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Samuel Critides Jr., MD, a retired Navy commander, joined Sacred Heart Medical Group in Pensacola as a neurosurgeon, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.

Dean Karahalios, MD (NorthShore Neurological Institute, Evanston, Ill.). Dr. Karahalios specializes in treating back and neck pain and his subspecialty is complex spinal surgery. He has special clinical interests in image-guided surgery, minimally invasive techniques, spinal fusion techniques, artificial disc replacement…

Steven Mardjetko, MD (Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Morton Grove, Ill.). Dr. Mardjetko is a physician with Illinois Bone and Joint Institute and an assistant professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. He also serves…

Steven C. Ludwig, MD (University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore). Dr. Ludwig is an associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and chief of spine surgery in the department of orthopedics at the University of…

Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD (Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City). Dr. Qureshi is an assistant professor of spine surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics Surgery. He is also the chief…

Paul C. McCormick, MD (Columbia University Medical Center, New York City). Dr. McCormick is the medical director of the Columbia Presbyterian Spine Center and Herbert & Linda Gallen Professor of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University. He has a special interest…

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Michael J. Yaszemski, MD (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.). Dr. Yaszemski is the co-chair of the clinical trails oversight group at Mayo Clinic and on the editorial board for the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a spine surgeon at Mayo…

  Here are 13 key notes on spine and orthopedic device companies.

Joliet, Ill.-based Meridian Medical Associates added Dalip Pelinkovic, MD, to its physician team, as part of a joint venture with Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group.