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Our team of highly specialized and skilled experts offer innovative, state-of-the-art surgical and non-surgical options for the following orthopedic conditions:
As a patient of Weiss’ Orthopedics Center, you have access to a number of excellent orthopedic programs and their outstanding physicians, including the University of Chicago Bone and Joint Replacement Center at Weiss, the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute at Weiss, Midwest Orthopedics at Rush (at Weiss), and a new Sports Medicine program headed by the team physician for the U.S. Figure Skating Association and personal physician for figure-skating medallist Sasha Cohen. The University of Chicago Bone and Joint Replacement Center at Weiss University of Chicago physicians here use innovative surgical and non-surgical techniques to provide advanced treatment for bone and joint disorders, including minimally invasive procedures to greatly reduce orthopedic surgery recovery times, cementless systems that allow full weight bearing immediately after surgery, and metal-on-metal liners that mean longer wear. In addition, orthopedic surgeons here lead their field in research and education. The research team seeks to perfect the art of joint replacement by focusing on the development of new technology and techniques to enhance healing. In the past decade, the Center has contributed to more than ten major advancements in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. Because of the Center’s reputation, physicians and surgeons from all over the world visit the Center to learn about bone and joint replacement techniques and prosthetic devices. Patients benefit from the direct connection to the leading-edge research being conducted at the Center. The center attracts patients from both near and far, many with the means to go anywhere for their diagnosis and treatment, but who choose to come to Weiss. “Weiss Memorial Hospital was a great place for me to have my surgery. I was able to access one of the world’s best orthopedic surgeons from one of the top academic medical centers in the country, in a highly personalized setting, right on Chicago’s lakefront.”
Visit the links below to learn more about Weiss’ Orthopedics Program.
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From the professional athlete trying to avoid a sports injury, to the weekend warrior hurt during their favorite sport, to the person 3,000 miles away requiring a complex limb-salvage procedure due to a rare orthopedic condition, people travel from around the world to access the orthopedic specialists at Weiss Memorial Hospital.
