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Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has opened a new location in Pasadena, Texas, according to a report by The Pasadena Citizen.

North American Spine Society announced that Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, has received the Henry Farfan Award.

North American Spine Society announced that Lawrence G.  Lenke, MD, has received the Leon Wiltse Award.

North American Spine Society announced that Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD, has received the David Selby Award.

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act starts on Thursday, which will require industry to report interactions with physicians, according to an American Medical Association news release.

Mark Murphy, MD, a neurosurgeon at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach has opened a second office at Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast, according to a report by The St. Augustine Record.

Novant Health Pinnacle Orthopedic Associates in Statesville, N.C., announced that it will add Michael Getter, MD, to its medical staff in August, according to a Salisbury Post report.

The Wall Street Journal recently covered a report showing the number of physicians opting out of Medicare in 2012 tripled from the previous three years.

Fadi Taher, MD, a surgical resident who trained at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, has received the 2013 Young Investigator Award from Spine for his research into radiation exposure during minimally invasive spine surgery.