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Doctor Raises Teen Whose Parents Died After Seeing Former Patient’s Facebook Post: ‘Meant to Be’
James C. Wittig always wanted to be a dad. The single, never-married physician joked that he wished he could start fatherhood with a 13-year-old. Then, one day, he was scrolling through Facebook and saw a former patient was trying to find a home for a teenage boy whose parents had both died. Wittig volunteered and went on to raise the boy.
Dr. James C. Wittig appointed Chairman of Orthopedics at the renowned Morristown Medical Center
James C. Wittig, MD, Orthopedic Oncologist and Sarcoma Surgeon, has been appointed Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Morristown Medical Center and system-wide medical director of Orthopedic Oncology at Atlantic Health System, commencing August 1, 2018.
Dr. James Wittig to be presented Nobility in Science Award by the Sarcoma Foundation of America
Dr. James C. Wittig, Vice Chairman Orthopedic Surgery; Chief of Orthopedic Oncology (Pediatric and Adult) and Director, Skin & Sarcoma Division of the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ, has been named as the 2018 recipient of the Sarcoma Foundation of America’s Nobility in Science Award.
Orthopedic Advancements with Great Leadership
Renowned for its Orthopedic Department, Morristown Medical Center stands as a beacon of exceptional medical care. With approximately 120 orthopedic surgeons, the department boasts an extraordinary blend of quality, dedication, and expertise, performing over 12,000 orthopedic surgical procedures in 2023 alone.