Cuyuna Regional Medical Center - Crosby (Minn.) has recruited James Stokman, MD, to begin a practice as the area's only spine surgeon, according to The Pilot-Independent.
Dr. Stokman specializes in spinal decompression, spinal fusion and cervical disc replacement.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, he completed a residency at the University of Wisconsin Orthopedics and Rehabilitation in Madison and a spine fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C.
Dr. Stokman is partnering with orthopedics, interventional pain specialists, osteopaths and physical therapists to offer a holistic approach to treating patients.
Dr. Stokman began seeing patients at the hospital Sept. 9.