Suburban Life - Central Bucks/Montgomery - Issue #10 (October 2023)

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SL_PROFILE_ Bucks Ortho Specialists_1023_Layout 1 11 / 1 / 23 12 : 47 PM Page 1 s a young man , Tim Rimmer had Dr.Taha Faruqi , a spine surgeon , recently surgery performed on both knees to joined Bucks County repair injuries sustained while playing OrthopedicSpecialists ’ Abaseball and soccer . His surgeon : teamof board - certified and fellowship - trained Thomas Mackell , M.D . , a prominent orthopedist physicians . whose practice would later blossom into a multispecialty practice called Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists . Rimmer’s life came full circle in January , when he became CEO of Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists . The practice has under - gone tremendous growth in recent years , with the addition of new physicians in various subspecialties and an expansion to four loca - tions ( possibly with more to come ) , all to better serve residents of Bucks and Mont - gomery counties , as well as parts of New Jersey . “ I wanted to come here because the practice has a nice combination of multispe - cialty skill sets and a strong desire for strategic growth , ” says Rimmer , who joined the practice after a long career in healthcare leadership and administration , both academic and private practice . “ Our physicians are top notch , and our practice as a whole has a great reputation in the community . That’s not an easy thing to come by . ” Rimmer attributes the practice’s success to its nimbleness and an unwavering com - mitment to patient care . Both have helped the practice excel even as patients have raised their expectations and become more educated about their options . “ As a practice , you have to be able to deliver , ” he adds . “ You can spend as much money on marketing as you want , but if the patient picks up the phone and can’t get through or has a bad experience with a physi - cian , it’s all for nothing . Here , not only does our team deliver on expectations , but we also have a commitment to continual self - improvement and delivering a better experience for patients . ” Every component of the practice’s model is designed help patients achieve their end goal : to return to doing the activities that injury , disease , and overuse have made painful or impossible . Rimmer has witnessed the fruits of the practice’s labor firsthand . His own father recently had hip - replacement sur - gery performed by one of Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists ’ surgeons . STAYING “ [ My father ] was over - the - moon excited about the experience , ” Rimmer recalls . “ He had 7 a.m . surgery and was home by 11 BY a.m . , healing , recovering , and beginning to B I L L D O N A H U E do physical therapy in an environment where PHOTOS BY he was most comfortable . It’s all about pro - N I N A L E A P H OTO G R A P HY Power viding access to what people need : access to same - day surgery , access to physical therapy right after surgery , and access to a home - BucksCounty Orthopedic Specialistsbuilds on its health nurse to assist them in their recovery . ” “ high - tech , high - touch ” approach to providing advanced AtFull Strength musculoskeletalcare for patients eager to realize their Each member of the Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists clinical team has a particular area greatestpotential . of expertise based on his or her background , SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 15 ISSUE 2 58 |

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SL_PROFILE_ Bucks Ortho Specialists_1023_Layout 1 11 / 1 / 23 12 : 48 PM Page 2 do more complex surgeries that can completely change someone’s life for the better . ” Dr . Faruqi developed an interest in mini - mally invasive lateral spinal fusions during his fellowship in California . The procedure involves the joining of two or more bones of the spine to treat disc problems in the low back . “ This surgery has traditionally been done through the back , but in many cases you can use only a small [ fusion ] cage when you do it that way , ” he says . “ With a lateral approach , you make an incision near the ribs , which enables you to use a much larger cage for better patient outcomes . And because it’s a minimally invasive approach , the patient should recover more quickly and get back to doing the things they want to do more quickly . ” Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists treats patients at its office in Warrington , two in Doylestown ( a comprehensive orthopedic center and an ambulatory surgery center ) , and a fourth at St . Mary Medical Center on the edge of Newtown , which opened last year . The practice has supported the St . Mary location with the addition of a full - time physi - cian , Richard A . Cautilli Jr . , M.D . , a fellowship - trained orthopedic doctor with more than 30 years of experience serving the community . Going forward , Rimmer suggests Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists may soon wel - come new staff to support Drs . Peacock and Faruqi , as well as new service lines to better serve members of the community . Another Even as we grow and expand , we’re going possibility : opening a second surgical center as a supplement to the one in Doylestown , to maintain the small - practice feel people which is nearing maximum capacity . “ Even as we grow and expand , we’re have come to expect from us . ” goingto maintain the small - practice feel people have come to expect from us , ” Rimmer adds . “ We’re a high - tech , high - touch practice , and — Tim Rimmer , CEO of Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists we intend to stay at the forefront of where orthopedic medicine is going . People come to us because of the high - quality nature of the training , and individual interests — total joints , can get better with the more conservative surgeonsthey’re dealing with , and that’s never ? hand , spine , foot and ankle , pain management , means we can provide . On the whole they going to change . ” sports medicine , pediatrics , physical therapy , take that advice to heart and put in the work etc . Likewise , the practice has adopted pre - they need to do . You don’t find that kind of operative planning technology , cutting - edge commitment everywhere , so it makes for a surgical techniques , and other advances in really nice situation . ” musculoskeletal care designed to help patients Dr . Faruqi received his medical degree achieve their full potential . from Nova Southeastern University College of The clinical team has grown to more than Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale , 20 board - certified and fellowship - trained physi - Florida , and completed his residency in ortho - cians and certified physician assistants , including pedic surgery residency at Beaumont Health two recent additions : Andrew Peacock , D.P.M . , in Michigan . He subsequently completed a a board - certified podiatrist and surgeon who fellowship in spine surgery at the University specializes in the surgical and nonsurgical of California , Irvine , where he worked with ? treatment of foot and ankle problems ; and and trained under orthopedic spine surgeons Taha Faruqi , D.O . , a spine surgeon with a par - andneurosurgeons . For more information on ticular interest in minimally invasive surgery . “ I always liked working with my hands Bucks County Orthopedic Originally from Chicago , Dr . Faruqi came andhad an interest in the engineering aspects Specialists , including its to the East Coast to be closer to family . He’s of medicine , ” Dr . Faruqi says . “ As I rotated physicians and locations , as thrilled to have found a home with Bucks through the different specialties , I found that I well as details about CountyOrthopedic Specialists . reallyliked orthopedics , particularly spine sur - evening and weekend “ I’ve been impressed by the patients I’ve gerybecause of what you can accomplish for appointments , visit met here , ” he says . “ They’re very active and people . Someone with a herniated disc can bucksortho.com or they want to get better . I’ve been able to tell havea decompression surgery , and within an call ( 215 ) 348 - 7000 . some patients they don’t need surgery and hour or two the pain is gone . You also get to SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 15 ISSUE 2 | 59

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