Local Hand Surgeon Receives National Patients’ Choice Award

Syracuse, NY, January 24, 2011 — Dr. Walter H. Short of the SOS Hand + Wrist Center at Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists in Syracuse, New York, is being recognized with a prestigious Patients’ Choice Award for his work in 2010. Out of 720,000 active physicians nationwide, he represents one of the five percent who received this honor. This is the third consecutive year that patients have honored Dr. Short with the Patients’ Choice recognition.

Each year more than 400,000 patients provide online feedback about their physician experiences, rating various components of their visit including bedside manner, doctor-patient face time, degree of follow-up, courtesy of the staff, as well as overall opinions.

Patients’ Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of their patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores as voted by patients. The “Patients’ Choice” award is tabulated by MDx Medical, Inc.