The center will consolidate all orthopedic care across the health system. It will feature hand, foot and ankle care, a spine center, a joint replacement center, a trauma center and a sports medicine center.
Bobby Chhabra, MD, chair of orthopedic surgery at UVA, said the center was first approved more than a decade ago and is the realization of a dream of his and several other surgeons at the university.
UVA expects the center will open in 2022.
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