National cardiovascular platform Cardiovascular Logistics has appointed Gary Kirsch, MD, as chairman of its board of directors. According to a Jan. 5 news release, Dr. Kirsch, a urologist, previously ...

The South has become the epicenter of ASC growth, and major operators are increasingly treating the region not as a secondary market but as the next strategic frontier. Steve Hockert, chief ...

Here are 10 recent ASC leadership appointments to watch in 2026: 1. Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners named Mark Langston as CEO, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Langston previously served as chief ...

The use of desflurane, a common anesthetic, has been on the decline in recent years as healthcare institutions have begun to sunset it in response to environmental concerns, Inside Climate News ...

Independent physician groups continued to disappear into larger health systems and corporate platforms in 2025. Here are five independent physician groups Becker’s has reported on in the last year. 1.

Solara Surgical is shifting its growth playbook as independent physician partnership opportunities shrink. Steve Hockert, chief development officer at the Southlake, Texas-based ASC developer, joined ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing has received continued accreditation of 10 years of its nurse anesthesia program.  The program, which launched in 2020, has graduated ...

Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD, completed his 900th robotic heart surgery in December.  Robotic procedures that Dr. Liao and his team perform include mitral valve repair and replacement, tricuspid valve repair ...

Cardiology has been at the center of several significant developments in patient-centered technological developments and clinical breakthroughs. In a Jan. 5 report published in BW Healthcare World, ...

Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network has added Yasmeen Obeidat, MD, to its staff. Dr. Obeidat is a gastroenterologist who provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for digestive system ...

Mandy Gerlach, COO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida’s Outpatient Services, joined Becker’s to discuss how her team builds a culture where every employee feels empowered to ...

Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners named Mark Langston as CEO, effective Jan. 5. Mr. Langston previously served as chief development officer at Compass, which partners with physicians and ...