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Sports Medicine Patients Gonzalo and Christina Chavez

Expert orthopaedic care gets soccer family past two torn ACLs.
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Breast Cancer Patient Dana Ingoglia

A second opinion makes the difference for breast cancer survivor Dana Ingoglia.
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