Spine

North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Ga., announced that on Aug. 20 its surgeons performed their first minimally invasive spine procedure using the Mazor robot, according to a North Fulton report.  

Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston has added Ryan S. Kitagawa, MD, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health announced that Maralyn Spittler has been named director of quality improvement at the Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Center at Buffalo General Medical Center.

Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Medical Associates announced the addition of James Metcalf, MD, to Progressive Neurosurgery of CMA in Ithaca, through a regional neuromedicine initiative with the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, according to a report by The Lansing Star.

The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga., announced that it has added Betsy H. Grunch, MD, to its medical staff.

The Sunshine Act has gone into effect, which means device companies will report on gifts and compensation individual physicians receive on a public website to launch September 2014, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Sonoran Spine Center locations in Arizona are collecting shoes for children in need, according to a report by The Glendale Star.

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San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., announced the establishment of a neuro-spine program, headquartered at San Juan Health Partners Neurosciences in Farmington.