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• #3: In 1919, Dr. Hugh Thompson, just returned from treating wounded soldiers in World War I, opened what is known today as Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic. Dr. Thompson brought new surgical techniques he learned during the war to North Carolina. He became a pioneer and innovator in the growing specialty of orthopaedic surgery. In 1948, Dr. Walter Hunt joined Dr. Thompson. They are remembered for their service to the community and the untold hours they spent treating children stricken with polio. Dr. Thomas Dameron joined their practice in 1954, and in 1959, the Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (ROC) was established. Since that time, the Practice has grown to be the largest orthopaedic practice in Eastern North Carolina.
• #4: Rex Hospital on South Street during the time Dr. Thompson began practicing medicine in Raleigh. On the right is the Victorian home where he practiced alongside Internal Medicine and Obstetrics through the depression years and beyond. “He was a gentleman to the very core, always showing deference to the ladies, showing humility when others were blowing off steam, yet demonstrating singleness of purpose, fairness, patience and regard for others. In the operating room, Hugh Thompson was a perfectionist. Everything had to be just so without any excess, but neatly arranged. The nurses were frightened to work with him, but admired him anyway. In all my training and observation of orthopaedic experts, I think he could outdo them all in technique. He was an excellent technician without a single wasted movement. He knew exactly what he wanted or needed to do, and did it deftly, gently and quickly. Post operatively the expert handling was much in evidence as there were few complications and swift recovery.” Walter Hunt, MD ��
• #5: In the mid 1920’s, Dr. Thompson began the first organized orthopaedic clinics for indigent crippled children in many outlying smaller communities—all of them known as pioneer endeavors in their communities. �� Media reports of the period chronicled Dr. Thompson as being single-handedly instrumental in the development of programs for crippled children and vocational rehabilitation in North Carolina. �� Upon his retirement from active medical practice in 1958, he assumed the full-time position of medical consultant to the N.C. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
• #6: Dr. Walter S. Hunt joined Dr. Thompson’s practice in 1948 �� Dr. Hunt began practicing Orthopaedic Surgery with Dr. Hugh Thompson in Raleigh, NC. He joined the staffs of Rex Hospital, Raleigh Community Hospital, and St. Agnes Hospital (later named WakeMed) and the North Carolina Central Prison Hospital. He served terms as Chief of Surgery and staff President at Rex Hospital: Chief of Orthopaedics at St. Agnes and Central Prison Hospital; and secretary of the Wake County Medical Society. ��In 1950, the first orthopaedic clinic in Wake County was opened by the Wake County Health Department, with Dr. Hunt as the medical director. In 1965, he received the governor’s Award as Physician of the Year for outstanding achievement in the treatment of the handicapped. Dr. Hunt served as instructor and assistant professor in the orthopaedic training of interns and residents at the medical school clinics and Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill from 1948 to 1960. He established, and was director of, state crippled children’s clinics in Raleigh, Smithfield, Greenville, and New Bern. These clinics provided a place for handicapped children and adults to be examined and treated, regardless of their ability to pay. The clinics were under the auspices of the NC Department of Health and the Vocational Rehabilitation Department of the federal government. During the late 1940’s and 1950’s, the practice, which included Drs. Hugh Thompson, Alfred Hamilton, Walter Neal, Kemp P. Neal and Walter Hunt, began its road to specialization when Drs. Thompson and Hunt limited their practice of orthopaedics, while Drs. Hamilton, Neal and Neal did general surgery. “My practice was limited to begin with to that and other things, but the old Colonial home we gradually enlarged by knocking out some partitions and making room. We had, I think, 5 examining rooms and a little cast room or minor operating room, in which we could do things like aspiration of joints, or fashioning our intramedullary nails. Dr. Thompson at that time was using round stainless steel rods for the intermedullary fixation of the femur, and other long bones. We would grind the sharp point on those round medullary nails and flatten out the other end like the top of a ten-penny nail, using a Bunson burner, vice and hammer.” He retired in 1980 as the senior member of the Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic. Walter S. Hunt, Jr., M.D. 1917-2006
• #7: Prior to the 1940s, very little specialized attention was actually given to orthopaedic procedures, since they were really practiced as part of general surgery. ROC was one of the first surgical practices in America to specialize in orthopaedics. �� With the outbreak of polio epidemics in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the practice took a new turn. Crippled Children’s Clinics – “One in Greenville, one in Smithfield and one in Raleigh. I had plenty of residual deformities from polio, as well as congenital anomalies from which to choose. Of course we sent our scoliosis patients to Gastonia to the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital because Dr. Roberts was the king of spine surgery at that time. I did a lot of arthrodesis on feet, ankles, knees and hips. Dr. Thompson at that time was doing a pantalar arthrodesis, which I thought was fascinating because it could combine not only the ankle but also the subtalar arthrodesis.” Dr. Hunt. �� The basis and cohesiveness of our activities from then until the 1960’s centered around programs for indigent crippled children; going to the various clinics throughout Eastern North Carolina and serving the pediatric orthopaedic needs of a score of municipalities.
