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Hand surgeon and physician assistant join Cabell Huntington Hospital Medical Staff
Last updated: 03/26/2009
Steven R. Novotny, MD
Steven R. Novotny, MD, a fellowship-trained hand surgeon, has joined the Cabell Huntington Hospital Medical Staff. Dr. Novotny is an experienced surgeon who specializes in treating patients with hand and upper extremity injuries or ailments. Dr. Novotny is the second hand and upper extremity specialist to join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Alan Koester, MD, chief of hand surgery, has been with the department for a year and had previously worked with Dr. Novotny in Indiana.
Rene Battista, PA-C
Dr. Novotny earned his medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine and completed his fellowship in hand and upper extremity at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Cabell Huntington Hospital has expanded orthopedic hand services for patients with the addition of physician assistant Rene Battista, PA-C. Battista is a retired U.S. Army officer and a distinguished Gulf War veteran with 20 years of experience as a physician assistant in areas including orthopedics, family practice and emergency care. She earned her Master's in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska.
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