Here are 10 sports medicine physicians who perform anterior hip replacement surgeries. We are constantly updating this list, so if you would like to recommend a surgeon for this list please contact Heather at hlinder@beckershealthcare.com. Robert Adams, MD (Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, Aspen, Colo.). Dr. Adams is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Aspen Orthopaedic Associates in Colorado, specializing in orthopedic sports medicine and total joint replacement. He is trained in and performs direct anterior muscle sparing total hip replacement. He's a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Colorado Medical Society. Dr. Adams earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed an orthopaedic residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center.
Michael Bollinger, MD (Sebastopol Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Sebastopol, Calif.). Dr. Bollinger is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Sebastopol Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in California. He specializes in sports medicine, upper extremities and joint replacement, including anterior hip replacement. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his internship and residency at USC Medical Center. Dr. Bollinger also completed the Boyes Hand Surgery Fellowship. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Southern California Graduate Orthopaedic Society.
Charles DeCook, MD (The Longstreet Clinic, Gainesville, Ga.). Dr. DeCook is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga. His special practice interests include anterior hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, revision hip replacement and revision knee replacement. Dr. DeCook earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery and family medicine at Wake Forest University of Medicine in Winston Salem, N.C. He completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Anderson Clinic in Alexandria, Va. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
James Fogarty, MD (Anterior Hip Replacement Center, Houston). Dr. Fogarty is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Anterior Hip Replacement Center in Houston who specializes in sports medicine, bone and joint diseases and fracture care. His treatment strategies range from conservative medicine physical therapy and steroid injections to innovative techniques, such as arthroscopy, anterior joint replacement, total joint replacement and minimally invasive procedures. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas at Galveston. He trained for one year of general surgery and four years of orthopedic surgery at St. Louis Hospitals. Dr. Fogarty is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Texas Orthopedic Association, Texas Society of Sports Medicine, Texas Medical Association and Harris County Medical Society.
Robert James Greenhow, MD (Peak Orthopedics & Spine, Denver). Dr. Greenhow is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, and he's also certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He's fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Dr. Greenhow is specially trained in minimally invasive two-incision total hip replacements, minimally invasive quad-sparing total knee replacements, minimally invasive anterior total hip replacements, advanced trauma life support, advanced fracture management and more. His research has appeared in numerous publications and peer-reviewed journals, and he speaks at national and international meetings. He received his medical degree from Queen's University, Kingston in Ontario, Canada. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in Canada. He finished a fellowship in sports medicine from the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Dr. Greenhow's a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Farid A. Hakim, MD (Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.). Dr. Hakim is an orthopedic surgeon with special interests in sports medicine, total joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery. He also specializes in adult reconstruction and general orthopedics. He was among the first surgeons in Jacksonville to offer the gender knee replacement for female knees. He performs anterior total hip replacements and practices hip arthroscopy for labral tears and femoral acetabular impingment. Dr. Hakim is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He and the other physicians at Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic are the official team orthopedic surgeons of the FC JAX Destroyers soccer team.
Michael R. Meisterling, MD (St. Croix Orthopaedics, Oak Park Heights, Minn.). Dr. Meisterling is board-certified in orthopedics with subspecialty certification in orthopedic sports medicine. He performs anterior hip replacement surgeries, among other orthopedic procedures, at St. Croix Orthopaedics. Dr. Meisterling's medical degree is from the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha. He completed his residency at the University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Minneapolis. He is fellowship-trained in sports medicine at Adidas Sports Medicine in Auckland, New Zealand. His research, including on treating meniscus tears, has been published in national medical journals. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Minnesota Orthopaedic Society.
Randall Peyton, MD (Arthritis & Sports, Sterling, Va.). Dr. Peyton is the president and CEO of Arthritis & Sports in Sterling, Va. He is an orthopedic total joint surgeon, whose focus is on arthritis, sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems of the hip, knee and shoulders. Dr. Peyton uses the anterior lateral hip replacement approach. He designed the simplified tensor for total knee arthroplasties and assisted in the design of the Biomet Taperloc Total Hip System. Dr. Peyton earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He served his residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and his fellowship in adult reconstruction and total joint replacement surgery at Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and belongs to American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and Arthroscopy Association of North America.
W. Randall Schultz, MD (Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation Associates, Austin). Dr. Schultz is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and total joint replacement. He has special interests in ACL reconstruction, minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, anterior hip replacement, computer navigated surgery and hip resurfacing arthroplasty. He attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH. Dr. Schultz has published several articles on ACL reconstruction and is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Thomas Whitten, MD (The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital at Mercy, Baltimore). Dr. Whitten is the chief of orthopedics and medical director at The Orthopedic Society Specialty Hospital at Mercy. He specializes in sports medicine, including arthroscopic surgery and joint replacements. Dr. Whitten performs anterior hip replacement surgery, and he and his colleagues and The Orthopedic Society perform among the most such replacements in the state. He graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Maryland Hospital. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons. Dr. Whitten is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland Orthopedic Society.
