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Makeba Slowe

Brooklyn, NY

Hip Replacement

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I FEEL LIKE A SUPER HERO.

That is me two years after surgery. I am fighting an illness whose prognosis isn't positive and defying statistics everyday with the help of my doctors who listen to me and work with me to improve my quality of life. Their attention to detail, bedside manner and thoroughness made me feel like family. The staff was amazing during my hospital stay and outpatient staff are always attentive and understanding as well. I continue to live a full active life and wouldn't dream of switching doctors or going anywhere else for future treatments of this nature.

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Kyriakos A. Kirou, MD, DSc, FACP

Kyriakos A. Kirou, MD, DSc, FACP

Rheumatologist

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