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Jeffrey L. Visotsky, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with an emphasis on hand surgery at the Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Morton Grove. He performs hand reconstruction, arthritis surgery in the upper extremity and shoulder reconstruction. He also has…