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Hip Arthroscopy Information

Hip Arthroscopy Videos and Testimonials  List of doctors who perform hip arthroscopy is at the bottom of the page.

Hip Arthroscopy is a fast growing area in Orthopaedic Surgery, as many patients with hip and groin pain are in need of it.  Despite this, very few orthopaedic surgeons are familiar with hip arthroscopy and even fewer general physicians and patients are aware it exists.  Hip arthroscopy is not a major part of training programs for orthopaedic surgeons as there are only a small number of Orthopaedic Surgeons in the world who are qualified to teach hip arthroscopy.  

Dr. Hyman is the founder and  Medical Director of the Emory Adventist Hip Arthroscopy Center.

The procedure has long been popular in Europe but has only begun to gain popularity in the past few years in the United States.  In the U.K.,  Dr. Villar is a pioneer in the field, as is Dr. Ilizaliturri from Mexico City.  The major U.S. centers are in Vail, CO (Dr. Philippon), Nashville, TN (Dr. Bryd), Los Angeles, CA (SCOI),  San Francisco (Drs. Sampson and Glick), New York (Drs. Kelly and Dr. Buly) and Boston (Dr. McCarthy).  After completing advanced training with most of these surgeons, Dr Hyman established the Atlanta Center for Hip PreservationTM  so Georgia patients wouldn't have to travel so far out of state to have these procedures (osteoplasty, labral repair, labral reconstruction, etc).


image with Dr. Marc Philippon
with Dr. Marc Philippon
image with Dr. Tom Byrd
with Dr. Tom Byrd
image with Dr. Bryan Kelly
with Dr. Bryan Kelly









Hip arthroscopy was first performed in 1939 and the technique progressed slowly for 40 years. In 1977 Dr. Jim Glick (influenced by arthroscopy pioneer Dr. Lanny Johnson) began performing hip scopes and he is regarded as a true pioneer in the field. 

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Famous hip arthroscopy patients include: singer Barry Manilow and Professional athletes like golfer Greg Norman, hockey player Mario Lemieux, skater Tara Lipinski, and football player Priest Holmes. Several NBA Basketball players have had hip arthroscopy in recent years, including Theo Ratliffe w the Atlanta Hawks(2002), Sam Cassell, Joe and Josh Shipp, and Troy Hudson (2008) Thousands of hip arthroscopy surgeries are performed in the US each year.  Despite this history, good patient results and the major advances in the field since 2000, many insurance companies don't recognize hip arthroscopy as a procedure!!  Some plans provide coverage but others still consider it 'experimental.'  As a result, many patients who need the surgery have to pay a higher 'out of pocket' amount.  The good news is, the surgery can be very helpful for the right patients.  At the Atlanta Center for Hip Preservation, we work hard to make the arthroscopy procedure affordable and rewarding.

image Labral Tear
Labral Tear
   Until very recently, hip arthroscopy has often just involved looking inside the joint with a camera and rinsing it out (debridement).  With new advances in technology, as select few surgeons have actually learned ways to treat and repair a wide variety of conditions: loose bodies, labral tears, cartilage damage, bone spurs,  arthritis and impingement (CAM and Pincer femoroacetabular impingement FAI).


image Labral Tear
Labral Tear
Since the latest techniques in hip arthroscopy are relatively new (since 2000), it is difficult to find surgeons or physical therapists who are experienced with not only the surgery, but also the recovery. Both are important.  For guidance, you can email us at  hymanteam@gmail.com

 

 

Doctors who subspecialize in hip arthroscopy listed by state.  This list doesn't include all such doctors on earth, but is a comprehensive list compiled and created entirely by hip arthroscopy patients around the world. It is listed by State, with links to the physician websites.

Dr. Richard W. Garner, MD; Anchorage, AL
Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic
http://www.afoc.com/Mambo/inde...id=8&id=35&Itemid=85

Dr. Gregory L. Schumacher; Anchorage, AL
Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic
http://www.afoc.com/Mambo/inde...=16&id=87&Itemid=135

Dr. Carlo A. Orlando; Glendale, CA
Arthritis, Orthopedic and Sports (AOS) Medical Center
https://secure.infoforpatients...om/about/orlando.php

Dr. Philip Merritt; Glendale, CA
Arthritis, Orthopedic and Sports (AOS) Medical Center
https://secure.infoforpatients...om/about/merritt.php

Dr. Michael Bellino; Redwood City, CA
Stanford Hospital
http://stanfordhospital.org/pr...cian/Michael_Bellino

Dr. Marc R. Safran; Redwood City, CA
Stanford Hospital
http://stanfordhospital.org/pr...hysician/Marc_Safran

Dr. Francois S. Antounian; San Rafael, CA
Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
http://www.permanente.net/homepage/doctor/fantounian/

Dr. Glick; San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco
http://www.jmglickmd.com/index.html

Dr. Carlos A. Guanche; Van Nuys, CA
Southern California Orthopedic Institute
http://www.scoi.com/doctors/detail_alpha.php?id=30

Dr Amir Jamal; Sacramento, CA
UC Davis Health System
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/o...detail.asp?bioid=972

Dr. John T. Kao; San Jose, CA; Redwood City, CA
The Sports Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine Associates
http://www.soarmedical.com/medicalteam.htm
http://www.westvalley.edu/wvcs...ports-medicine/staff

