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Labral Tears: Testing & Treatment
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No Surprises Act Offers New Billing Protections
The No Surprises Act (NSA), now in effect, establishes new federal protections against surprise medical bills that are incurred during […]
Congratulations to WOSM’s many Washingtonian Top Docs for 2021
Congratulations to our Washingtonian Top Docs for 2021: Richard W. Barth, Marc D. Connell, John Klimkiewicz, Edward G. Magur, J. […]
SMART Therapist and WOSM Physicians collaborate on research
SMART Therapist Sarah (Wilson) Doerrer PhD, OTR/L,CHT, CLT and WOSM physicians Richard W. Barth MD and David P. Moss MD […]
Richard Barth, M.D. and David Moss, M.D. presented on hand, wrist and elbow problems
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, The Gildenhorn Institute of Bone and Joint Health hosted a free, informative webinar on Arthritis […]