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Lynn Red Hook, NY

" It is now 4 months since my surgery and I feel like 41 not 61!!! Thank you and again your staff from housekeeping to the top were wonderful!"

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Paulette Brooklyn, NY spine Image Spinal Stenosis
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Jesse New York, NY spine Image Spinal Stenosis
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Diane Richboro, PA knee Image Knee Revision Surgery
Laurel K. Middletown, NJ

"From the moment I became Andrew Sama's patient, my life took a turn for the better. I became a patient of an entire body of caregivers, educators, and professionals. "

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Maxime Amsterdam, Netherlands hip Image Broken Pelvis
Lora New York, NY

"My game is not a sport. It's the game of life. I have an autoimmune disease called myositis. My treatment includes oral prednisone and monthly infusions of IVIG. When I first got sick almost 20 years ago I was 44. I was an elementary school teacher but had to leave due to extreme weakness in my arms and legs. I could barely walk or bathe myself. I refused to just give in to the disease and view my life as over. "

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Joanne Northport, NY knee Image Torn Meniscus
Paul Miller Place, NY

"At a dance I tripped on a chair, fell on my left side, and my left femur separated from my hip. Being in much pain, the local fire department took me to a nearby hospital in Long Island where I was operated on the next day for a partial hip replacement. Everything was going great but after five weeks I developed a staph infection that put me back in the hospital for 25 days. The prosthesis was removed, I was on intravenous antibiotics for eight weeks and spent the next eight months in a wheelchair."

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Roseanne Florham Park, NJ

"I had a wonderful experience. I had been suffering with a 'frozen shoulder' for nearly 9 months. I received prompt and courteous attention from Dr. Altchek and his staff at all times and would highly recommend their services."

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Miguel New York, NY spine Image Spine Fusion
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Matthew New York, NY foot Image Foot Injury/Condition