Frederick Azar, MD

Frederick M. Azar, MD, is president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Azar is chief of staff at the Campbell Clinic, and a professor and director of the sports medicine fellowship program in the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic department of orthopaedic surgery.

Posts by Frederick Azar, MD

Hospitals

Congress needs to repeal the SGR once and for all with new bill

After five years of slow growth, health costs are expected to rise as much as 6.8 percent next year. This forecast is sure to energize Washington lawmakers who have long sought to slash health spending, particularly within Medicare. Efforts to cut Medicare have typically focused on the quantity and cost of treatment, with little regard […]