Fourteen former patients of the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center have sued the Glen Burnie hospital and the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) in Baltimore Circuit Court, alleging that a doctor implanted counterfeit spinal fusion hardware during ...

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US Medical Innovations, a Takoma Park-based biomedical device manufacturing company, has introduced the Canady Hybrid Plasma Scalpel. The electrosurgical scalpel allows a surgeon to simultaneously cut and coagulate through tissue at a temperature of less than 98 degrees. This should ...

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What a Delaware man noticed when he woke up from surgery that has him filing suit.

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Rockville-based surgeon and practice medical director Dr. Sanjay Prasad has launched SurgiPrice LLC, which offers an online bidding platform for surgical care, the new company announced Tuesday. Via the SurgiPrice.com website, patients can receive data on physicians and facilities along ...

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A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a Salisbury cardiologist who implanted unnecessary heart stents in more than 100 patients at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Baltimore hospital and neurosurgery practice, saying they cannot be held liable for a surgeon’s alleged failure to obtain a patient’s informed consent before operating.

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Maryland health officials have closed a cosmetic surgery center after three patients who had liposuction developed severe infections, including one who subsequently died. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Wednesday ordered the closure of Monarch Med Spa ...

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WASHINGTON — Maryland health officials have closed a cosmetic surgery center after three patients who had liposuction developed severe infections, including one who subsequently died. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Wednesday ordered the closure of Monarch ...

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Dr. Sheri Slezak has been named chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Dr. James S. Gammie has been named chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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