• #8: �� The practice as it is profiled today really began to take shape in 1954 �� Joining the practice was Dr. Thomas B. Dameron, Jr., a native of Goldsboro in Eastern North Carolina. �� When it moved from its original site on Hillsboro Street to 1313 Daniels Street (this same site later became known as 600 Wade Avenue), the practice began projecting itself even more as an orthopaedic group. �� Dr. Hunt was the first in the area to specialize in disc surgery and became known as its pioneer. Dr. Hunt, along with Dr. Dameron were the first in the area to perform total joint replacements, with Dr. Dameron gaining the reputation for really pioneering replacement surgery. Dr. Dameron went to England to learn a new procedure – total hip replacement. He trained under Dr. John Charnley, a British orthopaedic surgeon who pioneered the hip replacement operation with the Charnley Technique. Dr. Dameron brought back this unheard-of procedure to Raleigh. Dr. Dameron was one of the very few private practice orthopaedists to be made president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.�� �� Dr. Dameron attended The Citadel, the University of North Carolina and the University of California School of Medicine, earning his medical degree from Duke University. He took his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he was the founding president of the Orthopaedic Residents Association. �� Dr. Dameron’s training in surgery at Johns Hopkins was under the tutelage of Dr. George Bennett, who was probably the father of sports medicine, even before it became known as sports medicine much later. He recalls that the very first patient he saw as an assistant to Dr. Bennett was the New York Yankees’ famous outfielder, Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio. Dr. Dameron recalls that DiMaggio’s problem was a very painful heel spur, which was cared for in 1949. Tom Dameron was an Eagle Scout and was on the football and track teams at Goldsboro High School. In undergraduate school, he joined the Zeta Psi fraternity and was on UNC's football and wrestling teams. He also played on the Duke football team. He served at the U.S. Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune during World War II and later at the U.S. Army Hospital at Camp Gordon and the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD during the Korean War. A member of Hayes Barton United Methodist Church for over fifty years, Dr. Dameron taught both adult and youth Sunday school classes and served the church in various other capacities. He was chairman of the Medical Community United Way drives for many years, chairman of the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education Building Fund drive and Grandparents Chairman for the Annual Fund at Ravenscroft School. Dr. Dameron was on the Selection Committee of Morehead Scholars for UNC. He served as chairman of the Governor's Advisory Committee for Study of Crippled Children's Facilities and was on the Boards of Directors of the United Way of Raleigh and Wake County, Hilltop Home, Wake County Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Center, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Wake County Board for Care Options Plans for the Elderly. Dr. Dameron was an instructor in surgery at Duke University Medical School from 1954-1961, Adjunct Associate Professor of Poultry Science at NC State University from 1961-1968 and Clinical Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beginning in 1965. His work was published in many medical journals, and he authored chapters in numerous medical textbooks. He traveled extensively, speaking and teaching throughout the US and Europe and in Africa, Russia and China. During two summers, he served as a medical missionary in Southern Ethiopia and Tunisia. Dr. Dameron served as president of the Southern Medical Association, the North Carolina Medical Society, the Wake County Medical Society, the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the Duke Medical and Johns Hopkins Alumni Associations. He was a member of The Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association, The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopaedique et de Traumatologie (Chairman, US section), The Southern Surgical Association, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and The American College of Surgeons (Fellow). Dr. Dameron served on the Boards of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, the SICOT Foundation, the Southern Medical Association (Chairman), Wake Medical Center, Triangle Bank and Carolina Federal Savings and Loan. During his career, Dr. Dameron was named Physician of the Year by the American Medical Association, Physician of the Year by the Southern Medical Association, Rex Hospital Physician of the Year and Distinguished Citizen Award by the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He received the Distinguished Service Award from UNC Medical School.
