Courtney A. McNamara

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Courtney

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McNamara

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<p>Courtney McNamara, MD, is Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric hospital medicine, with a particular interest in resident education and mentorship.</p><p>In 2006, Dr. McNamara received her Bachelor of Science at James Madison University. She pursued her medical education at New York Medical College, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2010. She then came to CHAM for her postgraduate training, completing her pediatric residency in 2013.</p><p>Dr. McNamara&rsquo;s research focuses on improving the patient experience. She is a co-investigator in a grant funded project investigating communication with hospitalized patients with limited English proficiency, and her body of research includes quality improvement research studies focused on improving inpatient pediatric comfort and decreasing painful experiences. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and platform presentations.</p><p>Dr. McNamara is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2023, Dr. McNamara was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society.</p>

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Eric J. Mariuma

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Eric

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Mariuma

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Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.

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Dr. Mariuma's research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.

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<p>Eric J. Mariuma, MD is an attending physician in the neurology department at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma practices general neurology and is highly involved in the education of medical students, interns and residents. Dr. Mariuma is the Chief of Neurology Clinic at Wakefield Hospital and he serves as a preceptor for neurology residents in the neurology clinic at Jacobi Medical Center. Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of Stony Brook University. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society when he was a medical student at New York University School of Medicine, and he was the recipient of the Hippolyte M. Wertheim Award as a medical student. After graduating medical school, Dr. Mariuma had an internal medicine internship at Winthrop University Hospital, during which he received the intern of the year award. In 2009, he completed the Neurology Residency Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma completed his postgraduate training in 2010 at Montefiore with a fellowship in neurophysiology.</p><p>His research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. </p>

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Paul E. Levin

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Paul

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Levin

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<p>General orthopedics, nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures</p>

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<p>Patient/physician communication and patient autonomy</p>

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<p>&nbsp;</p>Paul E. Levin, MD, joined Montefiore and our Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2004 and is the Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopedics as well as the Director of the Department of Orthopedics, Moses Campus. At Einstein, he serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a board-certified orthopedic specialist with expertise in general orthopedics, the nonoperative management of musculoskeletal conditions, fracture surgery and complications of fractures.<br /><br />He received his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 1980 and completed his orthopedic residency at Montefiore in 1985. He subsequently completed a fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at the University of Texas and a second fellowship in fracture care at the Kantosspital in Basel, Switzerland.<br /><br />Dr. Levin teaches classes in bioethics and a course in Patients, Doctors and Communities, both of which focus on collaboration among patients and professionals regarding healthcare delivery. Known for exploring treatment options with his patients along with the desire to identify a strategy for successful care without surgical intervention, he has been called on to lecture on patient-clinician communication and surgical safety. Dr. Levin is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and chairman of the organization's Committee on Ethics and Lectures.<p>&nbsp;</p>

