Here are five points:
1. Dr. Rasskazoff is the medical center’s only neurosurgeon.
2. He joined the hospital staff in April and is leaving for another opportunity.
3. A Samaritan Medical Center spokesperson said they planned to hire neurosurgeon Michelle Bahn, MD, at the beginning of 2018, but she chose to pursue other offers.
4. The medical center reinvigorated its neurosurgery offering in 2013, investing $1 million-plus in neurosurgery equipment.
5. Dr. Rasskazoff completed his neurosurgery residency at University of Manitoba in Canada.
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