Neurosurgeon Anthony Jabre, MD, will head the growing Bay Pines (Fla.) VA Healthcare System's spine care program at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center.
Here are five points:
1. With nearly 30 years of experience in public and private healthcare, Dr. Jabre has started seeing patients.
2. Before working for Bay Pines, Dr. Jabre was an attending neurosurgeon for the VA Boston Healthcare System.
3. Dr. Jabre will perform surgeries for patients with degenerative disc disease.
4. After receiving his medical degree from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, Dr. Jabre completed a neurosurgical residency at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals.
5. He also did neurosurgical fellowships at the National Hospital in London, England and University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.
"I really see our spine surgery program as icing on the cake for our pain program here at Bay Pines," said Dominique A. Thuriere, MD, chief of staff of Bay Pines Healthcare System.