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LifeBridge Health announces the opening of the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO) on the campus of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. The RIAO, which is part of the Department of Orthopedics, is home to some of the world's most renowned orthopedic surgeons and offers state-of-the-art treatment in a variety of orthopedic services.
"We want the community to know that we are dedicated to bringing them the latest medical breakthroughs and treatments. This Institute, and the quality of care that it brings with it, solidifies that commitment," said Warren A. Green, president and CEO of LifeBridge Health.
"Sinai Hospital is proud to be home to the Rubin Institute," said Neil Meltzer, president and COO of Sinai Hospital. "The important work that is emerging out of the Institute will only enhance the level of service that we offer."
The Rubin Institute is directed by Dror Paley, MD, John Herzenberg, MD, and Michael Mont, MD. Within the Institute are two separate centers specializing in various medical treatments. The International Center for Limb Lengthening focuses on the care of pediatric and adult patients with congenital, developmental and post-traumatic limb deformities and limb length discrepancies, as well as skeletal abnormalities and other causes of short stature, and bone defects and non-unions. The Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction uses groundbreaking hip and knee replacement techniques and treats bone and joint infections. The Center also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of joint pain in adults due to joint degeneration, avascular necrosis and hip, knee, shoulder and ankle injuries.
"This team of surgeons adds to the expertise of our orthopedic specialists already on staff and increases the wide range of orthopedic problems we can treat at Sinai," said Jerome Reichmister, MD, Sinai Hospital's chief of Orthopedics. "This will make Sinai a regional orthopedic referral center."
Located in a new four-story, 48,000 square-foot, addition on top of the Ansel and Ellen Schoeneman Rehabilitation Building, the RIAO houses five operating rooms, 18 private inpatient rooms, including two VIP suites, an outpatient clinic, gait lab and a therapy pool. The building was designed by Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
The Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics is named in recognition of a $4 million gift by Jacques and Marlene Rubin of Owings Mills, Maryland. In addition, another donation of $1.8 million by Ellen Wasserman, a longtime member of Sinai Hospital's board of directors, will benefit pediatric orthopedics.
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