Syracuse, NY — Dr. Bradley Raphael, a sports orthopedist who has cared for many local high school and college athletes, is switching teams.

Raphael is among four bone and joint doctors who are leaving Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) for St. Joseph’s Physicians on Dec. 1, Raphael told syracuse.com.

The move will resurrect an orthopedics practice at St. Joe’s, which has not had such specialists in recent years. It’s a significant shift in the lucrative business of orthopedics here and is intended to alleviate some of St. Joe’s financial pressures.

Their new office, St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedics and Spine Care, will operate out of a renovated suite on the first floor of the Northeast Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Also leaving SOS for St. Joe’s with Raphael will be Dr. Kevin Kopk

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