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Gary S. Shapiro, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, a practice with 20 locations in the Chicago area. His clinical interests focus on disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.

Piscataway, N.J.-based Rutgers Athletics, of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., is working to raise $100 million, according to The Daily Targum.

Here are three spine surgeons in the news this week.

Here are four orthopedic surgeons in the news this week.

Malden, Mass.-based SpineFrontier improved its MISquito Percutaneous Pedicle Screw System.

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, will hold onto his position for now, according to The Washington Post.

The global interventional spine devices market is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to a Technavio analysis.

Researchers at University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, both based in Australia, are jumpstarting a clinical trial for spinal cord injury treatment, according to Medical Xpress.

President Donald Trump took the oath of office earlier today and made several promises in his three minute speech, but did not touch on healthcare, according to a transcript published in The Washington Post.

Here are 20 statistics on physician bias by the physician's age, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyle Report 2017: Race and Ethnicity, Bias and Burnout.