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![Pictured Above: Front row [from left to right]: Matthew Martinez, PA, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Maritza Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CRRN, Director of Rehabilitation Nursing Services, DHR Health; Nancy Garcia, APRN, FNP-BC, CMCO, CSHA, Chief Quality Officer, DHR Health; Jose Carreras, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Salvador Mendez, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Medical Director, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Robert Martinez, MD, Chief Medical Officer, DHR Health; Haissam Elzaim, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Carissa Kirk, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute. Top row [from left to right]: Roland Garza, RN, Assistant Director Surgical Service Line, DHR Health; Irene Lares, MSN, RN, SCRN, Director of Clinical Certification, DHR Health; Patrick Sander, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Sandra Acevedo, MSN, RN, CNOR, Director Surgical Service Line, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Kip Owen, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, DHR Health Orthopedic Institute; Jesse Pantoja, RN, Total Joint Replacement Coordinator, DHR Health; Cesar Torres, Director Sterile Processing , DHR Health; Clarissa Cerda, BSN, RN, CRRN, Rehab Nursing Clinical Supervisor, DHR Health; Mario Garza, BSN, RN, Vice President of Surgery and Procedures, DHR Health](https://megadoctornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/TJC-Total-Hip-and-Total-Knee-324x160.jpeg "DHR Health Becomes the First Hospital South of Houston to Receive Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Certification from the Joint Commission")
