Coastal Orthopedics Surgeon Earns Board Certification

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Dr. John Harkess, a total joint specialist with Coastal Orthopedics, recently earned board certification in orthopedics from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. By completing this board certification, Harkess exceeded the standards in the areas of orthopedics, the broad-based medical and surgical specialty dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.

Dr. Harkess joined the staff of Coastal Orthopedics in August 2017, and specializes in total joint replacement surgery, with a special interest in hip and knee replacements. With this recent certification, Coastal Orthopedics now has 17 specialty-trained board-certified doctors in the areas of foot and ankle, hand and wrist, joint replacement, orthopedic, pain management, shoulder and elbow, spine and sports medicine.

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