The Nash Joint Replacement Center has implemented a comprehensive, planned course of treatment. We believe that you play a key role in promoting a successful recovery. Our goal is to involve you in your treatment through each step of the program. Our comprehensive guidebook will give you the necessary information to promote a more successful surgical outcome.
Your team includes physicians, physicians’ assistants, joint care technicians (JCTs), nurses and physical and occupational therapists specializing in total joint care. Every detail, from preoperative teaching to postoperative exercising, is considered and reviewed with you. The Joint Care Coordinator will plan your treatment program and guide you through it.
Amy Winham
Taking the helm of the Nash Joint Replacement Center is Amy Winham. Amy Winham, PT, is the joint care coordinator of the Nash Joint Replacement Center.
Winham, who earned her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has a wide variety of clinical experience, and has served in various roles throughout her career, including clinical therapist, outpatient clinical manager and director of rehabilitation therapy services. Prior to joining Nash Health Care Systems, Winham worked for Carolina Regional Orthopedics.
“I am very excited to be working with the Nash Joint Replacement Center,” Winham said. I have always enjoyed working with patients in their recovery process and watching them achieve their physical and functional goals. With this program, I look forward to being a team player, motivator, educator, and resource for the patients. In addition, working in state-of-the-art facilities and for a hospital ranked as one of North Carolina’s top ten makes the Nash Joint Replacement Center an excellent addition to the services at Nash Health Care Systems.”
Winham is available to speak to groups and civic organizations about the Nash Joint Replacement Center, arthritis education, knee and hip replacement surgery, and tips for taking care of your joints. To schedule or for more information, please call 252-451-6999.
The Nash Joint Replacement Center holds several FREE seminars about hip and knee replacement throughout the year. For information on time and location and to reserve a space, please call 888.627.6274.
Dr. Eduardo Marsigli, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Marsigli joined the Nash Health Care Systems medical staff in 1975. He received his medical education at the University of Buenos Aires and completed his internship and surgical residency at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ and Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. In addition, he completed three years of orthopedic residency at Michael Reese Hospital and also held a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He also completed a fellowship in hand surgery at Passavant Hospital in Chicago. He has extensive experience in primary joint replacement and revisions and has practiced in the area for more than 20 years.
Dr. Marsigli practices with Nash Orthopedic Associates, PA and can be reached at 252.443.8830. He maintains a satellite office in Roanoke Rapids, NC and can be reached there at 252.535.1655.
Dr. Josephus Bloem earned his medical degree from Leiden University in The Netherlands and completed his residency at Duke University. He is board certified with the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. Dr. Bloem has practiced at Nash Health Care Systems for more than 20 years. He practices with Bloem Orthopaedic Center, PA and maintains a satellite office in Roanoke Rapids, NC. He can be reached at 252.937.2663.
Dr. Greig V. McAvoy
Dr. McAvoy graduated with distinction from the University of Toronto, Canada with a Bachelor of Science in physiology & anatomy. He earned a master of science degree as well as a Ph.D. in exercise physiology, also at the University of Toronto. In 1989, he completed his medical degree at the University of Calgary where he also served his internship and orthopaedic residency. HE is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. He completed a post-graduate fellowship in Reconstructive Total Joint Arthroplasty at the Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital in Charlotte, NC. He is board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. McAvoy specializes in joint replacement and arthritis surgery. He is the Surgeon Leader of the joint replacement program at Nash Health Care Systems. Special interests include trauma, pediatric orthopaedics and the treatment and care of sports related injuries.
Dr. McAvoy is married to Shirley Braakman of Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada and they have three children, Kristen, Spencer and Lee.
Dr. J. Greg Nelson
Raised in Ayden, NC, Dr. Nelson received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1986, he received his medical degree from East Carolina University School of Medicine in Greenville, NC. While in medical school, Dr. Nelson served as class president. Upon graduation, he received the Upjohn Award. Dr. Nelson completed his internship and residency at Emory University and Affiliated Hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Nelson is a past president of the NC Orthopaedic Association and board certified through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Nelson’s interests include the treatment of sports related injuries, total joint reconstruction, trauma and pediatric orthopaedics. He served as resident physician for the Emory University Eagles during his residency.
Dr. Nelson is married to Nancy Deyton of Greenville, NC and they have four children: Rob, Travis, Clay and Caroline.
Dr. Robert C. Martin
Dr. Martin received an undergraduate degree in Biology from Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. He attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, graduating in 1982. Dr. Martin completed his internship and residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD in 1983 and 1988 respectively.
Dr. Martin is board certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners and has worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor at VA Medical Center/Duke University in Durham, NC.
While he enjoys treating a wide range of orthopaedic problems, his special interest is in advanced arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine, knee and shoulder problems.
Dr. David A. Dalsimer
Dr. Dalsimer holds undergraduate degrees from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed an internship at York Memorial Hospital in York, PA in 1991. Dr. Dalsimer completed his residency at Oklahoma State University and holds board certifications from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also holds a certificate of Added Qualification in Hand.
The focus of his interest and research has included tendon surgery, arthritis, joint replacement, and wrist problems. He has developed an emphasis on shoulder problems, arthroscopy in the upper extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome, wrist pain and hand surgery.