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TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine & OrthoNow Weather Updates – February 3rd, 2022

TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine

Due to the high volume of patient cancellations, TSAOG – New Braunfels and TSAOG – Schertz clinics will be CLOSED for in-person care in the afternoon but will provide virtual care via telemedicine on Thursday, February 3rd. 

If you’re currently scheduled for an in-person appointment for Thursday afternoon at our New Braunfels or Schertz clinics, you will be receiving a notification to reschedule. 

OrthoNow

Our OrthoNow Urgent Injury Clinics will be CLOSED at 5 pm today.

We expect to be open on Friday, February 4th – weather permitting. 

If you have an URGENT condition, please contact us at 210-804-5400

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

TSAOG Early Closure

Our employees will be enjoying the TSAOG annual holiday party today!

Therefore, All TSAOG clinics, including both OrthoNow clinics will be CLOSED as of 4 pm on Friday, December 3rd.

Additionally, Our OrthoNow – Ridgewood location will remain CLOSED on Saturday, December 4th.  

Our OrthoNow – Quarry location will be OPEN on Saturday, December 4th during regular business hours.

Chief Scientist Wins 2021 Healthcare Hero for Outstanding Medical Researcher

Mike Proffitt, Ph.D

Congratulations, to TSAOG’s very own, Mike Proffitt, Ph.D, for winning 2021 Healthcare Hero “Outstanding Medical Researcher” awarded by The San Antonio Business Journal! To read more click on the link below.

2021 Health Care Heroes – San Antonio Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

TSAOG Welcomes Dr. Stephen T. Gates

Dr. Stephen Gates Headshot

TSAOG is very pleased to welcome Dr. Stephen T. Gates to our practice! He starts seeing patients this week and has immediate appointments available.

Dr. Gates is an orthopaedic surgeon with TSAOG Orthopaedics and specializes in complex shoulder and elbow surgery. He treats orthopaedic conditions of the shoulder and elbow for patients 14 years of age and older.

He has appointments available at our Medical Center, Quarry Area, and Westover Hills locations.

COVID-19 Protocol Update – September 8, 2021

COVID-19 Status

Updated: September 8, 2021

We love seeing improvement!

As of today, the city of San Antonio has moved out of the red zones (severe & critical) and is now in the yellow zone. (moderate)

Therefore, TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine continue to require all our providers & staff to be fully masked, and optional for patients and visitors to wear a mask when entering any of our facilities as we use the same city risk levels.

Just a friendly reminder at this time, below are our current mask guidelines for patients and visitors.

  • Green Zones – mask use optional
  • Yellow Zone – mask use requested
  • Red Zones – mask use required

We appreciate your patience as we work quickly as possible to help protect our community.

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.

Little white snowman near snowbank

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.

All TSAOG Clinics, OrthoNow, and Surgery Centers Closed Monday, February 15th

TSAOG Closed

**ATTENTION**

All TSAOG clinics, OrthoNow, and surgery centers will be closed for in-person care but will provide virtual care via telemedicine visits on Monday, February 15th, due to inclement weather conditions.

We are expecting to be open for in-person care, Tuesday, February 16th, weather permitting. If you’re currently scheduled for an in-person appointment on Monday, you will be receiving a notification to reschedule. We hope that everyone remains off the roads and stays safe!

Making a Difference: Dr. Adewale Adeniran and Dr. Emmanuel Nwelue

Making a Difference: Dr. Adewale Adeniran and Dr. Emmanuel Nwelue

SAN ANTONIO – Orthopedic surgeon Adewale Adeniran says Black History Month is not only celebrating the past.

Because Black history is happening right now.

Making a Difference: Dr. Adewale Adeniran and Dr. Emmanuel Nwelue

“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.

Read the rest of the stories here.

COVID-19 Updates – January 06, 2021

TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine is following the Department of State Health Services protocol for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available to us.

We have received one allocation of 100 doses at this time that will be used to vaccinate our health care providers and staff. When we receive additional allocations, we plan to fully vaccinate the remainder of our staff, then continue to help vaccinate our medical community (healthcare workers and first responders).
 
Once we have the medical community’s needs, we will then offer doses that are available to our patients according to the distribution protocol set by the State. We currently do not have an estimated date when this will occur, but we are looking forward to when we can open this up to our most vulnerable patient population. When this occurs, we will announce it via our website and social media accounts.
Please continue to visit our website at www.TSAOG.com as well as our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts for the most up-to-date information.
 
We appreciate your patience as we work as quickly as possible to help protect our entire community.

COVID-19 Updates – November 16, 2020

At TSAOG Orthopaedics, the health and safety of our patients, our providers, and Team TSAOG is always our top priority. Due to the rising rate of COVID-19, TSAOG has updated its visitor policy. We ask that you work with us to minimize the risk of infection and limit the spreading of germs. At this time we are not allowing any visitors to accompany patients in the waiting room or exam room. Visitors will be asked to wait in their vehicles until your appointment is completed. Thank you for helping us keep San Antonio safe!

For the most up-to-date information on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.