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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an ENT from Flint, Mich. was named the American Medical Association's chair of the board of trustees.

At least 6 percent of physicians in five specialties have a net worth of more than $5 million, according to Medscape's Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2021.

Eben Rosenthal, MD, was named chair of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center's department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, according to a June 11 news release. 

An ENT who served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and nine more physicians to know:

The percentage of ASC specialists that saw a net worth above $5 million and under $500,000 declined in the past year, according to Medcape's Physician Wealth & Debt Reports from 2021 and 2020.

West Virginia was named the worst state for physicians to practice twice in the past five years by Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice reports from 2017-21.

Only 1 percent of gastroenterologists have a net worth under $500,000, according to Medcape's Physician Wealth & 

Clinical communication company PerfectServe on June 9 introduced Rodrigo Martínez, MD, as the company's first chief medical officer.

Minnesota has been the top state for physicians to practice for the past four out of five years, according to a Medscape report examining compensation, practice conditions and quality of life across the U.S.

The number of ASCs is growing across the U.S. as patients and payers demand more outpatient surgery.