Dear Dr. Gatt – You performed two surgeries on my daughter Stephanie Stojanovski when she was 13 years old for floating kneecaps. Stephanie is now 18 and a Freshman in College and attends Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park. She is playing college soccer for FDU, and is on their starting line up as a center midfielder. Just this past weekend she scored her first college goal and I wanted to share it with you to THANK YOU again for the surgeries and great care! Stephanie always remembers how you were very supportive and encouraging during both surgeries and it really helped her to get through it and recover.
Ever since she has been able to kick a soccer ball she’s been dreaming of being able to play in College and it’s moments like these that she has worked hard for.
THANK YOU AGAIN!
Jake Bobal keenly remembers a pivotal high school football game during his junior year. It was the third quarter in a regular season game against Somerville. The Montgomery High School middle linebacker planted his foot during a tackle. He continued to fall, but his leg stayed rooted to the ground. “I first heard the pop, and I was helped up, took one wobbly step and my whole leg collapsed. I realized it was not good.” […]
What D’Ovidio experienced could have been a nightmare. He dislocated his left hip. “I knew when I hit him something was wrong,” D’Ovidio said. What happened next was the biggest play of the night. Hillsborough’s team doctor, Dr. Charles Gatt Jr., put the hip back in place. Total time: about seven minutes.
Before the injury, D’Ovidio caught seven passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns. After his recovery, he ran some winter track, then cleared 12 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault in the spring. Now he’s back playing football, and his coach said he hasn’t seen any lack of aggressiveness.
UOA patient Rob Cavanaugh of West Long Branch was interviewed by the Asbury Park Press after he placed second in the 35th annual Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run on Saturday, July 9—a noteworthy accomplishment given that Rob suffered an Achilles injury in March 2010 that kept him from running for a long stretch. He credits his recovery to UOA’s Dr. Charles Gatt, Jr., who performed Achilles tendon surgery on Rob less than one year ago.
“I am grateful to Dr. Gatt for everything he did to get me back running on a competitive level,” says Rob, who plans on participating in the remainder of the 2011 Jersey Shore Grand Prix races.
Torn ACL doesn’t stop star goalkeeper Jaqi Kakalecik from finishing her season on top
Jaqi Kakalecik, junior goalie for Hunterdon Central, came off the bench with her team losing 2-0 to make 10 saves and inspire her side to a 9-6 victory over Vernon in the final of the Hunterdon/Warren/Essex tournament, earning the MVP nod for her performance. The match came just a month after Jaqi was sidelined with a severe ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury on April 10. Dr. Charles Gatt of University Orthopaedic Association attended Jaqi, advising her to undergo intensive physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around her knee in order to finish out her season and maintain her prospects of playing in college. Under Dr. Gatt’s care, Kakalecik was able to complete her season as a starter and prepare to undergo arthroscopic surgery in August.