Bone & Joint Institute Hosts Business After Hours Event to Welcome Dr. J. Matthew Valosen and Family

BusinessAfterHoursOctober 11, 2012 – JESUP, GA– The Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia hosted a Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Thursday, October 4, 2012 to welcome Dr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Valosen to Wayne County.  The event was a tremendous success with well over 100 attendees.  After opening remarks from John Riddle, President and CEO of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Lex Kenerly formally introduced Dr. Matthew Valosen to the audience.

“I am so excited to have an orthopaedic surgeon of the character and skills as Dr. Valosen join our team at Bone & Joint,” Kenerly said.

Dr. Valosen was born and raised in Clarksville, PA, a small town south of Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Jefferson-Morgan High School in 1994. He earned his BA degree in Biology from Washington and Jefferson College in 1998. After graduating from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2003 with his MD degree, he entered his orthopaedic surgery residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, GA. He finished his residency in 2008, and proceeded to his first and only duty station of Ft. Stewart, GA. During his military service at Ft. Stewart, Dr. Valosen became the chief of the orthopaedic surgical service, was deployed to Iraq where he was awarded the Bronze Star, and implemented many advances in specialty musculoskeletal care for the Army soldier.

Dr. Valosen has been awarded the Allegheny Medical Society Outstanding Medical Student award as a graduating medical student, the Clearance Yeargin Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Surgical Resident upon residency graduation, and numerous military awards during his active duty career as a staff orthopaedic surgeon. His research has been published in medical journals to include subjects ranging from nerve regeneration after surgical repair to care of open fractures in the battlefield setting.

Dr. Valosen is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He is also a member of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive approaches to orthopaedic surgery and advances in biological adjuncts to patient healing. He offers arthroscopic care for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle. He also offers total joint arthroplasty (joint replacements). Dr. Valosen provides surgical care for the hand and foot, as well.  He strives to stay on the cutting edge of treatment modalities in the operative and non-operative realms of patient care.

“I was overwhelmed with the attendance, and the outpouring of support shown for me and my family.  We are so happy to be here in Wayne County.  I am very proud of what we have to offer here at the Bone and Joint Institute of South Georgia, from the state of the art facility and equipment, to the superb patient focused staff that tirelessly gives of themselves to serve this community,” said Valosen.  “I was so thrilled that so many were able to come in and see what we have to offer, and hopefully the good word will continue to spread of this medical gem we have right here in Wayne County.”

Additional photos from this event can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/bjisg

For more information, contact: Janet Davies