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Alpesh Patel, MD, is director of the spine surgery fellowship and co-director of the Northwestern Spine Center at Chicago-based Northwestern University School of Medicine.

Royal Biologics is an orthobiologics company focused on regenerative cellular technology.

Jocelyn Idema, DO, is an orthopedic spine surgeon serving the greater South Hills of Pittsburgh and Washington, Pa., areas.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films in Braunschweig, Germany, developed a method to 3D-print patient-specific and stable plastic bone implants, according to 3D Printing Media Network.

OrthoIllinois, based in Alogonquin, welcomed Tom Stanley, MD.

Harpreet S. Bawa, MD, joined Van Nuys-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Bawa will practice at the group's Thousand Oaks, Calif., location, the VC Star reports.

Robert Masson, MD, is founder and medical director of Ocoee, Fla.-based Masson Spine Institute. Throughout his career, Dr. Masson has performed more than 13,000 microsurgical procedures and 2,000 cervical arthroplasties.

Charles Gordon, MD, CEO of Tyler, Texas-based Precision Spine Care, is a board-certified neurosurgeon and founder of the Texas Spine & Joint Hospital in Tyler. Throughout his career, Dr. Gordon has remained on the cutting edge of clinical and business…

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Christian A. Guier, MD, joined the Orthopedic Institute of Santa Barbara (Calif.), according to Noozhawk.com.

Jesse Even, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Irving, Texas-based TMI Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery. He also serves as an orthopedic and spine surgery consultant for the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars.