Jun 12, 2015 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
Courtland G. Lewis, MD completed six years of service representing AAHKS in the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates this week. Our delegate’s leadership and reputation led to Dr. Lewis being appointed to Chair of the AMA Reference Committee G, which...
Jun 12, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy, In the News
The first hand surgeon to serve as president of the American Medical Association (AMA), will take office in June 2016. The AMA announced the election of Andrew W. Gurman, MD of Hollidaysburg, Pa. as its president-elect at their Annual Meeting on June 9, 2015. Other...
Jun 12, 2015 | Annual Meeting
The Orthopaedic Team Course will take place on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel prior to the AAHKS Annual Meeting program. Attendees can choose to attend only the course or to attend the course and Annual Meeting program as well. This course has...
Jun 12, 2015 | AAHKS Leadership, In the News
AAHKS Past President Carlos J. Lavernia, MD, FAAOS, was featured in the Latin Post article “Multicultural Communities Resistant to Orthopedic Surgery.” Dr. Lavernia addressed the cultural issues that may explain why Latino and African-American patients receive...
Jun 5, 2015 | In the News, Legislation
The U.S. House has tentative plans to take up HR 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act that would repeal the medical device tax in June. In addition an op-ed calling for repeal of the device tax appeared in the influential The Hill newspaper, while the Florida...