Here are four things to know:
1. According to the CDC, emergency department visits in the summer time account for 27 percent of the average total emergency room visits per year.
2. AOA is made up of eight orthopedic surgeons.
3. Delwyn J. Worthington, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at AOA, provides pediatric orthopedics, reconstructive surgery, sports medicine, trauma and total joint replacement services.
4. Dr. Worthington earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and completed his residency at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix.
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