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Meet the Team SY R ACUSE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIA LISTS (SOS) delivers comprehensive orthopedic care to the Syracuse area. To accommodate high volumes of patients who have hand or wrist injuries or conditions, SOS built a subspecialty team devoted to such patients. "Our hand and wrist team is extremely busy — we perform more hand surgeries than any other procedures at Specialists One-day Surgery," says John F. Fatti, MD, President of Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists. "To meet the needs of the community, we've constructed a team of five full- time surgeons who specialize in conditions of the hand and wrist. In September, we're bolstering the team with another specialist who is completing an upper-extremity fellowship." THE SOS HAND AND WRIST SPECIALISTS + Nathan G. Everding, MD + John F. Fatti, MD + J. Alan Lemley, MD + Daniel J. Murphy, MD + Walter H. Short, MD + Michael G. Fitzgerald, MD (joining in September) WELCOMING DR. FITZGER ALD The addition of Dr. Fitzgerald in September adds another fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon to the SOS team. Dr. Fitzgerald specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of upper-extremity conditions, including: + Arthritis + Ligamentous injuries + Nerveœcompression disorders + Soft tissue disorders + Tendinopathy + Trauma After completing a fellowship at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis, Dr. Fitzgerald will join SOS and treat all disorders affecting the anatomy between the shoulders and the fingertips in both adults and children. M a n y r o u t i n e h a n d a n d w r i s t procedures ca n be per for med dur ing of f ice v isit s at SOS ' Ha nd a nd Wr ist Center, located in the Dewitt Clinic on Widewaters Pa rk way a nd ot her a rea SOS locat ion s , but Speci a l i s t s One - day Surger y ensures that patients who require surger y have easy access to safe, convenient a nd a ffordable ca re. Specia lists One-day Surger y, a free- standing ambulator y surger y center, is a space dedicated to outpatient orthopedic su r ger y. Si nce open i n g i n 20 02 , t he facility has grown from four outpatient a nd t wo pa i n ma na gement room s t o si x out patient su rger y room s, a pa i n ma nagement suite, a n expa nded acute recover y room a nd pha se II recover y a rea , pre- a nd post-op a rea s, wa iting rooms, a dedicated entr y, a nd a la rger, easily accessible pa rking lot. " W e ' v e p e r f o r m e d m o r e t h a n 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 o p e r a t i o n s a t S p e c i a l i s t s One-day Surger y since it opened," says John F. Fatti, MD, President of Syracuse Or thopedic Specia lists. " There's a tre- mendous sense of pride that comes from being pa r t of a la rge, growing orga niza- tion t hat ser ves t he needs of Centra l New York." Specia lists One-day Surger y is a criti- ca l component of or thopedic ca re in the region. Nearly 60 orthopedic procedures a re performed there ever y day. EMPHASIS ON TEAM W h i le t he fa ci l it y w a s de si g ned for patient convenience, the medica l tea m wa s a ssembled to deliver t he hig hest sta nda rd of or thopedic surg ica l ca re. B e c a u s e or t h op e d i c s u r ge r y i s t h e focus at Specia lists One-day Surger y, ever yone — from front desk personnel to operating room reg istered nurses to postoperative reg istered nurses — spe- cia lizes in some aspect of the discipline. "Because we only perform or thopedic surger y at Specia lists One-day Surger y, we do not have to compete w ith other specia lties for operating room time," Dr. Everding says. " The sta ff is excep- t ion a l , a nd a l l a s si s t a nt s , operat i n g room nurses a nd technicia ns focus on or thopedics a ll day, which ma kes them ex tremely good at what they do." John F. Fatti, MD Nathan G. Everding, MD Michael G. Fitzgerald, MD The Dog Days of Surgery DURING THE SUMMER months, there is a surge in hand and wrist surgery case- loads, notes John F. Fatti, MD, President of Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists. While increased activity that correlates with warmer weather is an obvious explanation for the phenomenon, another factor drives greater patient volumes. "There is certainly a climate-related aspect to the increase in cases we treat during the summer," says Nathan G. Everding, MD, hand and upper-extremity specialist at SOS. "But patient preference also comes into play. Some people who suffer a hand or wrist injury, or who have a condition that requires surgical treatment, elect to wait until the summer to undergo surgery because they don't have to deal with recovery during the winter." But summer is a time of activity, and people can put themselves in harm's way. Injuries related to summer sports, all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes are leading causes of hand and wrist injuries. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C EN T R A L N E W YO R K ■ 2 016 0 7