He was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital after a blood clot complicated a slipped disc and underwent successful back surgery.

The Atlanta Hawks say All-Star center Al Horford has undergone successful .

Fuster made news in 2006 when he managed a patient who underwent successful combined heart and lung transplant, which New York Magazine named one of the year's "11 medical marvels".

During the summer of 2006, Spezza underwent successful back surgery.

Former President George H.W. Bush, 82, has undergone successful right hip replacement surgery, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said Thursday.