BUSINESS FEATURE
BY EDMOND ORTIZ
ORTHOPEDIC CARE Since its founding, The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group has grown to include nearly 40 physicians covering a range of specialties, including: Arthroscopic surgery
Joint preservation and replacement
The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group opened the Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center at Redland Road and US 281.
Hand and upper extremity care
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Complex shoulder and elbow care
Foot and ankle care
Back and neck care
• Burkhart Research Institute for Orthopaedics (includes training space, experimental labs and conference rooms) • OrthoNow Urgent Injury Clinic • Conference center • Outpatient/ambulatory surgical center • X-ray/MRI SOURCE: THE SAN ANTONIO ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER In addition to the Stryker Education Showroom, the Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center o ers the following features:
TSAOG’s Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center includes the Stryker Educational Showroom, for education and training.
The Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center o ers an outpatient/ambulatory surgical facility and walk-in urgent care.
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The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center focuses on training, research T he San Antonio Orthopaedic The showroom features a mock operating room where patients and
patients also allows them to ask their surgeon or provider more personal- ized questions,” Bull said. The Stryker Educational Show- room can accommodate other education spaces and training programs, such as the Burkhart Bioskills Lab, which Florida-based health care training network US Bioskills opened this spring, accord- ing to TSAOG o cials. The lab is named after Dr. Stephen Burkhart, a retired TSAOG physician and a pioneer in shoulder arthroscopy. The Burkhart Bioskills Lab enables medical trainees and di erent types of health care providers to participate in comprehensive clinical training, U.S. Bioskills CEO Derek Pupello said.
Group-Orthopaedics and Spine has been providing orthopedic care since 1947, spe- cializing in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal diseases and injuries at eight clinical locations and two outpatient surgical centers citywide, according to TSAOG. But TSAOG o cials said they have spent the past two years making their Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center, near the Encino Park neighborhood, into a surgical education and research hub. TSAOG o cials said they partnered with Michigan medical technology company Stryker to open the Stryker Educational Showroom at the 100,000-square-foot Ridgewood facility in summer 2021.
The Ridgewood Orthopaedic Center 19138 N. US 281, San Antonio 210-281-9595
medical sta can view implants and equipment, and an interactive board demonstrating what happens to a patient before and during their procedure, TSAOG o cials said. “The partnership between TSAOG and Stryker allows us to innovate and provide the best outcomes for our patients,” knee/lower leg surgeon Dr. Kevin Kirk said. Jacqueline Bull, TSAOG marketing and communications director, said the showroom is designed to help “patients and visitors feel more comfortable with their surgical journey” and remove the stigma and fear of surgery. “Building transparency with the
www.tsaog.com/location/ridgewood Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (main clinic), Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (OrthoNow Clinic)
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