First State Orthopaedics in the News

First State Orthopaedics Welcomes New Physician

First State Orthopaedics was happy to welcome Dr. Matthew Handling who joined them in practice on August 29, 2008. Dr. Handling is a native of the State of Delaware. He attended high school at The Tatnall School and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction from the University of Delaware.

Dr. Handling’s special interests include Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery (including hip arthroscopy), Fracture Care and Orthopaedic Trauma, Joint Cartilage Repair and Replacement and Treatment of Arthritis. . He is accepting new patients at the Newark, Middletown and Smyrna locations.

Dr. Handling finished medical school at Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, followed by an orthopaedic residency at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Dr. Handling completed a sports medicine fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital, Boston Mass., with World Champion Boston Celtics.

See more about Dr. Handling in the Physicians section.

Drs. Axe, Bodenstab, Crain, Johnson, Kahlon, Katz, Raisis,  Rudin and Sowa Top Docs in 2007

In the annual Delaware Today survey of physicians, Drs. Michael Axe, Alex Bodenstab, Evan Crain, Eric Johnson, Randeep Kahlon, Bruce Katz, Leo Raisis, Bruce Rudin and David Sowa were the most recommended by their professional peers, as determined by a Delaware Today survey of licensed physicians in Delaware.

Youth in Sports

Dr. Axe is a host on the "Youth in Sports" television program each week. Tune in to see Dr. Axe on Tuesdays, at 7:30 pm on Channel 28.