Dawn Glover Earns New Credentials
Dawn Glover, Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates’ physical therapy director, just finished her certification exams and now has new credentials - MCMT (Mastery certification in manual therapy). Congratulations to Dawn!
Dr. Paul E. Savas comes to Hampton!
Dr. Paul E. Savas, a fellowship-trained spinal surgeon for Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates, has now expanded his Tidewater Spine Specialty practice to Hampton Roads. Dr. Savas is now available for appointments at both the Williamsburg and Hampton office. Below are his office hours:
Tuesday Morning: |
Hampton Office |
Tuesday Afternoon: |
Williamsburg Office |
Friday Morning & Afternoon: |
Williamsburg Office |
Dr. Savas has reserved Mondays and Wednesdays for surgery days.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Savas, please call (757) 253-0700.
Dr. McCarthy Joins TOA
November 2007
TOA would like to welcome Dr. John J. McCarthy to our practice. Dr. McCarthy is a familiar face in the Williamsburg community and we are foturnate to have his years of experience come to our Williamsburg office. Dr. McCarthy specializes in joint replacements and general orthopaedic care while maintaining an interest in hand surgery. For more information on Dr. McCarthy, please see his bio on the physicians page.
Dr. Greene Retires from TOA
November 2007
Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates would like to thank Dr. Greene for his many years of service to patients and to our practice. He has been a wonderful role model and respected physician and will be missed.
We're Moving October 15, 2007!
October 2007
Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates (TOA) will have a new home October 15, 2007. Our Newport News Office has officially closed and our current Hampton Office will close after Labor Day. We’re excited about the new Hampton Office and below are a list of the new features:
- Increased parking availability and handicap accessibility
- A large, comfortable waiting room
- Separate entrances for X-Ray, MRI, Physical Therapy and Hand Therapy
- Twice as many exam rooms
- A procedure room to handle small, less complicated surgeries
Our new address will be 901 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 900, Hampton, VA 23666. The current Hampton Office phone number will transfer to the new office location (757-827-2480).
New Open-Extremity MRI Machine
October 2007
Tidewater Orthpaedic Associates (TOA) will acquire a brand new open-extremity MRI machine in October 2007. This MRI machine is the only one available to the public of Virginia. Below is a list of unique features:
- Image quality equal to most hospital-based MRI’s
- Improved quality comfort: quiet, non-claustrophobic
- The only part of your body going into the MRI machine is the one getting scanned
- Decreased time taken to complete MRI
- A separate MRI center located at the Hampton Office for patient convenience
TOA will begin using the new MRI machine as soon as possible. To schedule an appointment, please call (757) 637-7010.
Dr. Smerlis Joins TOA
August 2007
Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates would like to welcome Dr. Nicholas A. Smerlis. TOA offers the only Hand Specialty Group along the Peninsula and Dr. Smerlis will join Dr. Campolattaro’s hand specialist practice. A Johns Hopkins University graduate, Dr. Smerlis went on to the University of Maryland School of Medicine and earned his four-year residency from the University of Rochester. Dr. Smerlis will come to TOA from Winston-Salem, North Carolina having finished his fellowship-training in hand surgery at Wake Forest University. For more information about Dr. Smerlis, please review his personal bio on the “physicians” page.