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Michael Bollinger, MD (Sebastopol Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Sebastopol, Calif.). Dr. Bollinger is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Sebastopol Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in California. He specializes in sports medicine, upper extremities and joint replacement, including anterior hip replacement. He received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his internship and residency at USC Medical Center. Dr. Bollinger also completed the Boyes Hand Surgery Fellowship. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Southern California Graduate Orthopaedic Society.
Charles DeCook, MD (The Longstreet Clinic, Gainesville, Ga.). Dr. DeCook is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at The Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga. His special practice interests include anterior hip replacement, total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, revision hip replacement and revision knee replacement. Dr. DeCook earned his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery and family medicine at Wake Forest University of Medicine in Winston Salem, N.C. He completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Anderson Clinic in Alexandria, Va. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
James Fogarty, MD (Anterior Hip Replacement Center, Houston). Dr. Fogarty is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Anterior Hip Replacement Center in Houston who specializes in sports medicine, bone and joint diseases and fracture care. His treatment strategies range from conservative medicine physical therapy and steroid injections to innovative techniques, such as arthroscopy, anterior joint replacement, total joint replacement and minimally invasive procedures. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas at Galveston. He trained for one year of general surgery and four years of orthopedic surgery at St. Louis Hospitals. Dr. Fogarty is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Texas Orthopedic Association, Texas Society of Sports Medicine, Texas Medical Association and Harris County Medical Society.
Robert James Greenhow, MD (Peak Orthopedics & Spine, Denver). Dr. Greenhow is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, and he's also certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He's fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Dr. Greenhow is specially trained in minimally invasive two-incision total hip replacements, minimally invasive quad-sparing total knee replacements, minimally invasive anterior total hip replacements, advanced trauma life support, advanced fracture management and more. His research has appeared in numerous publications and peer-reviewed journals, and he speaks at national and international meetings. He received his medical degree from Queen's University, Kingston in Ontario, Canada. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in Canada. He finished a fellowship in sports medicine from the Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Dr. Greenhow's a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Farid A. Hakim, MD (Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla.). Dr. Hakim is an orthopedic surgeon with special interests in sports medicine, total joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery. He also specializes in adult reconstruction and general orthopedics. He was among the first surgeons in Jacksonville to offer the gender knee replacement for female knees. He performs anterior total hip replacements and practices hip arthroscopy for labral tears and femoral acetabular impingment. Dr. Hakim is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He and the other physicians at Bahri Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Clinic are the official team orthopedic surgeons of the FC JAX Destroyers soccer team.
Michael R. Meisterling, MD (St. Croix Orthopaedics, Oak Park Heights, Minn.). Dr. Meisterling is board-certified in orthopedics with subspecialty certification in orthopedic sports medicine. He performs anterior hip replacement surgeries, among other orthopedic procedures, at St. Croix Orthopaedics. Dr. Meisterling's medical degree is from the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha. He completed his residency at the University of Minnesota Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Minneapolis. He is fellowship-trained in sports medicine at Adidas Sports Medicine in Auckland, New Zealand. His research, including on treating meniscus tears, has been published in national medical journals. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Minnesota Orthopaedic Society.
Randall Peyton, MD (Arthritis & Sports, Sterling, Va.). Dr. Peyton is the president and CEO of Arthritis & Sports in Sterling, Va. He is an orthopedic total joint surgeon, whose focus is on arthritis, sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems of the hip, knee and shoulders. Dr. Peyton uses the anterior lateral hip replacement approach. He designed the simplified tensor for total knee arthroplasties and assisted in the design of the Biomet Taperloc Total Hip System. Dr. Peyton earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia. He served his residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and his fellowship in adult reconstruction and total joint replacement surgery at Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and belongs to American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and Arthroscopy Association of North America.
W. Randall Schultz, MD (Texas Orthopedics, Sports & Rehabilitation Associates, Austin). Dr. Schultz is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and total joint replacement. He has special interests in ACL reconstruction, minimally invasive hip and knee replacement, anterior hip replacement, computer navigated surgery and hip resurfacing arthroplasty. He attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed a general surgery internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH. Dr. Schultz has published several articles on ACL reconstruction and is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine.
Thomas Whitten, MD (The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital at Mercy, Baltimore). Dr. Whitten is the chief of orthopedics and medical director at The Orthopedic Society Specialty Hospital at Mercy. He specializes in sports medicine, including arthroscopic surgery and joint replacements. Dr. Whitten performs anterior hip replacement surgery, and he and his colleagues and The Orthopedic Society perform among the most such replacements in the state. He graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Maryland Hospital. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons. Dr. Whitten is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Maryland Orthopedic Society.
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