• #9: By this time, Dr. Thompson had retired and Dr. Hamilton went to work with the Industrial Commission and as a consultant with the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. 1313 Daniels Street (this same site later became known as 600 Wade Avenue when Wade was realigned). Drs. Hunt and Dameron had an opportunity to purchase six acres of land separated from the Methodist Orphanage for $120,000. Their vision was to establish a medical complex with professionals of all specialties. After months of drawn-out conferences in a smoke-filled room trying to get the doctors to agree on anything, we gave up and sold the parcel to a CPA friend who was able and willing to seize the opportunity. They leased space for an orthopaedic clinic, which was built, and five years later repurchased and enlarged the clinic . The first physical therapist was hired at this time.
• #10: Dr. Reibel joined the practice in 1967 and began caring for athletes in many local high schools, a tradition that continues today. Dr. Castelloe graduated from UNC School of Medicine in 1956. He served as the NC Industrial Commission Liaison Committee of NCMS Chair from 1969 to 1989, was an assistant professor of ortho surgery at UNC from 1962 to 1990, was the medical director of the NC Industrial Commission from 1991 to 1996.
• #11: Dr. W. Jason McDaniel, Jr. joined the practice in 1975, was elected president of the N.C. Orthopaedic Association in 1992. ��Director of the Wake County Crippled Children’s Orthopaedic Clinic from 1976-1981. Dr. Packer was the first hand specialist at ROC.��Dr. Dameron once said that ROC was not interested in hiring a new ortho since Dr. Robert Nelson had just come the year before.�� Dr. Packer told him that he was either coming to ROC or against ROC, meaning of course that he would be a competitor.�� Dr. Dameron made a great decision in hiring him then. After Dr. Packer came, Judy Colditz came as our first occupational therapist.�� The therapy department became known as HORA (Hand and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Associates).
• #12: Stephen P. Montgomery, MD, 62, died on November 4, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. After graduating from Springfield High School, he received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, cum laude, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He graduated from medical school at Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL, in 1974. In the course of his education, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta social fraternity, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honorary Society, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honorary Society, and Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical School Honorary Society. Dr. Montgomery interned at Parkland Memorial Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX, where he also completed his orthopaedic surgery residency. He received his spine fellowship training at Boston Children's Medical Center in Boston, MA in 1979. In 1980, he joined Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, where he practiced general orthopaedics and spinal disease surgery for over 27 years. Dr. Montgomery served as president of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic from 1997 to 2001. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Surgeon's Award from the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association. Because of his devotion to medicine and the well-being of others, he volunteered for CARE-Medico Program in the Dominican Republic, the Open Door Clinic through Urban Ministries, as well as the Harnett County Scoliosis Clinic. He held several positions of distinction, including Chief of Department of Orthopaedics at WakeMed in Raleigh, North Carolina, President of the Medical Staff at WakeMed, clinical instructor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chairman of the Legislative Public Relations Committee of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, President of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association, and President of the North Carolina Spine Society. Throughout his career, his work was published in medical journals, he made numerous presentations for medical associations and he participated in several clinical spine research studies.
• #13: In 1977, in order to keep pace with the expansion of the number of surgeons and their subspecialties, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic moved to 3515 Glenwood Avenue, a 40,000 square foot facility. ROC remained at this location for more than 35 years.
• #14: In 1991, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic opened a location in Cary. The Cary location was expanded in February 2001 from 9,300 to 11,500 square feet.
• #15: Subspecialties begin driving the practice. �� The 1970’s and 1980’s saw orthopaedics become well defined as a medical specialty. But during that period, and well into the 1990’s, we became an engine driven by subspecialties of the field. �� Specific emphasis has been placed on our special clinical interests and skills, particularly in the areas of the hand, spine, sports medicine, pediatrics, joint replacement and the foot and ankle. Our physicians have received their specialty training at some of the nation’s most prestigious medical schools, and we feel our dedication is reflected both in continued public service and in serving the teaching needs at area medical schools and hospitals.
• #16: Sports medicine before it was called sports medicine. �� Our involvement with sports medicine goes back more than 30 years, when Dr. Donald B. Reibel joined the practice and began assisting Dr. Dameron in providing voluntary medical care for numerous area high schools. �� In the middle 1970’s, Dr. Reibel became officially involved as the orthopaedic consultant to the North Carolina State University athletic department, an involvement that continues today by several of Dr. Reibel’s successors here. �� Today, our involvement with area high school and college teams has been extended to include such professional sports as ice hockey, football, basketball, baseball, roller derby, ballet and tennis.
