Ophthalmologist Dipak Panigrahi, MD, has joined the leadership team of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, based in Bethesda, Md., according to a news release (pdf).
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Ophthalmologist Kevin Merkley, MD, has joined The University of Texas Medical Branch Health Eye Center, according to a news release.
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