As an educator, communicator and doctor, my concern for patients is most significant in my approach to their care. For me, patient education is the important first step. I believe that education helps patients to better understand both their orthopaedic problems and their treatment options, whether nonsurgical or surgical, and empowers them to serve as active partners in treatment decisions. Understanding my patients’ baseline health, athletic status and expectations and goals of orthopaedic care are all of equal importance to me. In providing the best evidence-based orthopaedic care to each of my patients, I combine my knowledge of their needs, their active participation in treatment decisions and their goals with my passion to stay abreast and contribute to the most current research in his field.

My desire to assist patients with quality of life goals leads me to seek out new and innovative procedures which shorten their recovery time. Having been fellowship-trained in arthroscopic knee, shoulder, and elbow surgery, I use these techniques to return patients, pain free, back to their sports activities. My personal passion for sports and commitment to staying abreast of new techniques in the field allows me to personalize treatment for each patient’s specific condition.

I utilize my personal experiences and interests to enhance the treatment of patients. As a long-time athlete and sports fan, I understand and support the desire of the athlete who wants to be back on the field. My own growing family inspires me to help parents and grandparents achieve a quality of life and the ability to experience their children and grandchildren in the most active way.