The Sarasota Memorial Health Care System recently added two Sarasota surgeons to its First Physician Group network. John Nora, M.D., and Russell Novak, M.D., officially joined the health system’s network of primary and specialty physicians this week. Board-certified general surgeons, Drs. Nora and Novak have been in private practice at Sarasota Surgical Associates for 28 years and 31 years, respectively. They specialize in a range of minimally invasive laparoscopic, robotic and traditional surgical treatments for diseases and conditions of the abdomen, breast and soft tissues, including gastrointestinal surgery, breast surgery, hernia surgery and thyroid surgery.