Here are 12 spine and orthopedic surgeons who have joined new practices since the beginning of July:
1. David Deliberato, DO, joined Boca Raton, Fla.-based Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group.
2. Bassel Diebo, MD, joined University Orthopedics’ Center for Spine Health at its East Providence, Johnston and Cranston, R.I., locations.
3. David Vecchione, MD, joined Spine & Orthopedic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
4. Plinio Caldera, MD, joined the orthopedics team at Uvalde (Texas) Medical and Surgical Associates.
5. J. Patrick Johnson, MD, joined DISC Sports and Spine Center to launch the practice's Marina del Rey, Calif., surgery center.
6. Neurosurgeon Ranjit Ganguly, MD, joined OrthoNeuro and will work across three of the practice's locations.
7. Orthopedic surgeon Preetinder Bhullar, MD, joined Warren, Mich.-based Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics Spine and Pain Specialists.
8. Spinal neurosurgeon Juan Mejia Munne, MD, joined Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine.
9. Timothy Iorio, MD, joined Highland Advanced Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Hillsboro, Ohio.
10. David Lewis, MD, joined Mercy Health-The Neuroscience Institute, St. Luke's in Maumee, Ohio.
11. Brian Hoeflinger, MD, joined Mercy Health-The Neuroscience Institute, St. Luke's in Maumee, Ohio.
12. Wayne Bruffett, MD, joined Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in the UAMS College of Medicine's department of orthopedic surgery.