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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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Mark Bordentown, NJ spine Image Spine Injury/Condition
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Hilary Scarsdale, NY hip Image Hip Resurfacing
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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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Meghan Bridgewater, NJ leg Image Cerebral Palsy (CP)
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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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William East Quogue, NY

"This commendation goes to the team effort of three specific individuals that made it possible for me to continue to walk and live a normal unrestricted life. It started with the keen skills of Dr. Brian Halpern who instantly recognized that my sudden onset of shin splints was a serious lower back problem that had developed. I was training at 65 to take my first vacation in years to go climbing in the Alps."

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Stephanie Hamden, CT

"About a year and a half ago, I was having trouble with my left knee. Feeling very frustrated I decided to turn to the Internet. I looked up “top orthopedic doctors” and found Hospital for Special Surgery and Dr. David Mayman. After reviewing my case Dr. Mayman agreed to see me."

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Joanne Northport, NY knee Image Torn Meniscus