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10 | March 1, 2018 | 22nd century media active aging 22ndCenturyMedia.com Local doctor elected to serve on worldwide, nonprofit hearing health board Jonathan L. Wright, ACA, BC-HIS, the owner of South Suburban Hearing Health Centers in Homer Glen and Burr Ridge, wins the election for a U.S. seat on the Executive Council of the Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences. Jonathan won the seat out of a field of 26 candidates throughout the U.S. and Canada. The National Board for Certification is an independent, nonprofit, credentialing organization established to promote continuing competency assurance of hearing health professionals and to provide a standard of excellence in hearing health care for the consumer. Founded in 1981, the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (NBC-HIS) was created to establish a standardized test for measuring the competency of hearing health professionals. It is the only board certification program in the hearing healthcare industry accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. NBC-HIS has become a benchmark for excellence in the hearing health industry, and it remains the only organization in the hearing industry with this endorsement. NBC-HIS is dedicated to providing a standard of excellence and a strict Code of Ethics among hearing health professionals. They have come a long way from their beginnings in the U.S. market to international expansion. Today, they have international affiliates in Ireland, England, Mexico, Australia, Bahrain, Israel, Lebanon, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, United Arab Emirates and Canada. NBC-HIS board certification is the recognized international competency standard. In an age of ever changing hearing technology, there is a need for a standard of excellence. Jonathan is proud to serve this organization representing hearing healthcare professionals around the country, and he plans to uphold those standards through innovative thinking and a commitment to excellence for the benefit of the hearing impaired consumer. Submitted by South Suburban Hearing Health Center - Jonathan L. Wright, BC-HIS, ACA, 14316 S. Will-Cook Road in Orland Park. For more information, call (708) 966-4724, email southsubur banhearing@gmail.com, or visit www.southsuburban hearing.com Meet the star staff of Midwest Orthopaedic The staff at Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants make it their personal mission to get patients back to living the life they deserve. Each carefully structured treatment plan is developed and overseen by a board-certified, fellowship-trained physician. With more than 25 years serving the area, and over 100 years of combined orthopaedic experience, MOC brings university level orthopaedic care close to home. Luis J. Redondo, M.D. Redondo specializes in joint reconstruction and sports medicine. He completed his training at Rush- Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center. He was certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 1994, and recertified in 2003 and 2014. He also received his sub-specialty board certification in orthopedic sports medicine in 2008. He has been awarded as one of Chicago and Illinois’ top orthopedic surgeons by U.S. News & World Report (2012), as well as Best Sports Medicine Surgeon in Chicago and Suburbs by Castle Connolly Medical (2011). Richard D. Lim, M.D. Lim specializes in spine, scolioses and orthopedic surgery. He graduated from the honors program in medical education at Northwestern University Medical School and completed his orthopedic residency at McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University in 1996. He then pursued a specialized postgraduate fellowship training at the Spine Institute for Special Surgery in Louisville. Lim is the codirector of the Bone Joint Spine Institute Program and president elect of medical staff at Christ Medical Center. He has been awarded as one of America’s top orthopedic surgeons in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and received Patients’ Choice Awards in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. George Branovacki, M.D. Branovacki specializes in joint reconstruction, revisions and sports medicine. He graduated medical school from Northwestern University Medical School and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He then pursued fellowship training in adult lower extremity at Scripps Clinic in California. Branovacki does the most replacement revisions in the southern suburbs and is head of Total Joint Reconstruction at Advocate Christ Medical Center. He has interest in cartilage preservation, joint replacement revisions and restoration surgery. He also performs surgery using new advanced technology, such as an iPod to increase the accuracy of placing the knee or hip implant: GPSlike computer navigation. James P. Leonard, M.D. Leonard specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy and shoulder reconstruction. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School and completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. He then pursued a postgraduate fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Vanderbilt University, where he was a team physician for the school’s athletic department as well as the Nashville Predators of the NHL. He is now the team physician for Sandburg High School and Marist High School, and offers evening and weekend appointments. Sung-Lana-Kim, M.D. Kim specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, electro diagnostic medicine and pain management. She received her undergraduate and medical education at the University of Chicago. She completed her residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University. Kim is board-certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and holds a sub-certification in pain management. She performs EMGs, which can be done when experiencing numbness, tingling, weakness and muscle cramping in the arms or legs, in order to evaluate for an injury to a nerve or muscle that can occur with various conditions. Dr. David Garras Garras emphasizes on total ankle replacement, work and sports injuries, ligament and tendon repairs/reconstruction, minimally invasive and arthroscopic techniques, deformity correction and reconstructive surgery, foot and ankle fracture care. He also has an acute interest in Achilles ruptures, sports injuries, and foot and ankle arthritis. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, where he graduated summa cum laude at the top of his class, Garras went on to complete his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rothman Institute. He then completed his fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte. Please see staff, 12
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