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SI N C E O P E N I N G I T S doors in 1999, Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) has been a leading name in providing comprehensive orthopedic care. With specialties including sports medicine, foot and ankle, hand and wrist, spine, and joint care, patients have always trusted SOS to offer high-quality care. PROVIDING JOINT REPLACEMENT PATIENTS A CHOICE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND BEYOND For patients in New York and throughout the country, total joint replacement is on the rise, specifically for hip and knee joints. As the demand for leading-edge orthopedic care increases, SOS physicians and staff — one of the largest specialty- trained joint replacement teams in the countr y — a re able to accommodate the growing need for joint replacement while meeting patients' expectations for excellence. Each of the eight joint replacement sur- geons on staff at SOS is fellowship-trained in joint replacement surgery, and many have made extensive contributions to orthopedic research. This evidence-based a nd comprehensive approach to ca re gives them a reputation that extends well beyond Central New York, with patients travelling from the Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier regions to seek care at SOS. "Our additional training has allowed us to build a large program for joint replacement patients over the last 25 years," says joint replacement surgeon Brett Greenky, MD, President of SOS. " We perform more than 3,000 joint replacements per year." BUILDING A JOINT REPLACEMENT LEGACY AT SOS Dr. Greenky works alongside his brother Seth Greenky, MD, orthopedic surgeon at SOS, and will soon welcome his nephew, Max Greenky, MD, to the team in August to join his father and uncle as a fellowship- tra ined joint replacement specia list. (See "Introducing Dr. Max Greenky to Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists.") "Our three younger physicia ns a re Dr. Ma x Green k y, Dr. Kev in Kopko, and Dr. Anthony Orio, and all three are amazingly talented," Dr. Brett Greenky says. "They're well-educated and highly skilled physicians establishing their joint replacement practices, and they are in the top of their class." Dr. Bret t Green k y u ses spor t s t o illustrate why the combination of expe- rienced physicians, such as himself, and specialty-trained younger physicians, such as his nephew, heightens their level of orthopedic care. "It's like managing a baseball team," he says. "If your shortstop or hitter are getting older, you've got to ma ke sure you're bringing on newer players. The SYR ACUSE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIAlISTS' ONE-DAY SURGERY CENTER OFFERS PATIENTS THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF AN OUTPATIENT FACIlIT Y COMBINED WITH THE E XPERTISE OF FEllOWSHIP-TR AINED SURGEONS AND NATIONAllY RECOGNIZED SUCCESS R ATES. at Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (L-R) Stephen Bogosian, MD, Anthony Orio, MD, Seth Greenky, MD, Michael Clarke, MD, Timothy Izant, MD, Brett Greenky, MD, Kevin Kopko, MD BY HILLARY EAMES Leading-Edge Joint Replacement Care 0 6