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Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 11 20 Spine Specialists on the Move By Anuja Vaidya Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers announced the addition of Mir H. Ali, MD, to its medical staff. chief scientific officer of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System, before which he served as chief of neurosurgery at Nashville (Tenn.) VA Medical Center. Woodland (Calif.) Healthcare announced the addition of Dennis Meredith, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, to its medical staff. Long Island Spine Specialists in Commack, N.Y., announced the addition of Christopher Frendo, DO, to its medical staff. Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Ariz., announced the addition of Terrence Crowder, MD, to its medical staff. Ezriel Kornel, MD, recently opened an office in Fishkill, N.Y. Johnny Delashaw Jr., MD, a neurosurgeon, is reopening his practice at the Kirkpatrick Family Care clinic in Longview, Wash. University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center named James C. Metcalf Jr., MD, assistant professor of neurosurgery and announced that he will provide care at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y. Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers announced the addition of Rebecca Kuo, MD, to its medical staff. St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., announced the addition of Rick Madhok, MD, to its medical staff. Aury Nagy, MD, announced the opening of his practice — Nevada Brain & Spine Care — with offices in Las Vegas, Henderson, Nev., and Bullhead City, Ariz. Agostino Visioni, MD, a neurosurgeon with Annapolis-based Maryland Brain and Spine, is opening an office in La Plata, Md. Robert J. Weil, MD, has been named chief medical executive for the northeast region and associate Resurgens Orthopaedics, based in Atlanta, added orthopedic spine surgeon Bennett Grimm, MD, to its team. Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., announced the addition of Charles W. Kanaly, MD, of the Rhode Island Neurosurgical Institute in Providence, to its medical staff. Bothell, Wash.-based Spine Institute Northwest announced the addition of Dawei Lu, MD, to its medical staff. Southlake-based Spine Team Texas announced the addition of Thurston McMillen, MD, to its medical staff. H. Dennis Mollman, MD, joined SLUCare — The Physicians of Saint Louis University, which is the clinical arm for the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Mid-America Orthopedics in Wichita, Kan., will begin to offer spine surgery next summer after adding orthopedic spine surgeon Thomas Nienke, DO. Lexington (Ky.) Clinic at Saint Joseph Office Park added Gabriel H. Phillips, MD, to its medical staff. Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, appointed Jeffrey R. Leonard, MD, chief of neurosurgery. n YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE MORE REVENUE! Call the Expert in Revenue Optimization Billing | Coding Coding Reviews Managed Care Contracting Revenue Cycle Audits Fee Schedule Analysis Providing Custom Solutions Experts in Customized Revenue Optimization www.smpsd.com | 605.444.8207 | info@smpsd.com