National Doctors' Day 2020

It was Labor Day weekend, and Dave McWilliams, a paramedic who also owns a construction company, was remodeling part of his home when he heard something buzzing around him. Seconds later, he was on the ground, his right shoulder in severe pain.

“When you fall 8 feet, you end up hating bees even more than you did before,” Dave said.

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Dave McWilliams, shoulder patient of Dr. Richmond

June Weber is 82 years old and has always loved to swim. The past couple years, however, her chronic right ankle pain made June’s once-relaxing activity uncomfortable. That's when Christopher Edwards, MD, a Tri Rivers foot and ankle surgeon, came into the picture.

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June Weber, ankle patient of Dr. Edwards

“You’re going to need two new shoulders in your lifetime. Yours are completely shot.”

Nobody wants to be on the receiving end of these words, especially not an athlete with 50 years of experience under his belt. But it’s exactly what Sam Pompelia heard from Robert Waltrip, MD, a Tri Rivers orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder surgeon.

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Sam Pompelia, shoulder patient of Dr. Waltrip

Terry Graham's right wrist pain was not subsiding, so he visited Corey Pacek, MD,
a Tri Rivers hand and upper extremity surgeon. The patient-physician bond that developed between them remains special to both.

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Terry Graham, wrist patient of Dr. Pacek

Undergoing major surgery may be stressful. Preparing for the first major surgery of your life? That might add a whole new level of anxiety. Well, maybe for most people. Not Jennie Iozzi.

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Jennie Iozzi, knee patient of Dr. Abraham

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