Newport News, VA, May 29, 2019 – TPMG is pleased to welcome local hand surgeon Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD, FAAOS, CAQSH, to their Orthopedics division as of June 3, 2019. Nicholas A. Smerlis, MD, FAAOS, CAQSH Dr. Smerlis is widely recognized as the premier hand surgeon in our area, and we are thrilled to have [...]
TPMG Tidewater Medical Center at New Town in Williamsburg, Virginia has recently acquired a new piece of imaging equipment, the OEC 9800 C-arm. This advanced technology allows TPMG physicians to perform a variety of imaging tests including arthrograms, a radiological test used in conjunction with an MRI to better diagnose patients with joint conditions. What [...]
Bunions Hallux Abducto Valgus (HAV) What is a bunion and how did I get one? I hear this question almost every day in my office. A bunion, sometimes referred to as Hallux Abducto Valgus or HAV, is the bump that develops along the big toe joint. Over time the long bone that goes to the big [...]
Ankle Replacement at Peninsula Hospitals He could hear the crunch of bone on bone. Every step reminded him of a multitude of youthful injuries from playing football and basketball. A year ago, his left ankle swelled from post-traumatic arthritis. "I had a lot of sprains. It rolled real easily and it hurt every step [...]
Excerpt: Total Ankle Replacement: Back on My Feet (With a Fly-Fishing Reel in My Hand Total ankle replacement completed by Dr. Matthew Hopson In this first person narrative, Ray Babineau discusses his unfortunate luck of breaking his ankle three times before the age of 18. While he was able to have it reset and not bother him [...]
Newport News, VA, November 18, 2017 – TPMG Orthopedics, a division of Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group (TPMG), has opened a centralized call center to better serve its patients. TPMG, with its more than 200 specialty and primary care physicians, serves the Tidewater region of Virginia from more than 75 offices. The call center features dedicated schedulers [...]
