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Kurt Peterson, DO, has joined the team of specialists at Phoenix-based Advanced Fertility Care. 

James Luketich, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh Physicians have finalized a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed against them in September 2021.

Meg Arboleda, MD, Brianna Hitchner, DO, and Jona Lamphier, DO, will now practice at Hugh Chatham Health-Family Medicine and Obstetrics in Elkin, N.C., the Elkin Tribune reported March 1. 

Patricia Lopez Po, MD, and Xavier Muñoz, DO, have joined MDVIP, a membership-based healthcare network, as family medicine physicians. 

Becker's has reported on five physicians charged with fraud charges since Feb. 3:

Former Oklahoma City physician Harvey Jenkins has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and multiple drug offenses.

The U.S. may face a shortage of 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, and access to care in every specialty, and finding and retaining talented medical staff is a top priority for many ASC leaders. 

Shawn Walls, DO, has joined the team at Piedmont HealthCare Davie Internal Medicine in Statesville, N.C., Iredell Free News reported Feb. 27. 

Adam Guntharp, DO, has joined the team at Access Family Health Services' Nettleton (Miss.) Medical clinic, Monroe Journal reported Feb. 27. 

Li-Shei Lin, MD, will be joining the team at CCRM Fertility San Francisco in Menlo Park, Calif.