For referring physicians
How to refer a patient to Miachel Suk.
Referring a patient
Miachel Suk treats orthopedic trauma referrals in Danville, and the training behind that focus is specific rather than general. He completed medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, residency at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and the Hospital for Special Surgery Trauma Fellowship, a year built around acute fracture and musculoskeletal injury care rather than elective reconstruction. For a referring physician weighing a trauma hand-off, that sequencing, a trauma-dedicated fellowship year following general orthopedic residency, is the relevant data point: it marks a year spent specifically on the acute injury and fracture caseload referring physicians are evaluating when they consider a hand-off.
Miachel Suk is a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine and is currently accepting new patients. Referring colleagues who want the specific thresholds for when a trauma case should move from observation to referral can use the trauma referral criteria guide; background on training and practice history is on the full physician profile.
This page describes referral pathways and physician background. It does not substitute for independent clinical judgment in individual patient care.
At a glance
Which patients should be referred to Dr. Suk's trauma service?
Any patient with an acute fracture, dislocation, or musculoskeletal injury that falls outside routine primary-care management warrants referral for evaluation.
Dr. Suk completed fellowship training in orthopedic trauma at Hospital for Special Surgery, following residency at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein School of Medicine, and the Danville, Pennsylvania practice is organized around that focus: acute fracture care, dislocation reduction and treatment planning, and the orthopedic component of polytrauma. Open fractures, fractures with neurovascular compromise, and suspected compartment syndrome warrant same-day contact rather than a routine referral (AAOS, 2022). More on his training and clinical focus is available on the physician's bio page.
What should accompany a trauma referral?
Send the mechanism of injury, the neurovascular exam findings, and any imaging already obtained.
Plain radiographs in two orthogonal views are sufficient for most acute fracture referrals; advanced imaging such as CT is not required before referral unless intra-articular involvement is suspected (AAOS, 2021). Note whatever reduction or splinting has already been performed, current tetanus status for open wounds, and relevant comorbidities that bear on surgical timing. The full referral criteria by injury type lay out imaging and documentation guidance in more detail.
How does a referring office reach the practice to arrange a referral?
Through the referral intake contact listed in this page's contact section, by phone or fax.
Include the referring physician's direct callback number so that urgent cases, including suspected open fractures or neurovascular compromise, can be triaged the same day. Accepting new patients.
What happens at my patient's first visit with Dr. Suk?
Dr. Suk sees your patient directly for the initial evaluation.
He reviews the referral information, takes a focused history, examines the injury or condition, and reviews any imaging you have already obtained. Because his training centers on trauma, including the Hospital for Special Surgery Trauma Fellowship, the initial visit is oriented toward injury severity and stability rather than a general orthopedic screen. If additional imaging or testing is needed, it is ordered at that visit so the plan is not delayed by a second round of scheduling.
How will I find out what Dr. Suk found and recommended?
You receive a written summary of the visit, the working diagnosis, and the treatment plan.
The summary goes to you through whatever channel your practice already uses to exchange records, whether that is fax, a referral portal, or direct phone contact for anything time-sensitive. If the plan changes significantly after the first visit, for example if imaging reveals a more complex trauma pattern than initially suspected, you are notified again rather than finding out only at the patient's next scheduled return. For the criteria that shape when a trauma case needs this kind of rapid update, see the practice's referral guidance for trauma presentations.
Who manages my patient's care after the first visit, me or Dr. Suk?
That depends on what the injury needs, and the plan states it explicitly rather than leaving it assumed.
For trauma that requires ongoing orthopedic management, Dr. Suk continues to follow the patient through that course of care and keeps you informed at the points that matter to your own management of the patient. For injuries that stabilize quickly or do not require specialized trauma follow-up, care is handed back to you with a clear summary of what was done and what to watch for. Dr. Suk is accepting new patients, so timely initial evaluation is not the bottleneck in either scenario.
This information is educational and is not a substitute for direct communication with Dr. Suk's office about a specific patient.
Ready to talk about your care?
Call the office or request an appointment. Not currently accepting new patients.