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Orthopaedic information you can trust from Your Orthopaedic Connection, a service provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Recommended Web sites

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    This site offers Medical Education, education resources for physicians as well as an Orthpaedic "Yellow Pages" to find Orthopaedic Surgeons around the country. This is an incredible site for patient and public information and has many of the brochures and topics in Spanish.

    I am Board Certified by this Academy. I serve as one of 5 physicians in Florida to the 90-member National AAOS Board of Councilors.

  • American Medical Association
    This site provides AMA's Health Care Advocacy Agenda, Professional Research and Standards and Medical School and Residency information.

    I am a delegate to the American Medical Association representing the Florida Medical Association.

  • Baptist Medical Center, Downtown location
    This site lists physician services, finding a physician, as well as all the different Baptist locations around the community including maps and directions.

    I have privileges at Baptist Medical Center.

  • Clay County Medical Society
    Physician dirctory for all members of the Clay County Medical Society

  • Duval County Medical Society
    This site provides a link to the Northeast Florida Medical Journal, legal and legislative issues and a "Know Your Physician" section with information on physician referrals.

  • Fleming Island Surgery Center
    Information on one of the sites where I perform outpatient surgery

  • Florida Medical Association
    The Florida Medical Association represents more than 17,500 physicians on issues of legislative and regulatory affairs, medical economics, public health, and ethical and legal issues. I am currently President-Elect of this organization.

  • Florida Orthopaedic Society
    This site provides Florida Orthopaedic Surgeons resources for office procedures and management, billing, insurance and education.

    I am a member of the Executive Committee of FOS.

  • Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute
    This is the website of my group. It lists the names of all my partners and their locations and phone numbers. There is also a Resources section which we hope our patients find helpful in answering questions about JOI.

  • Orange Park Medical Center
    This is where I do the majority of my inpatient surgery and where I am on routine ER call

  • Orange Park Surgery Center
    The Orange Park Surgery Center offers a patient oriented, cost effective location for my patients in Orange Park.

    I do my outpatient surgery primarily at this location.

  • Own the Bone Patient information
    Patient information site on bone health from the American Orthopaedic Association

  • St. Vincent's Medical Center
    St. Vincent's won the 2004 JD Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program. The sight provides a list of services, physician directory and site map.

Suzanne Merritt, Office Manager, smerritt@joionline.net

Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, Orange Park/Clay County 1845 Town Center Blvd. Suite 405 Fleming Island, FL USA 32003 View map Phone 904-276-5776 Fax 904-276-5958

Other staff in my practice

Associate: Aaron M. Bates, MD

No orthopaedic surgeon practices without the support of a professional team and I am certainly no exception! Together, we are committed to providing the best possible orthopaedic care to our rapidly growing patient family.
If we can be of service to you at any time please feel free to contact Suzanne Merritt our Office Manager by phone or email (smerritt@joionline.net)

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