• #18: While Drs. Thompson and Hunt, and their partners over the years set the pace for the reputation that Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic enjoys today, it was the advent of Dr. Dameron’s joining the group in 1954 that drives the practice into the 21st Century. �� His greatest accomplishments centered around presidencies of both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. �� But dotting his record of achievements are activities even closer to home: the UNC Distinguished Service Award in 1984; past presidencies of Rex Hospital and Wake Medical Center; past executive committee chairman of those same hospitals plus Raleigh Community Hospital; the study commission for medical professional liability of the N.C. State Legislature; trustee of the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation; an officer of the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, and past presidencies of the N.C. Medical Society, the Wake County Medical Society, and Southern Medical Society and the N.C. Orthopaedic Association. In 1993 the Dameron Educational Lectureship was created, which hosts an annual educational event for orthopaedic professionals, a series which continues to the present day.
• #19: in 1996, Raleigh Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Specialists (RORS) has developed a premier facility for providing high quality rehabilitation services. Evolving through the years has allowed us to focus our practice on providing physical/occupational therapy, hand/upper extremity treatment, sports medicine, athletic training and industrial rehabilitation services for the Triangle and surrounding areas. Raleigh Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Specialists strives to provide high quality, cost effective rehabilitation services with a team of well-educated professional staff and support personnel. Following a thorough evaluation, our licensed therapists provide an individualized treatment approach, and patients are seen by the same therapist at each visit. Superior functional outcomes allowing return to sports, to work, to recreation, and to life is the ultimate goal.
• #20: Our first North Raleigh location was opened in March 2005. Due to the success of this office, we moved our location and expanded our office from 2,100 to 8,500 square feet in a partnership with other referring practices such as Wake Internal Med, Raleigh Ophthalmology, RX Urgent Care, Raleigh Neurology Associates and Carolina Back Institute. These practices are housed in the newly constructed Durant Medical Center, a 60,000 square foot medical complex which opened in April 2008. Three of the medical groups share a 3,000 square foot Therapy facility.
• #21: ROC opened the Athletic Performance Center (APC) in North Raleigh in March 2005. The APC Raleigh is a state of the art 20,000 square foot training facility, dedicated to meeting the unique and specific needs of athletes. A second APC location in Cary opened in Nov 2010, and is 7,000 sq ft located alongside a large Fitness facility in the Preston areas. A talented staff of certified and experienced speed & performance specialists, physical therapists, athletic trainers and strength & conditioning professionals, along with the physicians of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, blend their expertise to provide the resources needed to enhance and develop every phase of athletic performance. This unique facility works with many middle/high school/college and professional athletes from all sports, including the staff and athletes from the Carolina Hurricanes. In November of 2012, Raleigh Orthopaedic entered into a partnership with Athletes’ Performance, the global experts in performance training, nutrition and physical therapy services. Athletes’ Performance has supported 6 #1 NFL draft picks, including the top 4 picks in the 2012 Draft, Major League Baseball MVPs, Olympic Gold medalists, World Cup soccer teams, and top collegiate and high school athletes. The two Athletes’ Performance @ Raleigh Orthopaedic locations in Raleigh and Cary, formerly known as the Athletic Performance Center (APC), integrated Athletes’ Performance training and nutrition services to offer new programs for�� professional and elite athletes, as well as college, high school and youth athletes, and adults looking to be active and improve their own health and fitness. Something about Exos should go here
• #22: In 2008 ROC acquired a mobile MRI unit, which traveled to the Glenwood, Garner, Cary and Durant locations.
• #23: In June, 2009, Raleigh Orthopaedic opened an Urgent Care Clinic at our Glenwood Avenue office on weekdays from 5:00pm-9:00pm, and Saturdays from 9:00am-2:00pm as a part of our ongoing commitment to provide the highest quality of orthopaedic care available. The After Hours Clinic provides prompt, expert treatment for a variety of urgent orthopaedic conditions and recent injuries for patients of all ages.
• #24: In August, 2009, the Garner location was relocated to our newly constructed facility in the White Oak area combining our Central Business Office with Clinic and Therapy Services in a 20,000 square foot facility.
• #25: After more than 35 years on Glenwood Avenue, ROC finally breaks ground on its Edwards Mill location.
