Governor Picks 2 for Pain Management Advisory Committee

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has announced the appointment of Dr. Marie Atkinson, of Royal Oak, and Dr. Robert Noiva, of Rochester, to the Advisory Committee on Pain and Symptom Management.The committee, created in 1998, is made up of representatives from many of the state's health professional boards. The eight members are charged with addressing issues relating to pain and symptom management.Atkinson will represent Wayne State University School of Medicine, where she is a physician and assistant professor of neurology.Atkinson also is the creator and co-coordinator of an exchange program wi...