History of First State Orthopaedics
| 1978 | Stephen Hershey, M.D. and William Newcomb, M.D. share an office on Shallcross Avenue practicing general orthopaedics. |
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| 1984 | Brent Noyes, M.D., a general orthopaedist, joins Drs. Hershey and Newcomb on Shallcross Avenue to form Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants |
| 1985 | Michael Axe, M.D. joins Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants. Dr. Axe specializes in sports injuries. |
| 1986 | Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants relocates offices from Shallcross Avenue to the Medical Arts Pavilion at Christiana Hospital. |
| 1987 | David Sowa, M.D. joins Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants. Dr. Sowa specializes in hand and upper extremities. |
| 1992 | Robert Steele, M.D. joins Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants as a general orthopaedist. |
| 1993 | Bruce Rudin, M.D. joins Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants specializing
in spine. Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants opens Pike Creek office located on Limestone Road. |
| 1994 | Christiana Orthopaedic Surgical Associates, a partnership of John Hogan, M.D. and Leo Raisis, M.D., merges with Wilmington Orthopaedic Consultants to form First State Orthopaedics. |
| 1994 | First State Orthopaedics opens a Middletown office location on Cleaver Farm Road. |
| 1995 | Alex Bodenstab, M.D. joins First State Orthopaedics as a general orthopaedist. |
| 1995 | First State Orthopaedics opens a North office location in Foulkstone Plaza on Foulk Road. |
| 1999 | Bruce Katz, M.D. joins First State Orthopaedics Specializes in spine. |
| 1999 | First State Orthopaedics closes the Pike Creek office location. |
| 2000 | Evan Crain, M.D. joins First State Orthopaedics as a general orthopaedist. |
| 2000 | Randeep Kahlon, M.D., join First State Orthopaedics Specializes in Hand/Upper Extremity and Sports Medicine. |
| 2000 | First State Orthopaedics opens New Castle office on Christiana Road. |
| 2000 | First State Orthopaedics opens Harmony Plaza office location for spine care by Drs. Rudin and Katz. |
| 2000 | First State Orthopaedics closes its Middletown office location. |
| 2001 | Physicians of First State Orthopaedics opens the First State Surgery Center at 1000 Twin “C” Lane. The Center specializes in providing outpatient orthopaedic surgery. |
| 2001 | First State Orthopaedics opens a Bear office location in Becks Woods. |
| 2003 | James Moran, D.O. joins First State Orthopaedics, specializing in Pain Management and Rehabilitation. |
| 2003 | First State Orthopaedics expands the Harmony Plaza office to provide Pain Management and Rehabilitation Services. |
| 2004 | Michael Pushkarewicz, M.D. merges his Pennsylvania orthopaedic practice with First State Orthopaedics. Specializes in general orthopaedics. |
| 2004 | First State Orthopaedics opens Lantana office in Hockessin. |
| 2006 | Drew Brady, M.D., joins First State Orthopaedics specializing in Trauma. |
| 2006 | Ann Kim, M.D., joins First State Orthopaedics specializing in Pain Management and Rehabilitation. |
| 2006 | First State Surgery Center celebrates its fifth anniversary. |