Montclair Magazine May 2016 | Page 4

WE’RE GROWING OUR PRACTICE TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. ACTIVE ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE WELCOMES A NEW MEMBER TO OUR TEAM, DR. CARISSA MEYER, HAND & WRIST SPECIALIST. It is our honor to introduce Dr. Carissa Meyer, an outstanding physician and surgeon who complements an already renowned group of dedicated medical professionals serving Bergen County and the surrounding area. Dr. Meyer completed her residency training at the University of Maryland Medical Center and R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, one of the busiest trauma centers in the country. During that time, she authored multiple articles on hand and wrist injuries and also served as Academic Chief Resident during her final year. She completed her fellowship in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery at the renowned CV Starr Hand Surgery Center, the oldest hand fellowship in the country. She has also completed a separate sub-specialty fellowship in Pediatric Upper Extremity at the worldrenowned Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas. She is trained in the latest advances in both operative and non-operative treatment of upper extremity disorders. Dr. Meyer is currently accepting new patients in our Montclair and Emerson offices. THE MOST IMPORTANT TEAM IN ORTHOPEDICS ELMWOOD PARK, NJ • EMERSON, NJ • HACKENSACK, NJ • MONTCLAIR, NJ 1-844-ACTIVE-ORTHO www.activeorthopedic.com