Leadership

Eric Mehlberg, MD, is a board-certified anesthesiologist specializing in pain medicine at Comprehensive Pain Specialists in Golden, Colo. Dr. Mehlberg will serve on the panel "How to Build an Integrated Pain Practice" at Becker's 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain…

Mick Perez-Cruet, MD, serves as professor and vice chair of the department of neurosurgery at Oakland (Calif.) University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Dr. Perez-Cruet will serve on the panel "Best Investments for Spine Surgeons Today" and "The Next Five…

Sheila Thompson, RN, serves as practice administrator at Edina, Minn.-based Twin Cities Pain Clinic and Surgery Center. Ms. Thompson will serve on the panel "The New Work-Life Balance: Best Ideas to Meet Staff and Physician Needs" at Becker's 19th Annual…

Ernest Braxton, MD, serves as a board-certified neurosurgeon at Vail, Colo.-based Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery. Dr. Braxton will serve on the panels "Minimally Invasive Complex Spine: Big Trends and Concepts," "Technology Revolutionizing Spine, Orthopedics Today," "Where Artificial Disc Technology is…

Harel Deutsch, MD, serves as co-director of Rush Spine Center at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Deutsch will serve on the panels "Spinal Robots: Current Trends and Outlook for the Future" and "Direct-to-Employer Contracting 101: Strategies to Ink Valuable…

Jared Langus serves as principal at ECG Management Consultants. Mr. Langus will serve on the panel "How to Make the Most Out of an ASC Transaction" at Becker's 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference. As part of…

Physician Partners, a primary care physician group in Tampa, Fla., has appointed Jim Harris, an entrepreneur and CEO and managing partner of Archipelago Companies, to its board of directors.

In a recent Becker's Healthcare Podcast episode, we were joined by Chris Bishop, CEO, Regent Surgical Health to discuss what is going on in the movement of ambulatory, including hospitals and surgery centers, and why hospitals are so focused on their…

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The field of orthopedic surgery is full of aspiring leaders, but the path to that goal isn't always clear.