Amedica Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected B. Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 30, 2014. Dr. Bal has served as a member of Amedica's Board of Directors since February 2012, and as its Chairman since August 20, 2014. Dr. Bal succeeds Eric K. Olson as President and Chief Executive Officer of Amedica effective September 30, 2014.

Dr. Bal is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri, Columbia, specializing in joint replacement surgery.