OrthoCarolina Hip & Knee Center Selected as Host Site for Prestigious Travelling Fellowship The Knee Society's Pick Signifies Orthopedic Practice among Nation's Best In mid-May, Charlotte-based OrthoCarolina Hip & Knee Center announced its selection as a visitation site for The Knee Society's prestigious 2009 John N. Insall Travelling Fellowship, signifying the local orthopedic group is among the 12 leading joint replacement centers in North America. LYNNE JETER

CMC-University Focuses on Prostate Health for African-Americans CON Approval Needed for New Radiation Therapy Health Center The 130-bed Carolinas Medical Center-University has partnered with Radiation Oncology Centers of the Carolinas (ROCC) to propose the creation of a new multi-disciplinary health center that would combine, under one roof, all key aspects of diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. LYNNE JETER

NC Hospital Tapped as National Prostate Cancer Model Presbyterian Hospital Selected for Multidisciplinary Approach When Richard Reiling, MD, moved to Charlotte in early 2003 as medical director of the new Presbyterian Cancer Center, he was prepared to take the facility to the next level. But he was not prepared to become so intertwined with the program. LYNNE JETER

Marketing a Medical Practice in the Digital Age Charlotte Healthcare Marketing Professional Shares Insight With the Internet becoming one of the primary battlegrounds for recruiting new patients to cosmetic medical practices, marketers are working with an increasing number of these medical practices across the country to improve their online marketing. Charlotte Medical News spoke with Lou Amico, Charlotte-based owner of LA Management Company, a marketing and video production firm whose clients include Metrolina Plastic Surgery and Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology. Amico graciously shared insight on changes in healthcare marketing over the past three decades. LYNNE JETER

Urgent and Emergent Nation's Trauma & Emergency System Nears Breaking Point Congress is currently considering two pieces of legislation that many leaders in trauma care and emergency medicine consider a lifeline for their respective specialties. Without intervention, these professionals fear a time will come when a call for emergency care cannot be answered. CINDY SANDERS

Does The HIT Stimulus Money Mean Smooth Sailing – Or Rough Seas? The cheerleading is fast and furious. The federal government and various medical organizations continue to hail the nearly $19 billion health information technology portion of President Obama's economic stimulus as the catalyst needed to break down barriers to widespread use of electronic health records. Yet there's an undercurrent of caution among providers, HIT entrepreneurs and the popular media. SHARON H. FITZGERALD

William Porter, MD Growing up in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., William Porter knew one thing for certain. From an early age, he knew he didn't want to join the family landscaping business, even though he dearly loved his parents and siblings. LYNNE JETER