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We aim to leave every patient with a sense of concierge-level treatment, care tailored to their specific goals, values, and circumstances. 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image_icon_background_color__sticky_enabled=”#7EBEC5″ image_icon_background_color__sticky=”#7EBEC5″]From nerve repair to complex infections to gunshot trauma, our team has managed some of the most difficult hand and upper extremity cases in the region, read their stories on our Testimonials page<\/a>.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_blurb title=”Community-based convenience.” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”N||divi||400″ icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_background_color=”#20449C” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”22px” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ header_level=”h2″ header_font=”||||||||” body_font=”||||||||” image_icon_custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation=”off” border_radii_image=”on|100%|100%|100%|100%” icon_font_size=”22px” use_circle=”on” circle_color=”#c5dfff” global_colors_info=”{}” 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