When Jacob Cox walked into the operating room at Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital during his first week on the job as an orthopedic surgeon five years ago, he was met with a surprise.
Standing in the room, scrubbed and ready to go were his father, Kevin Cox, and grandfather, William Cox, who also are orthopedic surgeons.
William Cox had retired not long before but received his credentials again so the three Cox men could perform surgery together to mark the third generation of Coxes to become a practicing orthopedist…