The highest-paid cardiologist in Houston, the most populated city in the South, earns $1,026,500 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. Cardiologists earn an average of $432,490 annually across the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here…
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Becker’s has reported on 23 physician practice closures in 2025: 1. Hoboken, N.J.-based Garden State Orthopedics, an orthopedic practice specializing in sports medicine, closed its office on Jan. 27 after more than 30 years in the area. The practice’s lease…
Anesthesia leaders face a diverse set of challenges in 2026 as the workforce shortage continues to shift across geographies, markets and practice settings. Melissa Croad, CRNA, APRN, president of the Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, recently joined Becker’s to discuss…
Residency has always been demanding. But today’s trainees face new stressors layered on top of old ones: EHR overload, reduced autonomy, economic pressure and social isolation. Traditional mental health models weren’t built for this — and residents are feeling the…
Feb 5, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Dr. Mickey Trockel
Director of Evidence Based Innovation for the Stanford University School of Medicine WellMD Center
Dr. Robert Flora
McLaren Health Care Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Jacinta Harman, MSW, LCSW
VP of Clinical Services, Marvin Behavioral Health
From expanding nurse anesthesia education and workforce capacity to building data-driven platforms and shaping systemwide perioperative strategy, anesthesia leaders across the country are driving change in how care is delivered and supported. Here are five anesthesia leaders making headlines this…
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Here are the 10 gastroenterology stories published by Becker’s that drew the most clicks this year: 10. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Borland Groover appointed four new C-suite leaders as part of a leadership restructuring aimed at positioning the organization for future growth.…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach, according to a Dec. 26 report from The HIPAA Journal. In October 2024, an unauthorized party accessed VisionPoint’s network,…