Dr. Sabatino Bianco concentrates on cauterizing tissue in the neck of Becky Barr to implant the first stainless-steel cervical disk replacement in East Texas on Wednesday at Mother Frances Hospital. Bianco, a highly-trained neurosurgeon, joined Mother Frances in August, and since has performed two breakthrough surgeries in the region. Photo: Jaime R. Carrero/Tyler Morning Telegraph
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