Snow Day 3 is upon us. Again, due to the severe weather conditions, All TSAOG clinics, OrthoNow, and surgery centers will be closed for in-person care but will provide virtual care via telemedicine visits on Wednesday, February, 17th. We are expecting to be open for in-person care, Thursday, February 18th, weather permitting, with the exception of our TSAOG – Quarry location. If you’re currently scheduled for an in-person appointment on Wednesday you will be receiving a notification to reschedule.
If you have an URGENT condition, please contact us at 210-804-5400. We hope everyone remains off the roads and stays safe.
“I was and very many black surgeons are the first people to graduate from their training program,” says Dr. Adeniran. “I graduated in 2014 from my residency training program.”
The disparity is evident, numbers from the Association of American Medical colleges show only five percent of active physicians in America are Black.
Dr. Adeniran says that needs to change.
His colleague Dr. Emmanuel Nwelue agrees.
“In general Black people have been kind of wary of going to see doctors, whether it’s surgeons or primary care professionals,” says Dr. Nwelue. “I think when they see someone that looks similar to them sitting across from them in the room, it just makes them more comfortable.”
For these two, the work is about improving people’s lives.
They could have chosen any division in the medical field, but they chose orthopedics.
It’s one way they’re making a difference. 