• #26: Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic Edwards Mill 69K square feet Exam Rooms: 56 Urgent Care Rooms: 3 Digital X-Ray Rooms: 5 Orthotics, Pedorthics and Prosthetics Lab Physical Therapy Treatment Area Hand and Occupational Therapy Pediatric Physical Therapy Private Treatment Areas: 10 Therapy Tables: 18 Men's and Women's Locker Rooms Classroom for 80
• #27: EXOS at Raleigh Orthopaedic - Raleigh EXOS at Raleigh Orthopaedic - Cary Cary Office Garner Office North Raleigh Office Raleigh Orthopaedic Edwards Mill Raleigh Orthopaedic Urgent Care - Edwards Mill Raleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center
• #28: Today, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic has��18 board certified orthopaedic surgeons, with advanced training in their respective subspecialties, which include: foot and ankle surgery, hand, wrist and elbow surgery, neck and spine surgery, hip surgery, shoulder surgery, total joint replacement, and sports medicine.�� In addition, Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic has a sports medicine primary care physician, a physiatrist and a podiatrist, who specialize in the conservative treatment options for orthopaedic conditions, and 15 physician assistants and nurse practitioners to care for your unique orthopaedic conditions. We offer on-site services, including:��an Urgent Care Clinic, concussion management, MRI,�� X-ray, physical therapy,��casts, braces, splints, and��orthotics, pedorthotics and prosthetics. With over 200 years of combined experience,��the Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic��physicians and staff are committed to providing the highest quality musculoskeletal care available in the Triangle and surrounding regions of central North Carolina. Our ultimate mission is to be your provider of choice for orthopaedic surgery/medical care.��
• #29: Physical Therapy The Physical Therapists at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic work exclusively in the treatment of orthopaedic conditions. Using evidence based treatments we focus on procedures designed to bring you back to full functioning. Hand Therapy The Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic Hand Center offers specialized treatment of the hand and upper extremities. Our Certified Hand Therapists work closely with our hand and upper extremity surgeons to ensure our patients needs are being met. Industrial Rehabilitation The Raleigh Orthopaedic Industrial Rehabilitation Department at the Edwards Mill office specializes in rehabilitating injured workers, with the ultimate goal to return the injured employee to work as safely and as quickly as possible. EXOS Athletes' Performance at Raleigh Orthopaedic CORE Group Fitness Classes One on One Personal Fitness Sessions One on One Health Coaching Sessions One on One Nutrition Sessions Pre-Operative Exercise Programs Special Events
• #30: The Raleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center, which opened in March of 2013, is a joint venture between Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic and Rex Healthcare. The center is the largest, most modern outpatient orthopaedic facility in Eastern North Carolina. The Raleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center uses the most modern surgical equipment to provide our patients high quality, personalized care from start to finish in a cost-effective manner. The goal for the Raleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center is to be the orthopaedic destination by providing world class, cost effective orthopaedic care, through dedication and innovation, to the Triangle Area and beyond. The Raleigh Orthopaedic Surgery Center’s 27K square foot facility features: A modern and comfortable reception and waiting room 7 pre-operative bays 4 580-square foot operating rooms 4 425-square foot procedure rooms 8 stage I recovery bays 9 stage II recovery bays
• #31: The 4th annual Raleigh Orthopaedic 24-Hour Bike Challenge benefiting the Kids 'N Community Foundation Golf Tournament was held on August 15-16, at EXOS Athletes' Performance at Raleigh Orthopaedic in North Raleigh. The Kids 'N Community Foundation donated $582,000 to 32 different children’s charities and organizations in 2013-14. The Kids ‘N Community Foundation strives to meet the health and education needs of underserved youth in our community through programming and financial assistance to local, non-profit children’s organizations. The Foundation has funded scholarship programs, youth hockey, educational and literacy efforts, children’s health programs, the arts and other youth-related initiatives. Friesen Physio Fitness Summit: This program was designed by Dr. Marty Isbell, head team physician for the Carolina Hurricanes and Peter Friesen to bring together various sports medicine specialists to share information across professional boundaries, providing the latest information on the prevention, recognition and treatment of athletic injuries.��
• #33: Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic is committed to providing patients the highest quality of cost effective care. The growth and reputation of the Practice is based on this tradition. We are proud that Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic is considered the premier orthopaedic group in the region. The physicians and staff of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic are proud of their history and are dedicated to maintaining the standards of quality and vision of the founding partners. We look forward to caring for you and your family for another 90 years.