Upstate Orthopedics
"We weren't understood until we were at Upstate Orthopedics."
"There's this connection here. They don't just focus on what's wrong they want to know more about who you ARE."
"There was never a moment where we were talked to like there wasn't time for us."
"Years into recovery, Sara holds her newborn son in the very arm that others said couldn't be saved."
Patient Stories
Scott lost his right arm in a household accident when he was 2-1/2. Now sporting a smile a mile wide, there isn't anything he can't do or try now, and it's because of the attention from Upstate Orthopedics.
Ewa and her mother Stefania were told by other doctors that nothing could be done for her. On the verge of a complete disability, and with Ewa's chance of education at risk, they found Upstate Orthopedics and got their lives back.
When she was 12, Sara's arm was severed in a tragic farming accident. She was told it couldn't be reattached. They requested to be seen by Upstate Orthopedics and now she holds her son with that same arm that others said couldn't be saved.
Mike Felice played lacrosse for SUNY Cortland and was part of the 2006 National Championship team. Dr. Cannizzaro from Upstate Orthopedics was the team physician for the entire four years Mike was at Cortland and saw him through many injuries. “Knee, ankle, a couple concussions - you name it!” Mike laughs.
Meghan Page had knee surgery at Upstate Orthopedics when she was a teenager. Now on her feet all day as a nurse, she can't help but wonder if it would have been possible without the excellent care she received.
Jake Halter was 12 when his knees started locking up. His time as a baseball catcher came to a halt due to the excrutiating periods of pain and immobility and a fear of physical activity.










