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Para aprofundar os seus conhecimentos m\u00e9dicos, o Dr. Skeehan completou uma resid\u00eancia em Cirurgia Ortop\u00e9dica no Centro M\u00e9dico Naval de Portsmouth antes do seu servi\u00e7o naval como Cirurgi\u00e3o Ortop\u00e9dico da equipa.  Mais recentemente, o Dr. Skeehan completou uma bolsa de estudos em reconstru\u00e7\u00e3o de adultos no Hospital Ortop\u00e9dico Langone da Universidade de Nova Iorque e no Insall Scott Kelly Institute.  Os seus interesses cl\u00ednicos s\u00e3o a reconstru\u00e7\u00e3o prim\u00e1ria e de revis\u00e3o da anca e do joelho e a medicina desportiva da anca e do joelho.\n<\/p>\n<p>O Dr. Skeehan foi inspirado a tornar-se m\u00e9dico pelos seus pais, ambos m\u00e9dicos. Escolheu a cirurgia ortop\u00e9dica ap\u00f3s a sua experi\u00eancia pessoal com cirurgi\u00f5es ortop\u00e9dicos que lhe prestaram cuidados quando se lesionou como lan\u00e7ador de martelos na faculdade.  A filosofia pessoal de cuidados do Dr. Skeehan centra-se em acarinhar os seus pacientes, acompanhar os seus resultados e esfor\u00e7ar-se sempre por ser melhor para eles.  Ele colabora com os seus pacientes, ouvindo quais s\u00e3o os seus objectivos de cuidados, ao mesmo tempo que oferece diferentes op\u00e7\u00f5es de tratamento que os ajudar\u00e3o a atingir os seus objectivos com o m\u00ednimo de interven\u00e7\u00e3o poss\u00edvel.\n<\/p>\n<p>Quando n\u00e3o est\u00e1 a trabalhar, o Dr. Skeehan gosta de fazer caminhadas, snowboard, surf, escalada e passar tempo com a sua fam\u00edlia. 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