Reception scheduled for doctors

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July 25, 2012

Reception scheduled for doctors

Gary Engel Woodward News The Woodward News Wed Jul 25, 2012, 06:01 AM CDT

Woodward, Okla. — A reception will be held Thursday for 2 new surgeons at Woodward Regional Hospital.

The community is invited to welcome orthopedic surgeon Edward Alexander Jr., M.D., and general surgeon Sean Champion, M.D., from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria.

Alexander is from the Washington, D.C. area. He received his medical degree at George Washington University and internship at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. He completed residency at the National Orthopedic Hospital in Arlington, Va., and is board certified by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and the American College of Surgeons.

A Utah native, Champion is also board eligible with the American College of Surgeons. He earned his medical degree at St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. General surgery residency was completed at the Medical College of Georgia. He comes to Woodward from western Arkansas, where he practiced for 5 years.

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