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Owner: Dr. Jeff Balazsy

Years in business: Four months on Marco. Dr. Balazsy opened the practice to coincide with the opening of Physicians Regional Medical Center on Collier Boulevard

Company location: 973 N. Collier Blvd.

Number of employees: Three and “a half” — Dr. Balazsy, his sister Debra Balazsy and mom Carol Balazsy (receptionists), plus Tootsie the dog.

Products and services: Orthopedic surgical services. All forms of orthopedic surgery, including fractures, trauma surgery, joint replacements, spinal conditions, pediatric orthopedics and pediatric deformities.

Hours: Mondays, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, Fridays. On Tuesdays, Dr. Balazsy performs surgeries. Saturdays if necessary.

Contact number: 393-0030, fax: 393-0987

Company goals: Provide orthopedic services to the Marco Island community.

QUENTIN ROUX / Eagle staff

Dr. Jeff Balazsy is pictured with his staff, sister Debra, sitting, and mom Carol. Tootsie the dog is the office mascot.

Comment: “Techniques that have evolved for knee and hip replacements are much less invasive than in the past. Recovery times are much quicker, and there are other non-operative things that can be done with great success to treat arthritic conditions of the knee, hip and even the back. These we do in conjunction with the Island Rehabilitation Center of Marco and physical therapist C.K. Fernando, working with ultra-sound, certain forms of traction we use for arthritic knees and hips, and a medication we use that is a joint lubricant, and relieves discomfort. In my opinion, if people suspect something is wrong, probably 80 or 90 percent of the time they are correct, whether it’s with or without surgery” — Dr. Jeff Balazsy