2010 Summer Scrubs Students Visit AOC ~ DAY 3
July 28, 2010
2010 Summer Scrubs Students Visit AOC ~ DAY 3
Day 3 Report: This morning the students viewed a tendon release in our Outpatient Surgery Center. During their physical therapy rotation, they formed a circle to demonstrate the physics of electrical stimulation and how it travels through the body to the next person. Dr. Dempsey talked to the students about the history of Ilizarov devices, which are used to lengthen bones. These devices can be used on patients with various bone abnormalities or injuries.
Find more information about the Summer Scrubs program, visit http://www.summerscrubs.com/
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2010 Summer Scrubs Students Visit AOC ~ DAY 2
July 28, 2010
2010 Summer Scrubs Students Visit AOC ~ DAY 2
Day 2 Report: Today the students watched our Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon apply casts to children with club feet. They completed their rotations through the clinic, Physical Therapy and X-ray department. They also learned about ultrasound. AOC has an ultrasound machine that is used to look for musculoskeletal conditions. Ultrasound is also used as a tool for hip injections, nerve blocks, and to look for DVTs in the lower extremities.
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2010 Summer Scrubs Students Visit AOC
July 26, 2010
This week, AOC is again a host site for the Bay Area Health Coalition’s Summer Scrubs Program. The program is open to Juniors and Seniors from local high schools that are interested in careers in the healthcare industry. Each day this week, a new group of students will rotate through our Outpatient Surgery Center, X-ray department, Physical Therapy department and our clinic area to learn about our clinic flow and the types of injuries we treat at AOC. This is a great opportunity for students to be exposed to a wide range of health care careers and unique opportunity for AOC to give back to our community.
Day 1 report: Students learned how to apply a splint to a broken wrist. They also observed two live surgeries. They also visited our Physical Therapy and X-ray departments.
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2009 AOC ANNUAL PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST
October 29, 2009
The Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic (AOC) annual pumpkin decorating contest. The very creative David Allen Caveman was created by one of PT department and features a well known song and a Pumpkin as as Jack Daniels Jug. Thanks to everyone who participated, you all did a great job. Enjoy!
18 + 2
August 3, 2009
AOC has two new physicians starting this summer.
Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic, P.C. is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Donahoe and Dr. Barber to our staff. With this addition we now have 20 of the region’s finest orthopaedic specialists offering our patients the most comprehensive and technologically advanced care available.
D. Kevin Donahoe, MD
D. Kevin Donahoe, MD
Education
University of Alabama – Bachelor of Science
University of Mississippi School of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center – Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Residency
University of Mississippi Medical Center – AO/ASIF Spine Fellowship
Areas of Specialty
Adult Spine Surgery
Orthopaedic Fracture Care
General Orthopaedics
Work History
Capital Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center, Flowood, Mississippi
Orthopaedic Surgeon: August 2006 – June 2009
Dr. Donahoe grew up in Dothan, AL and has recently moved from Jackson, MS with his wife Laurie and their three children. Dr. Donahoe is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and will begin practicing with Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic in the middle of July 2009.
Matthew D. Barber, MD
Matthew D. Barber, M.D.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences) – University of South Alabama
Doctor of Medicine – University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Training – University of South Alabama Hospitals
Fellowship (Joint Replacement) – Arizona Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders
Areas of Specialty
Adult Orthopaedics
Joint Replacement
-Total Hip and Knee Replacement
-Partial Joint Replacement
Fracture Care
General Orthopaedics
Dr. Barber is a Mobile native and graduate of Murphy High School. He and his wife Tara, a local attorney also raised in Mobile, have three young children. They look forward to returning home to Mobile at the conclusion of his fellowship training. Dr. Barber will begin practicing at Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic in August of 2009.
Please visit our website at alortho.com where you can take a virtual tour of our magnificent facilities – get information about the extraordinary services and care that we offer our patients – and read the distinguished resumes of all of our orthopaedic specialists.
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Summer Scrubs Program visits AOC
August 3, 2009
Summer Scrubs program at AOC
Summer Scrubs 2009
A free camp for high school students considering careers in healthcare visited AOC last week.
Summer Scrubs is an intensive career exploration opportunity for rising 10th, 11th and 12th grade students in Mobile and Baldwin counties who are considering careers in healthcare. It is a project of the Bay Area Healthcare Coalition, a volunteer-driven organization of South Alabama healthcare providers and educators, working together to address current and projected shortages of qualified healthcare professionals in our community.
We thought AOC was a perfect site to host this curious students because our staff represents a wide range of health care careers. We have various clerical healthcare positions in the business office and medical records departments. We have Medical Assistants, LPNs and RNs working side by side with physicians treating patients during office hours. RNs are also represented in our Outpatient Surgery Center. We have many RNs working in the operating room assisting with surgery and RNs taking care of patients pre-op and post-op. We also have scrub techs and nurse anesthetists in the OR. In our therapy department, we have Physical Therapists, PT Assistants, Occupational Therapists and OT assistants. We also have one Certified Athletic Trainer. We have x-ray techs and physicians in various specialties. Orthopaedics, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Pain Mgmt, etc.
