New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health named Brian Edkin, MD, medical director of its total joint program, according to a Sippiccan Week report.
Here are five things to know:
1. Dr. Edkin joined Southcoast Health and Southcoast Physicians Group from Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic in Knoxville.
2. During his 20-year career, Dr. Edkin has focused on primary and revision total and partial knee and hip replacements.
3. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Edkin is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
4. Dr. Edkin earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland and completed a residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
5. Dr. Edkin completed a fellowship in hip and knee replacement.
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