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10 SPINE SURGEONS State-by-state breakdown of spine, neurosurgeon moves in 2019 By Laura Dyrda Here is every spine or neurosurgeon move from 2019: Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham named Steven eiss, MD, chairman of the depart- ment of orthopedics. Arkansas Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) hired Ken Foxx, MD, and Kate Foxx, MD. Washington Regional Medical Center's Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Fayetteville welcomed Brent Peterson, DO, and Daniel Shepherd, MD, to its team. e University of Arkansas for Medical Sci- ences in Little Rock welcomed neurosurgeon omas Whitfield Morris III, MD, to its staff. California Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., named Kevin Shae, MD, the Chambers-Okamura Endowed Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics. ousand Oaks-based California Institute of Neuroscience welcomed Ha Son Nguyen, MD, a neurosurgeon. Saqib Hasan, MD, joined Webster Orthope- dics in Oakland, Calif. Colorado Domenic Esposito, MD, joined Durango, Co- lo.-based Animas Orthopedic Associates. Former chairman of Laser Spine Institute Michael Weiss, MD, PhD, joined SpineOne, a practice based in Lone Tree, Colo., as chief of surgical operations. Connecticut Neurosurgeon Mark Hornyak, MD, joined e William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., and the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute in Norwich. Neurosurgeon Mohamad Khaled, MD, also joined Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neurosci- ence Institute, seeing patients at the Hartford and Enfield, Conn., locations. Delaware Dawn Tartaglione, DO, a neurosurgeon, joined Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Neuro- surgery as medical director. Bayhealth Neurosurgery also hired Amit Goyal, MD. Florida omas J. Errico, MD, joined Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Morgan Lorio, MD, joined Advanced Ortho- pedics, a practice that serves south and cen- tral Florida. Spine surgeon Brandon Cook, MD, joined Orthopaedic Associates in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Phoenix Spine & Joint welcomed Bruce Moffatt, MD, to its staff. Georgia Arthritis Total Joint Specialists in Lawrencev- ille, Ga., welcomed Robert Wood, MD. Spine surgeon Keith Osborn, MD, joined Cummings, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Orthopaedic Institute. Former Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Insti- tute surgeon Reginald Davis, MD, joined Bio- Spine Institute in Tampa. Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of Amer- ica welcomed spine surgeons Stefan Prada, MD, Keith Girton, MD, and Brett Menmuir, MD, all of whom previously practiced at Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute. omas Niemeier, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, joined Optim Orthopedics in Sa- vannah, Ga. Hawaii Wailuku, Hawaii-based Maui Health System added two neurosurgeons: Joe Ulloth, MD, and Christopher Taleghani, MD. Illinois Springfield-based e Orthopedic Center of Illinois welcomed Varun Sharma, MD. Scott Urch, MD, joined the medical team at HSHS Medical Group in Springfield, Ill. Indiana Indianapolis-based IU Health appointed Shelly Timmons, MD, PhD, head of the neu- rosurgery department. Iowa Huy Trinh, MD, retired from his practice at Council Bluffs, Iowa-based Miller Orthope- dic Specialists. Maryland Neurosurgeon Jared J. Marks, MD, joined Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. Greenbelt, Md.-based Advanced Pain Medi- cine Institute Orthopaedic, Sports Health & Regenerative Medicine recently added Said Oman, MD. Maine Spine surgeon Mats Agren, MD, joined Lew- iston, Maine-based St. Mary's Health System. Neurosurgeon Michael Cohen, MD, joined Northern Light Neurosurgery and Spine in Bangor, Maine. Massachusetts Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth (Mass.) welcomed Aubrey Okpaku, MD, to its spine care and neurosurgery center in Plymouth. Orthopedic spine surgeon Aaron Beck, MD, joined Plymouth (Mass.) Bay Orthopedic As- sociates. Michigan Mark Warner, MD, resigned his post at Sher- idan (Mich.) Community Hospital one year aer joining. Neurosurgeon Timothy Spencer, DO, joined Mount Pleasant, Mich.-based McLaren Cen- tral Michigan. Southfield, Mich.-based Michigan Health & Spine Institute welcomed Ratnesh Mehra, DO, to the neurosurgical team. Minnesota Mark Ghaida, MD, joined Crookston, Minn.- based RiverView Health. Mississippi Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems welcomed orthopedic spine surgeon Edward Smith, MD. Missouri Washington University School of Medicine