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Alan D. Legatt

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Alan

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Legatt

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<p>Dr. Legatt's clinical activities include intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, EEG-CCTV monitoring for epilepsy, and clinical EEG and evoked potential studies. His research interests include the analysis of EEG monitoring data, the subcomponent structure and generators of evoked potentials, new methods for analysis of evoked potential studies, evoked potential changes in patients with epilepsy, and techniques for intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Haut SR, Shinnar S, Legatt AD, O'Dell C, Moshe SL. The association between seizure clustering and status epilepticus in patients with intractable complex partial seizures. Epilepsia, 1999;40:1832-1834.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Kader A. Topography of the initial cortical component of the median nerve somatosensory evoked potential: relationship to central sulcus anatomy. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2000;17:321-325.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lado FA, Legatt AD, LaSala PA, Shinnar S. Alteration of the cortical motor map in a patient with intractable focal seizures. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiat 2002;72:811-814.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG. Motor evoked potential monitoring - It's about time (editorial). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:383-386.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Mechanisms of intraoperative brainstem auditory evoked potential changes. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:396-408.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Current practice of motor evoked potential monitoring: Results of a survey. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2002;19:454-460.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Ellen R. Grass Lecture: Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring. Amer J Electroneurodiagnostic Technol, 2004;44:222-243. Legatt AD.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Pathways of Hearing and Balance. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:350-360.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Lefebvre PP, Legatt AD. Assessment of Central Auditory Function. In: Van De Water T, Staecker H (Eds.), Basic Science Review for Otolaryngology. Thieme, New York, 2006:361-367.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. BAEPs in Surgery. In: Nuwer, M (Ed.) Intraoperative Monitoring of Neural Function. Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 8; Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2008:334-349.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Cherian K, Weidenheim K, Legatt A, Shifteh K, Abbott IR, Moshe <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>SL. Extensive apoptosis in a case of intractable infantile status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research, 2009;85:305-310.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Nuwer MR, Emerson RG, Galloway G, Legatt AD, Lopez J, Minahan R, Yamada T, Goodin DS, Armon C, Chaudhry V, Gronseth GS, Harden CL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Evidence-based guideline update: Intraoperative spinal monitoring with somatosensory and transcranial electrical motor evoked potentials: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society. Neurology, 2012; 78:585-589.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Fried SJ, Smith DM, Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Median nerve somatosensory evoked potential monitoring during carotid surgery: Does reference choice matter?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>J Clin Neurophysiol, 2014;31:55-57.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs). In: Aminoff M, Daroff R (Eds.),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2nd Edition. Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2014, volume 1, pp. 505-508.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Intraoperative Neurophysiology: Interactive Case Studies, (digital learning program on DVD-ROM), Demos Medical, New York, 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Brainstem auditory evoked potentials. In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Husain AM (Ed.), A Practical Approach to Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring, 2nd Edition. Demos Medical, New York, 2015:46-54.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD. Electrophysiologic auditory tests. In: Celesia GG, Hickock<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>G (Eds.), The Human Auditory System: Fundamental Organization And Clinical Disorders. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 3rd Series, Volume 129. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2015:289-311.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Nuwer MR, Emerson RG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Intraoperative monitoring of central neurophysiology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:833-866.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Rotenberg A, Pascual-Leone A, Legatt AD. Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Schomer DL, Lopes da Silva, FH (Eds.) Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Applications, and Related Fields, 7th Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2018:723-738.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD, Emerson RG, Epstein CM, MacDonald DB, Deletis V, Bravo RJ, L&oacute;pez JR. ACNS Guideline: Transcranial electrical stimulation motor evoked potential monitoring. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2016;33:42-50.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; text-indent: -22.5pt;">Legatt AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Electrophysiology of cranial nerve testing: Auditory nerve. J Clin Neurophysiol, 2018;35:25-38.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!--[endif]--></p>

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Roy G. Kulick

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<p>Dr Kulick is Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Service at Montefiore Medical Center. He has a special interest in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis,Dupuytren's disease nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He attended Cornell University Medical College, and trained at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and The Hospital For Special Surgery. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and holds the sub-specialy Certificate of Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand.</p>

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Reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren's disease, nerve compression including carpal tunnel syndrome

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<p>Roy G. Kulick, MD, Director of Hand and Upper Extremity surgery, specializes in reconstructive hand surgery, arthritis, Dupuytren&rsquo;s disease and nerve compression, including carpal tunnel syndrome. He is board certified and holds a Sub-Specialty Certificate of Added Qualification for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Kulick also serves as an Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Kulick received his bachelor&rsquo;s degree from New York University and his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center, an internship at St. Luke&rsquo;s-Roosevelt Hospital Center during his first year of residency, and a fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery.</p><p><em>New York</em> magazine has recognized Dr. Kulick as a &ldquo;Best Doctor&rdquo; in New York and America.</p>

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Jonathan D. Krystal

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<p>Degenerative diseases of the spine; spinal deformity; spinal trauma; injuries and infections of the spine and spinal cord</p>

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<p>Treatment options for degenerative diseases of the spine; pre- and post-operative pain management in spine surgery; minimizing blood loss and need for transfusion after spine surgery</p>

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<p>Jonathan Krystal, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedics at Montefiore in August 2017 as a spine surgeon and attending physician. He specializes in treating diseases of the spine.</p><p>Dr. Krystal earned his medical degree from University of Connecticut School of Medicine and completed a residency in orthopedics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He followed that with a fellowship in spine surgery at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia.</p><p>Dr. Krystal&rsquo;s research has focused on spinal diseases, particularly on the use of advanced technologies such as radiosurgery to treat them. He is a member American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Medical Association.</p>

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Jinu Kim

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Kim

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Neuroanesthesia, pediatric neuroanesthesia, pediatric scoliosis anesthesia, interventional neuroradiology

