Dear Colleague:

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your many referrals over the prior year. Union County Orthopaedic Group has been serving our community for more than thirty years. It is through your continued support and trust which you have placed in our practice that we have been able to thrive during these challenging times. 2010 has been a year of growth and accolades for us, and we have some exciting news that we would like to share with you and your patients.

In July our newest associate, Dr. Naomi Betesh, DO joined our practice. Dr. Betesh is board certified in Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also certified in acupuncture and is treating patients with this modality for many different complaints including headaches, neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain, and even smoking cessation. She uses a multidimensional approach to pain including interventional procedures, medication management, rehabilitation therapy and acupuncture. Together with Dr. Nathaniel Sutain, who has recently become a full partner, they are helping to establish Union County Orthopaedic Group as a premier location for treating your patients with acute and chronic pain management and rehabilitation issues.

Of course, our orthopedic surgeons continue to receive awards for their outstanding patient care. Dr. Richard Mackessy has been named a Top Doc by Inside Jersey for the fifth straight year in a row. Drs. Kline, Pedowitz, Rojer, Farber and Sutain have all been named Top Doctors by Consumers’ Research Council of America. Dr. Rojer has also recently been selected as a Compassionate Physician by Vitals.com (of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians, less than 3% were awarded this honor).

We have very been successful in negotiating contracts with more health insurance plans in order to offer improved in-network access for your patients. We now par with:

• Cigna Healthcare
• HealthFirst of New Jersey (both -care and -caid programs)
• Horizon Blue Shield of NJ (excluding N J Health)
• Humana (Choice Care Network only)
• Medicare (traditional)
• Oxford (not Medicare plan)
• Palmetto Railroad Medicare
• Qualcare (PPO, except POS for Trinitas employees)
• Tricare( standard only)
• United Healthcare( excludes Medicare plans)
• AARP plan (as secondary payor)

We love to hear from our referring doctors! If you have questions, comments or concerns about our office please feel free to contact either our practice administrator Christine Kline at 908-259-2733 or our office manager Theresa Harold at 908-259-2722.

Again, we thank you for your confidence and continued referrals in the year to come. We wish you and all your loved ones a safe and healthy holiday season.

Sincerely,

• John A. Kline, MD
• Walter J. Pedowitz, MD
• Richard P. Mackessy, MD
• David E. Rojer, MD
• Morton Farber, MD
• Nathaniel Sutain, MD
• Naomi Betesh, DO
• Christopher Ropiak, MD

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