I believe AOC’s Summer Scrubs presentation was outstanding! The staff was extremely courteous and very helpful to the students. I gained a lot of knowledge that will help me in my future medical career. I may even ask to intern at AOC next summer!
Thanks again,
Jacob Taylor
Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Class of 2010
If you interested about learning more about summer scrubs visit www.summerscrubs.com
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FREE AOC SEMINAR – New Technology in Total Hip Surgery
June 30, 2009
Dr. Michael Granberry
Tuesday, July 14 • Noon – 1 p.m. • Gerald Wallace Auditorium
Dr. Michael Granberry, Orthopaedic Surgeon ~ Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic
The newest advance in total hip replacement is the Anterior Approach Total Hip. A new operative table, available only at Springhill Medical Center, allows surgical exposure to the hip with a pure muscle sparing approach. The new approach provides a faster recovery, less pain and more stability of the hip in the post surgical period. FREE Light lunch provided.
Call 251.460.5447 to register. Space is limited so register early.
RETIREMENT OF JOHN E. SEMON, MD
June 5, 2009
Dr. Semon of Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic
Dr. John E. “Manny” Semon, the oldest practicing orthopaedic surgeon in Mobile will be retiring from Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic after 43 years of great service. Dr. Semon is 74 years old and continued to take call until he was 72 years old. Even today, he continues to perform surgery and will be greatly missed by his colleagues at AOC. Dr. Semon has had the same nurse for the past 27 years and the same secretary for 39 years. Mrs. Pat Borrego and Mrs. Brenda Burns continue to work for AOC.
Dr. Semon will begin working for the Veteran’s Administration clinic in Mobile as the Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon after his retirement from AOC.
Before Dr. Semon became a physician, he was a professional musician. He and several friends from Mobile started the band “Royal Street Seven – Dixie Land Jazz Band” for more than 25 years. They played in many venues in Mobile area and in New Orleans. The band members (Dr. Herb Allen, Dr. Charles Chambliss, Judge Warren Hammond, Wesley Nichols, Rod Slater and George Sullivan) continued to play together as a hobby while pursuing careers as physicians, an architect, a banker and a judge. Four of theoriginal band members are still alive today.
Prior to his musical career, Dr. Semon served in the U.S. Army. He completed his medical internship in the Medical Corps at Tripler U.S. Army Hospital in Honolulu from 1960 – 1961 and served as a 1st Lieutenant. He was a battalion surgeon with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY from 1961 – 1963. He also completed his first year of orthopaedic residency at Fort Campbell US Army Hospital.
Getting Called Up To The Bigs.
May 15, 2009
Article by Clayton G. Lane, M.D.
As the team physician for the Baybears, one of the perks is that I also get invited to assist with Spring Training for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Tucson. While I have covered many athletic teams at all levels, it is always interesting to get another perspective on the medical care of athletes. I’ll take you though a typical day of Spring Training.
The athletes and trainers report to the clubhouse at 6:30AM. Breakfast is served and the athletes begin their preparation for the day. By 7:00AM the training room is hopping. Seven trainers juggle the needs of the athletes as they file in and out over the next hour. Some get myofascial release therapy (medical jargon for an aggressive massage), while others have trainer-assisted stretching or maintenance rotator cuff exercises. Still others need taping and other applications. The athletes and trainers must keep moving in order to be on the field in full uniform for group-stretching at 8:00AM.
The army of athletes consisting of what will become two minor league teams and one major league team is quite impressive. Once stretching is complete, the team splits up for position specific drills. Drills last most of the morning.
After lunch, there are four scrimmages; three minor league games on the practice fields and one major league game open to fans in the stadium. While I was in town it was the Rockies and the Angels.
After the games, the training room gets busy again with icing, more myofascial therapy and cuff maintenance. The adjacent weight-room gets busy as well. The strength trainers bounce around between athletes directing their exercise whether it be core strengthening, balance or cardio.
The energy level and tempo is very high throughout the day. This is of the innate competitive nature of professional athletes, but also because all are being evaluated at every moment. Particularly at the beginning of Spring, technically no one’s spot is secure whether they signed on for $6 million or $1000. So demonstrating a good work ethic as well as performing on the field is crucial. Even the trainers want to shine in front of the medical coordinator so that they might secure a spot in the Majors. I stayed with the trainers in the clubhouse until 9pm on Friday night, long after the players were gone, going over exam techniques and manipulations. I learned more from the trainers than they learned from me and was impressed with how eager they were to do this despite knowing they had to report at 6AM the next morning.
I look forward more to the Baybears’ season this year now that I know more about where they came from, how talented they are, and what they are driving for.
If you would like more information about Dr. Lane , the other Sports Medicine specialist, as well as the comprehensive and technologically advance care available at AOC, go to alortho.com.
Meet Dr. Suanne White-Spunner
May 12, 2009
In this brief video Dr. White-Spunner gives a brief tour of Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic, P.C. in Mobile, Alabama as well as a discussion on the role of orthopaedic physicians and the aging process. She focuses on arthritis, joint pain and how we can feel and look younger with healthy bones and joints, as well as options for treatments for pain.
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Filmed at AOC by Hummingbird Ideas: hummingbirdideas.com
Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic, P.C. 