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Intraoperative thrombolysis during spine surgery, anesthesia for pituitary surgery, intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials

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<p>Jinu Kim, MD, is Chief, Neuroanesthesia and Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Kim&rsquo;s clinical focus is in neuroanesthesia, pediatric neuroanesthesia, pediatric scoliosis anesthesia and interventional neuroradiology.</p><p>In 1993, Dr. Kim received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College. He went to State University of New York Downstate Medical Center for his medical education, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1997. He began his postdoctoral training at New York University Hospital, completing his internship and general surgery residency in 2000. He later pursued his anesthesiology residency at Brookdale Hospital, completing it in 2007. He followed this with a neuroanesthesia fellowship at Roosevelt Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Kim&rsquo;s research focuses on intraoperative thrombolysis during spine surgery, anesthesia for pituitary surgery and intraoperative monitoring of motor-evoked potentials. He has published his research in peer-reviewed journals and books and has presented his work at national conferences.</p><p>Dr. Kim is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pediatric Anesthesiology, and is a member of several professional organizations including the Society of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care, the International Anesthesia Research Society and the American Society of Anesthesiology.</p>

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Mani D. Kahn

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Mani

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<p>Fracture repair of the pelvis and hip bone sockets; complex limb reconstruction; limb lengthening procedures; infected or failed fracture correction</p>

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<p>Enhancing the future of fracture care</p>

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<p></p>Mani Kahn, MD, is a board certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of injuries to the upper and lower extremities as well as to the pelvis. He has a particular interest in treating periarticular fractures, fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, performing complex limb reconstruction, and the correction of failed or infected fractures.<br /><br />Dr. Kahn attended the University of Maryland for his undergraduate degree, where he pursued research in biochemistry and was awarded several research fellowships, including the Rollinson Fellowship and the famed Howard Hughes Medical Institute's fellowship. He went on to obtain a Masters of Science in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown University. Dr. Kahn continued his studies at New York Medical College, where he obtained his Doctor of Medicine and Masters in Public Health. Dr. Kahn completed his residency training at Montefiore Medical Center. While a resident, he received two of the highest awards given to residents: the Anatomy Award and the Richard Selznick Memorial Research Award.<br /><br />Following his residency, Dr. Kahn continued his training at Duke University with a fellowship in trauma surgery, where he received an AOTrauma research fellowship. He was also privileged to continue his training with two sought-after traveling fellowships. Dr. Kahn received a travelling fellowship award in limb lengthening and reconstructive surgery, and he travelled across the country to work with the best limb reconstruction surgeons in the world. He was also selected as the recipient of the prestigious Jack McDaniel AO Travelling Fellowship, and studied under the guidance of Dr. Marcel Jakob at University of Basel Hospital in Switzerland.<br /><br />Dr. Kahn has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and has been invited as faculty in a national course for the training of residents in the principles of fracture care.<p></p>

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Christine Hung

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Alex S. Ha

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Ha&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the spine, with particular interests in adult spinal deformity, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, adult degenerative spine pathology, Scheuermann's kyphosis, congenital spine deformity, complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar revision surgeries, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spine herniation, and cervical and thoracic myelopathy and radiculopathy.</span>

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Ha&rsquo;s research focuses on prevention and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis, a common complication following adult spinal deformity surgery, as well as global spinal alignment in adult spinal deformity surgery.</span>

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<p>Alex S. Ha, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Ha&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the spine, with particular interests in adult spinal deformity, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, adult degenerative spine pathology, Scheuermann's kyphosis, congenital spine deformity, complex cervical, thoracic and lumbar revision surgeries, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spine herniation, and cervical and thoracic myelopathy and radiculopathy.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Science at New York University in 2010, Dr. Ha attended Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2015. He pursued his postdoctoral training at Columbia University Medical Center, completing an internship in general surgery in 2016, followed by a residency in orthopedic surgery in 2020 and a clinical fellowship in adult and pediatric comprehensive spine surgery in 2021 under Drs. Lenke, Riew and Lehman.</p><p>Dr. Ha&rsquo;s research focuses on prevention and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis, a common complication following adult spinal deformity surgery, as well as global spinal alignment in adult spinal deformity surgery. He has shared his work through many peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts and podium presentations at national and international conferences.</p><p>Dr. Ha is a member of the North American Spine Society and AO Spine North America.</p>

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