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Article: Grassley widens probe of U surgeon; The Iowa senator's investigation of doctor-company relationships now includes Fairview Hospitals and a device distributor.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 23, 2009
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Byline: JANET MOORE; STAFF WRITER
A prominent U.S. senator probing the financial ties between the head of spine surgery at the University of Minnesota and device giant Medtronic Inc. has broadened his inquiry to include Fairview Health Services and a distributor of spine surgery products in St. Louis Park.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent letters Tuesday to Mark Eustis, chief executive of Fairview Health Services, and Timothy Healy, head of Team Spine-Minnesota Inc., requesting information regarding their relationship with Dr. David Polly of the University of Minnesota's Medical School.
An internationally known spine surgeon, Polly has been a ...