MDNews - Long Island

RELYING ON THE E XPERTISE OF ITS MANY SUBSPECIALISTS, ORLIN & COHEN ORTHOPEDIC GROUP IS BUILDING OUT ITS URGENT CARE AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGR AMS AND CRE ATING A NE W HAND CENTER TO BE T TER SERVE PATIENTS. FOR T HE PA S T 23 Y E A R S, Orl i n & Cohen Orthopedic Group has done much to cha nge t he face of or t hopedics on Long Isla nd. It is eager to continue on this path for the nex t two decades. "Our key focus is improving access t o s u b s p e c i a l t y c a r e ," s a y s C r a i g Levitz, MD, Director of the Or thopedic Ho s pit a l a t Nor t hw e l l He a lt h a n d Medica l Director of the Orlin & Cohen O r t hop e d ic G r oup. " D ent i s t r y h a s ta ken this approach for yea rs, which is why you visit endodontists for root ca na ls a nd or t hodontists for braces. We've a lways used the sa me approach for or thopedics." Like most of the physicia ns at Orlin & Cohen, Dr. Levitz per forms a sma ll va riet y of procedures, but he does so at a hig h volume. This intense focus on speci f ic a rea s of t he body a l lows Dr. Levitz a nd other members of Orlin & Cohen to diag nose a nd treat patients quick ly a nd with high success rates. "I only do rotator cuff a nd labrum procedures in the shoulder, meniscus and cartilage transplant procedures in the knee, and Tommy John procedures in the elbow — that's my entire practice," Dr. Levitz says. "We have other specialists who cover hands and forearms, shoulder placements, and so on. We really com- partmentalize orthopedics, which has allowed us to grow across Nassau County and expand into Suffolk County and soon to Queens." ORLIN & COHEN ORTHOPEDIC GROUP Expands Care and Convenience for Patients BY JOSH GARCIA Craig Levitz, MD, Director of the Orthopedic Hospital at Northwell Health and Medical Director of the Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group, consults with his patient. 0 6 0 6❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R F E A T U R E

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