Calif.) market.
Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., who was recently named president-elect of the American Medical Association, joined Becker's to discuss the importance of physician leadership and his vision as an AMA leader.
The American Medical Association named Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, Mich., president-elect.
The average annual salary for physicians surpasses the living wage in the majority of states, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is how the states and Washington, D.C., stack up.