Dr. Steven Cyr of Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Receives Local Honor San Antonio Business Journal Awards Doctor Healthcare Heroes Award 2014 for Excellence in Military Medicine San Antonio, TX – Orthopaedic and Spine Institute is pleased to recognize Dr. Steven Cyr, founder and president, as the San Antonio Business Journal awarded Dr. Cyr the Healthcare Heroes Award for Excellence in Military Medicine, on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the McNay Art Museum. “I have known I wanted to be a doctor since I was four years old and I told my parents I wanted to be a physician,” Cyr explained. “There’s nothing more rewarding to see a life altered because of your intervention and interaction, seeing them going back to work and having kids. I’ve been blessed, and it is my responsibility to give back to others.” Cyr, a 1989 East Central High School graduate, served in the air force for 14 years treating injured soldiers. He is the former Chief of Spine Surgery and Spine Surgery Consultant to the Surgeon General of the Air Force. Today he continues to use his expertise in the civilian world as founder of the Orthopaedic & Spine Institute and later the Children’s Orthopaedic & Spine Center and HealthCrave Medical Center. His sense of altruism and philanthropy was born from his experience growing up in the Philippines where his father was stationed. It was there that he became aware of poverty and how it affected the local community. “Growing up in a Third World country, we were entrenched in the culture and saw how people don’t have the opportunities we have in America,” he said. “It gave me an appreciation for what I do have. That experience made me who I am today.” It is also why in 2012 he and his wife founded the Steven and LeAnn Charitable Family Fund, which in 2013 donated more than $100,000 to various Christian and military nonprofit organizations including MedSend, Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries, Kinetic Kids, Teed Off at Cancer and World Vision, among others. Finally, all that Dr. Cyr does, he does for his patients whom he considers family and for which he believes he has been entrusted by God to use his gifts to help heal others. “One thing that drives me every day is my patients,” he said. “There’s nothing more rewarding to see a life altered because of your intervention and interaction, seeing them going back to work and having kids. I’ve been blessed, and it is my responsibility to give back to others.” After 14 years in the Air Force, Dr. Cyr continues to support the military because of his love for our nation’s troops. The OSI recently supported the United Services Organization (USO) with a large contribution on behalf of Army Staff Sgt. Shiloh Harris who was injured in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Harris of Floresville was recognized in January 2012 by ABC’s hit show “Extreme Makeover Home Edition.” OSI participated in that project and gave a large cash contribution to the USO in order to support active duty troops overseas in Harris’ name.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 19:39:38 +0000
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