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Please join the Department of Neurosurgery in congratulating our faculty members on their recent, well-deserved promotions!<\/p>\n

Michael McGinity, MD \u2013 promoted to Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Fassil Mesfin, MD \u2013 promoted to Professor<\/p>\n

Alexander Papanastassiou, MD \u2013 promoted to Professor<\/p>\n

We celebrate their achievements and are proud of their commitment to patient care, research, and education.<\/p>\n

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Please join the Department of Neurosurgery in congratulating our faculty members on their recent, well-deserved promotions! 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