Here are 10 spine surgeons who recently joined new practices or hospitals.
Orthopedic spine surgeon Mark Dekutoski, MD, joined The CORE Institute in Phoenix after previously practicing with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Tristate Pain and Neurosurgery Institute in Mohave County, Ariz., welcomed neurosurgeon Yevgeniy Khavkin, MD, who previously served as the director of neurological services at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Neurosurgeon Melisa Macias, MD, joined Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Health System and has a special interest in minimally invasive spine procedures.
Jory Richman, MD, an orthopedic surgery with a special interest in spinal procedures, joined the orthopedic practice of Kumar Amin, MD, in Ohio after serving as division chief of orthopedic surgery at UPMC Mercy.
Connor Telles, MD, joined the orthopedic team at Sierra Pacific Orthopedics in Fresno, Calif., after completing a fellowship in spine surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif.
Lewes, Del.-based Cape Orthopedics welcomed spine specialist Ronald Wisneski, MD, who earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine.
Usman Zahir, MD, joined MedStar St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Md., as a full time orthopedic spine surgeon after completing a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore Medical Center and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Neurosurgeons Edward Zampella, MD, Jonathan Baskin, MD, and Jay Young Chun, MD, joined the Summit Medical Group staff. Dr. Zampella is the president of the medical staff and attending neurosurgeon at Summit's Overlook Medical Center; Dr. Baskin is a neurosurgeon with Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists; and Dr. Chun is the director for neurotrauma at Morristown Memorial Medical Center.
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