We are reaching out to inform you of a significant change regarding your healthcare with us. After over 75 years of serving the Danville and surrounding communities previously as Danville Orthopedic Clinic and over the last eight years as Spectrum Medical, Inc., we will be acquired by a local organization to be announced at a later date. The acquisition is scheduled to be effective July 1, 2025. You will continue to receive the same great care from many of our providers, simply under a new name.
As a result of this acquisition, we would also like to inform our patients of some additional changes that will also be taking place on July 1, 2025:
Dr. Stephen Ernst, our current shoulder and elbow specialist, will be leaving our clinic and likely leaving the Danville area.
Dr. Sharukh D. Shroff, Rheumatologist, will be leaving our practice to start his own private practice in Danville. All of Dr. Shroff’s patient records will be transferred to his new office and you do not need to take further action.
It is with great sorrow and compassion that we announce the death of Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jonathan Krome. Dr. Krome joined Spectrum Medical Practice (previously Danville Orthopedic Clinic) in 2004.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and his medical degree from The University of Maryland. His orthopedic training was performed at Wake Forest University/Bowman Gray School of Medicine. Dr. Krome was a Board-Certified orthopedic surgeon with specialty interests in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Total Joint Replacement.
While Dr. Krome helped thousands of patients both in surgery and in his private practice, he also assisted outside the clinic. Dr. Krome was a team physician for the Danville Braves and Averett University Athletics for several years. He also saw athletes on a regular basis through Danville Public Schools as well as Pittsylvania County Schools. Dr. Krome’s Spectrum family of physicians and staff offer their heartfelt condolences to his family and close friends and mourn this loss to our community.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury finalized the Transparency in Coverage Rule requiring non-grandfathered health plans to create and post publicly-available machine-readable files free of charge and without any condition. These files must include in-network negotiated payment rates and historical out-of-network charges for covered items and services. This file is not designed as a consumer tool and is for information only.
In a letter to the Editor in the Danville Register & Bee, Dr. Mark Hermann, an orthopedic surgeon practicing with Spectrum Medical for more than 30 years, encourages people to “roll up your sleeve and do your part to turn the tide” in the battle against COVID-19.
Take a peek at the changes to our new building at 109 Bridge Street scheduled to open in January 2017! There are a lot of changes being made to the inside as well as the outside!
The current practices of Danville Orthopedic Clinic, DOC Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, DOC Sports Medicine Outreach and DOC Clinical Research (Piedmont Regional Medical Center on currently located on Executive Drive) will be unified with Southside Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Southside Pain Solutions (Memorial Drive location) under one inclusive name and operation –SPECTRUM MEDICAL. Our This new name reflects our vision and mission of providing a full “spectrum” of musculoskeletal care within one unified and interconnected medical practice.
Don’t let the outside fool you — there is a lot going on inside the former Dan River Research Building, which will soon become the River District Tower.
“The building outside is not going to change much; it can’t — it’s a historic structure,” Dr. Mark Hermann — one of 11 investors in the project — told members of Danville City Council during a tour of the building Tuesday.
There will be new windows through most of the building, Hermann said, though they will look exactly like the old ones, most of which simply could not be restored.
In early 2017, DOC and Southside Pain Solutions will join at our new location at the former Dan River Research and Development building on Bridge St. in downtown Danville. This will house a complete care center for all musculoskeletal needs for our current and future patients.
To learn more, read the following article from godanriver.com:
Danville has been awarded $20 million through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program — credits the city will use to attract business development projects that promise new jobs to the city.
Linwood Wright, a consultant with the Danville Office of Economic Development, said the program benefits larger development projects.
It is with great sorrow and compassion that we announce the death of Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jonathan Krome. Dr. Krome joined Spectrum Medical Practice (previously Danville Orthopedic Clinic) in 2004. 
In a letter to the Editor in the Danville Register & Bee, Dr. Mark Hermann, an orthopedic surgeon practicing with Spectrum Medical for more than 30 years, encourages people to “roll up your sleeve and do your part to turn the tide” in the battle against COVID-19.
