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Gilbert, Ariz.-based Valley Bone & Joint Specialists implemented technology designed for minimally invasive surgeries, ABC15 reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Christopher E. Birch, MD, joined Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Alta Orthopaedics, Noozhawk reports.

Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare, along with subsidiaries including Kalispell-based Flathead Physicians Group and Northwest Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, reached a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations the health system violated the False Claims Act.

Harel Deutsch, MD, is co-director of the Rush Spine Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. His practice focuses on spinal procedures, with a particular research interest in motion preservation.

Gurvinder Deol, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon at Wake Orthopaedics based in Raleigh, N.C. His practice focuses on minimally invasive spine surgery, and in 2016, he was president of the North Carolina Spine Society.

Natesh Parashurama, MD, PhD, is a former surgeon and current stem cell researcher. Dr. Parashurama is an assistant chemical and biological engineering professor at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.), where he builds 3D internal organs from human stem cells.

Vancouver, Canada-based University of British Columbia researchers identified gene signatures that predict spinal cord injury severity in an eLife study.

Marc P. Oliveri, DO, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Lancaster (Pa.) Orthopedic Group.

A data breach at Vancouver, Wash.-based Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery may have revealed the personal information of 2,800 employees and patients, The Columbian reports.

Here are 25 spine and neurosurgeons who recently received awards, promotions or made media appearances.