Orthopedic Surgeon

My Outlook on Hip and Knee replacement

     My goal is to provide comprehensive care for patients suffering from arthritis of the hip and knee.  I hear many patients say "I was told I need a knee replacement."  The fact is that many times all a patient needs is a better understanding of what arthritis is, how it causes pain and things that can be done to live with it.  However this takes time listening and explaining things to the patient.  At Joint Specialists of WNC, our patients experience a different approach to orthopedics, one that involves a discussion with the patient including the cause of arthritis, the treatment options (both surgical and non-surgical) and together we will devolop a plan on how to manage it.  As a surgion fellowship trained in hip and knee replacement, I have seen the improvement we can make in a patient's quality of life with a joint replacement surgery.  Come visit us, where we treat patients, not x-rays. 

Undergraduate

Washington State University, B.S. Zoology

Pullman, WA

Medial School

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kirksville, MO

Residency

Orthopedic Surgery

St. John Health System

Michigan State University Statewide Campus

Detroit, MI

Fellowship

Hip and Knee Replacement

Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc 

Columbus, OH

Specialties

Direct Anterior Hip Replacement

Oxford Partial Knee Replacement

Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

Rapid Recovery Joint Replacement

Revision Knee & Hip Replacement

Periprosthetic Fractures

Infected Hip & Knee Replacements

Knee Arthroscopy

License

North Carolina

Ohio

Michigan

Publications

Gender is a significant factor for failure of metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty.  Journal of Arthroplasty. 2011 Sept;26 (6Suppl):19-23.

Deltal ceramic-on-alumina ceramic articulation in primary THA.  A prospective, randomized FDA-IDE study and retrieval analysis.  Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research. 2010;468:367-374.

Enhanced early outcomes with the anterior supine intermuscular approach in primary total hip arthroplasty.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Nov 2009;91:107-120.

Anterior-supine minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty: Defining the learning curve.  Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2009;40:343-350.

Medical Missions

Missionairies of Charity

Calcutta, India

Missionairies of Charity

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Helping Hands Medical Mission

Yucatan, Mexico

Helping Hands Medical Mission

Cotija, Mexico