Specialty Hospital Of Washington Honors Humanitarian, Dr. James Cobey

    WASHINGTON, DC, March 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Specialty Hospital Of Washington (SHW), recognized Dr. James Cobey at a recent Medical Executive Meeting in honor of his community and worldwide humanitarian works in the field of medicine.

Dr. Cobey has been a lifelong advocate of humanitarian causes and has helped thousands of patients and war victims of land mine causalities worldwide. He is a member of the Physicians for Human Rights and in 1997 shared the Nobel Prize for the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines.

Dr Cobey, has been on the staff of The Specialty Hospital of Washington since 2006. He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon that specializes in major trauma, spine reconstruction and total joint replacement. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine and a Senior Associate at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has practiced in the DC/MD/VA area for many years, and is now devoting his time to humanitarian work in 3rd world countries.

About Specialty Hospital Of Washington
The Specialty Hospital of Washington is the premier long term acute care hospital in the Washington DC area, and offers a preferred, cost effective alternative to long term stays in typical general hospital intensive care units. SHW is a fully accredited and highly rated hospital providing extraordinary care for its patients at both its Capitol Hill and Hadley campuses.

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