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SL_OrthopedicFeature_0321final.qxp_Profile ( Dept . ) 3 / 26 / 21 1 : 04 PM Page 2 mend seeking the advice of a primary medical Shape up . “ It’s not about your numerical • JointEfforts age but your physiological age , ” Drs . Dhanaraj provider , as well as reviewing online ratings He cites MACI , short for matrix - induced says . “ Inevitably , there’s a force of nature work - systems , such as the Centers for Medicare & autologous chondrocyte implantation , a form ing against us — gravity — so there are things Medicaid Services website , which offers insight of cartilage regeneration and repair . Essentially , patients can do to help their situation prior to on readmission rates , infection rates , and other MACI uses a patient’s own cells to treat cartilage surgery . I’m not talking about anything dra - indicators of postoperative outcomes . defects in the knee . Both he and Dr . Vaccaro matic in terms of weight loss . People are likely Define expectations . “ Start thinking • see great promise in other areas , such as stem - to see dramatic improvements even with gen - about what’s most important — pain , function , cell therapy , and look forward to how the field eral [ preoperative ] lifestyle changes and min - performance , or long - term health , ” Dr . Dha - will evolve and expand in the years ahead . imal weight loss of 10 pounds . ” naraj says . “ We want to have those open dis - Ask around . “ Everyone has two or three cussions and guide the treatment accordingly , • GAINING PERSPECTIVE friends who have had experience with a sur - because surgery is not always the best option . ” The human body may be an amazingly com - geon , ” Dr . Vaccaro says . “ A friend will say As with anything in life , attitude is everything . plex and proficient machine , but parts of it , whether that experience was good or bad . If “ Any surgery can be a blessing in disguise , ” such as the bones and joints , are prone to a patient says , ‘ I did well , ’ that patient will Dr . Dhanaraj adds . “ If they recover , they can breakdown or injury . For anyone in need of a bring two to four patients to you . Every time come out stronger , and not only recover from new knee , hip , or shoulder , or some other someone has a bad experience , you can lose the injury but also gain perspective from their form of orthopedic repair , Drs . Dhanaraj and Vaccaro offer some preoperative perspective . six to eight patients . ” He might also recom - setbacks . ” 2 0 2 1 T O P O R T H O P E D I C P H Y S I C I A N S Dr . Jeffrey A . Gehret Dr . Ana Bracilovic Dr . Susan Lee arlier this year , for our 2021 Five - star Physicians feature , we asked Dr . Saloni Sharma Dr . Grant Cooper Dr . James Raphael readers to share their thoughts on the Philadelphia area’s top Dr . Jeremy I . Simon Dr . Scott Curtis Einstein Healthcare Emedical providers devoted to solving patients ’ ills , orthopedically Dr . David S . Stolzenberg Dr . Marco Funiciello Network speaking . The following list includes readers ’ choices , as well as a few Rothman Dr . Greg Kelley Multiple locations of our own , based on individuals and organizations featured in the Orthopaedics Dr . Jason Kirkbride einstein.edu pages of Suburban Life . In addition to leaders in orthopedic surgery , Multiple locations Dr . Zinovy Meyler we included physicians who practice in allied subspecialties such as rothmanortho.com Princeton Joint & Dr . Menachem M . Meller physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine . Spine Center Lower Bucks Hospital Associates Dr . John M . Vasudevan Dr . Nirav K . Shah Princeton , N.J . Bristol ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Princeton , N.J . Penn Medicine Dr . Matthew Tormenti princetonsjc.com lowerbuckshosp.com Dr . Joseph A . Abboud princetonorthopaedic . Multiple locations St . Mary Medical Dr . D . Greg Anderson com pennmedicine.org Center | Princeton Dr . Lee M . Buono Dr . Scott A . Rushton Dr . William V . Arnold Brain Spine & Sports Capital Institute Main Line Health Dr . Matthew S . Austin SPORTS MEDICINE Dr . Kenan Aksu Medicine for Neurosciences Wynnewood Dr . Steven A . Caruso Dr . Christopher M . Aland Dr . Linda D’Andrea Multiple locations Center for Spinal mainlinehealth.org Dr . P . Maxwell Courtney Dr . Michael G . Ciccotti Dr . Jonathan P . Garino stmaryhealthcare.org Disorders and Dr . David V . Craft Dr . Evan J . Conte Dr . James T . Guille princetonbrainand - Spinal Oncology Dr . Joseph Thoder Dr . Daniel Fletcher Dr . Christopher C . Dr . Scott Ritterman spine.com Pennington , N.J . Temple University Dr . Charles L . Getz Dodson Dr . Mark E . Tantorski capitalneuro.org Hospital Dr . Michael F . Harrer Dr . Michael P . Duncan Dr . Richard Ziegler Dr . Arthur R . Bartolozzi Philadelphia Dr . Alan S . Hilibrand Dr . William Emper Premier Orthopaedics Dr . Paul H . Steinfield Dr . Richard A . Cautilli Jr . templehealth.org Dr . William J . Hozack Dr . Robert W . Frederick Multiple locations Dr . Douglas Sutton Dr . George T . Stollsteimer Dr . Asif M . Ilyas PHYSICAL MEDICINE Dr . Kevin Freedman premierortho.com Jefferson Health St . Mary Medical Dr . I . David Kaye & REHABILITATION Dr . William Gomez Multiple locations Center Dr . Christopher Kepler Dr . Scott J . Davidoff Dr . Sommer Hammoud Dr . Edward Armbruster jeffersonhealth.org Langhorne Dr . Mark F . Kurd Dr . Marc S . Effron Dr . Marc I . Harwood Dr . David J . Bozentka stmaryhealthcare.org Dr . Jess H . Lonner Dr . Roy M . Lerman Dr . Joshua S . Hornstein Dr . Daniel C . Farber Dr . John M . Bednar Dr . Surena Namdari Dr . Denis P . Rogers Dr . Donald W . Mazur Dr . David L . Glaser Dr . Randall W . Culp Dr . Jamie L . Engel Dr . Alvin C . Ong Dr . Jeffery J . Rowe Dr . Bradley J . Smith Dr . George Russell Dr . Thomas J . Gillon Dr . Evan Kovalsky Dr . Andre J . Pagliaro Dr . L . Matthew Rothman Huffman Dr . Sidney M . Jacoby Dr . Michael J . Messina Dr . Javad Parvizi Schwartz Orthopaedics Dr . Eric L . Hume Dr . Patrick M . Kane Dr . Mark A . Schwartz Dr . Matthew L . Ramsey Main Line Spine Multiple locations Dr . Craig Israelite Dr . Leonid I . Katolik Tower Health Dr . Jeffrey A . Rihn Multiple locations rothmanortho.com Dr . Frederick S . Kaplan Dr . Kenneth A . Kearns Multiple locations Dr . Michael Rivlin mainlinespine.com Dr . John D . Kelly IV Dr . Rowena McBeath towerhealth.org Dr . Arjun Saxena Dr . Dhimant Balar Dr . Amrit S . Khalsa Dr . Andrew J . Miller Dr . John R . Schnell Princeton Brain Spine Dr . Alberto Esquenazi Dr . Gwo - Chin Lee Dr . A . Lee Osterman Dr . Gregory G . Gallant Dr . Rachel Shakked & Sports Medicine Dr . Michel Marino Dr . L . Scott Levin Dr . Meredith N . Osterman Dr . Guy A . Lee Dr . Peter F . Sharkey Multiple locations Dr . Nathaniel Mayer Dr . Brian J . Sennett Dr . Mark S . Rekant Doylestown Dr . Alexander R . Vaccaro princetonbrainand - Dr . Jeffrey M . North Dr . Harvey E . Smith Dr . Eon K . Shin Health Dr . Gerald R . Williams Jr . spine.com Dr . Christopher T . Dr . Keith L . Wapner Dr . Adam B . Strohl Doylestown Rothman Orthopaedics Plastaras Dr . Kristy L . Weber Dr . Stephanie Sweet doylestownhealth.org Multiple locations Dr . Matthew Lewullis Dr . Michael F . Saulino Penn Medicine Dr . Richard J . Tosti rothmanortho.com Penn Medicine Dr . Miriam Segal Multiple locations Dr . Matthew S . Wilson Dr . David Hardeski Multiple locations Dr . Channarayapatna pennmedicine.org Dr . David S . Zelouf Mercer - Bucks Dr . Jeffrey S . Abrams pennmedicine.org R . Sridhara Dr . Dan A . Zlotolow Orthopedics Dr . Jon W . Ark Dr . Thomas Watanabe Dr . Lawrence Wells Dr . James C . Barrese Philadelphia Hand to Multiple locations Dr . Steven R . Gecha MossRehab Children’s Hospital Dr . Seth Jossefer Shoulder Center mbortho.com Dr . W . Thomas Gutowski Multiple locations of Philadelphia Dr . Mark McLaughlin Multiple locations Dr . David J . Lamb mossrehab.com Philadelphia Dr . Richard J . Meagher hand2shouldercenter . Dr . Marc J . Lamb chop.edu Dr . Nazer Qureshi com Princeton Orthopaedic SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MARCH 2021 40 |

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SL_OrthopedicFeature_0321final.qxp_Profile ( Dept . ) 3 / 26 / 21 1 : 04 PM Page 3 thesia , so I don’t remember OU CAN’T ALWAYS much of anything about that SEE BLACK ICE , es - part of the experience . The pecially if it’s hidden Y surgery went well , and I was beneath a light dusting of released at 4 p.m . the same snow . I didn’t see it , and I day . Since then , I have been wound up in the OR as a re - 100 percent focused on my sult . recovery . Overexerting your - On February 11th , I was self takes a lot of energy , and going out to my car to brush anything that takes away off the snow . Before I knew from healing is probably not it I was on the ground , and I a good use of energy . landed hard on my shoulder . I’m happy to be able to I’m only 49 , and I think I’m sleep through the night in good shape , but the pain again . For 29 straight days , was excruciating . After each night I couldn’t sleep maybe 30 seconds on the because of the pain and dis - ground , I got to my feet and One Patient’s Story comfort . The only inconve - went inside . I was hoping it nience I have right now is would get better in the days a surgeon with Bucks County Orthopedic that I’m carrying around a 40 - pound arm ahead , but the pain did not subside . I was Specialists . Dr . Cody read the results of the in a sling , and you have to take it easy so walking around for 10 days before getting MRI and said the tear was too severe . If I the body can heal . I’m now looking at a evaluated . had had a smaller tear , maybe I could have three - to six - month window of physical I finally decided to go to urgent care , gotten better with just physical therapy . If I therapy and healing , so once I’m healed I and the X - ray didn’t show any broken didn’t have surgery , I would have limited should have full range of motion . Dr . Cody bones . I had to go somewhere else for an range of motion for the rest of my life . also cleaned up some degenerative tissue MRI , which showed that my rotator cuff I went to Doylestown Hospital on the and bone spurs , so I’m hopeful I will come was the issue . It was completely torn , morning of February 26 to have the out with increased of range of motion . which explained why I couldn’t lift my arm . surgery . The surgery required general anes - — As told to Bill Donahue I was recommended to Kieran Cody , M.D . , SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM MARCH 2021 | 41

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