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Alan Moelleken, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon serving patients at The Spine and Orthopedic Center, with locations in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Bakersfield and Oxnard, all in California.

CMS approved a new technology ICD-10 code for interbody fusion devices' nanotextured surface, according to pharmiweb.com.

Blaine, Minn.-based Inspired Spine held its first education conference on minimally invasive spine solutions.

The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation donated $1 million to Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, headquartered in Minneapolis.

Here are eight spine surgeons on the move in June 2016.

Sporting Club, U.S. Soccer and Children's Mercy Kansas City (Kan.) are constructing the National Training and Coaching Development Center in Kansas City, according to Sporting KC.

Betsy Nolan, MD, is a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at The University of Oklahoma in Norman, and she offers care for conditions of the shoulder at the Oklahoma Shoulder Center in Oklahoma City.

Consumer Reports released ratings of hospitals based on how patients fared during elective surgery as well as surgery outcomes. Consumer reports developed ratings for five of types of procedures: back surgery, hip replacements, knee replacements, angioplasty and carotid artery surgery.

William H. Warden III, MD, a sports medicine specialist, practices with Memorial Orthopaedic Surgical Group in Long Beach, Calif. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Arthroscopy Association of North America and American Medical Association.

Here are 17 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies over the past week.