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The National Arab American Medical Association has named anesthesiologist Rezik Sager, MD, of Houston, Texas, as executive secretary for 2012, according to a MarketWatch report.
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Donald Rubino, MD, FACOG, OB/GYN and vice president of the medical staff at Newton Medical Center, discussed the evolution of gynecological surgery in an interview with MD News.
Michon Villanueva is assistant director, accreditation services, for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Q: We are currently in the process of credentialing our new ambulatory surgery center. My providers are questioning whether or not, on days that anesthesia…