Dr. Warren Kramer; Newport Beach, CA
Kramer Orthopedics
http://www.kramermedical.com/Prov_DrWKramer.asp
Newport Center Surgical
http://www.newportcentersurgical.com/


Dr. Thomas Sampson; San Francisco, CA
http://www.hiparthroscopy.net/

Dr. Jason Snibbe; Beverly Hills, CA
Beverly Hills Orthopedic group
http://bhorthogroup.com/dr_jason.htm

Dr. Thomas Vail; San Francisco, CA
University of California, San Francisco
http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adul...OCTOR&doctorid=28968

Dr. Marc Philippon; Vail, CO
Steadman Hawkins Clinic
http://www.steadman-hawkins.co...ysicianPhilippon.asp
http://aprilcz.blogspot.com/

Dr Khemarin Seng; Boulder, CO
Mapelton Hill Orthopedics
http://www.mapletonhill.com/staff/k_seng.html

Armando Vidal, MD; Denver & Boulder, CO
Colorado University Sports Medicine
http://www.uchsc.edu/ortho/spo...faculty_vidalbio.htm
www.cusportsmed.org

Leslie Vidal; Denver, CO
Orthopedics Associates
http://www.denverortho.com/physician_vidal.shtml

Dr. John Xenos; Denver, CO
Steadman Hawkins Denver
http://pb-shc.eznetpublish.ihe...d/16092/Default.aspx

Dr. Cesar Ceballos, Miami, FL
West Kendall Surgical center
http://www.westkendallsurgerycenter.com/index.cfm

Dr. Dror Paley; West Palm Beach, FL
Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute
http://www.lengthening.us/index.html
St. Mary’s Medical Center
http://www.stmarysmc.com/en-US...heningInstitute.aspx

Dr. David Simpson; Royal Palm Beach, FL
The Center for Bone and Joint Surgery of the Palm Beaches
http://www.boneandjoint.org/Me...d/15214/Default.aspx

Dr. Jon Hyman; Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Sports Medicine
http://www.drjonhyman.com/hiparthroscopy.shtml

Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph; Chicago, IL
Midwest Orthopedics at Rush
http://www.rushortho.com/Charles_Bush-Joseph.cfm

Dr. Benjamin Domb; Hinsdale, IL
Hinsdale Orthopedic Associates, Inc.
http://www.hoasc.com/profile_domb.php
http://www.triblocal.com/Hinsd...=detail&sub_id=72653

Dr. Daniel Kuesis; Elk Grove Village, IL
CORE Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
http://coreorthosports.com/about.php

Dr. G. Peters Maiers II; Indianapolis, IN
Methodist Sports Medicine
http://www.methodistsports.com...er_maiers/index.html

Dr. Russell Meldrum, MD; Indianapolis, IN
Indiana University School of Medicine, Dept of Orthopaedics
http://www.russellmeldrum.com/myself.html

Dr. Allston J. Stubbs, MD; Kansas City, KA
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
http://www.wfuhip.com/stubbs.html

Dr. M Brian Polsky; Baltimore, MD
Orthopaedic Associates of Maryland, PA
http://www.mdbonedocs.com/inde...tl/phys/99803008.cfm

Dr. Peter David Asnis; Boston, MA
Mass General Hospital
http://www.massgeneral.org/doc...doctor.aspx?ID=17613

Dr. Brian D. Busconi; Worchester, MA
U Mass Memorial Medical Group
http://www.umassmemorial.org/S...ction=detail&ref=273

Dr. Mininder Kocher; Boston, MA
Children's Hospital Boston
http://children.photobooks.com...=377&pict_id=2266364

Dr. McCarthy; Boston, MA
Mass General Hospital
http://www.massgeneral.org/doc...doctor.aspx?ID=16652
http://866-oagrsports.net/physicians.php?d=bielema

Dr. Bielema; Grand Rapids MI
http://www.oamichigan.com/staff?personid=8
http://866-oagrsports.net/physicians.php?d=bielema

Dr. Michael Masini; Ypsilanti, MI
Ann Arbor Bone & Joint Surgery
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/b...tion=detail&ref=8554

Dr. Ira Zaltz; Royal Oak, MI
Oakland Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://oaklandorthopedics.com/zaltz.cfm

Dr. Stephen Hunt; Bedminster, NJ
Bedminster Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
http://www.bedminsterortho.com/hunt.html

http://www.hss.edu/orthopedic-surgery.asp
Dr. Robert L. Buly; New York, NY
Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, NY
http://www.hss.edu/physicians_buly-robert.asp

Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD; New York, NY
Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, NY
http://www.hss.edu/physicians_coleman-struan.asp

Dr. Bryan Kelly; New York, NY
Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, NY
http://www.hss.edu/physicians_kelly-bryan.asp

Dr. Anil S. Ranawat; New York, NY
Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC, NY
http://www.hss.edu/physicians_ranawat-anil.asp

Dr. Shankar Das, MD; Albany, NY
Capital region Orthopaedics
http://www.capitalregionorthopaedics.com/
http://www.crasconline.com/index.html

Dr. Brian McGrath; Amherst, NY
State University of New York at Buffalo
http://deptdirectory.med.buffa...?ht=dd&fid=0MU0K2GCJ

Dr. Robert Ziets; New York, NY
http://www.drziets.com/home.html
Beth Israel Medical Center
http://www.wehealny.org/patien...I_home/Bi_index.html

Dr. Gary G. Poehling; Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/Ortho/C...Faculty/Poehling.htm

Dr. David Ruch; Durham, NC
http://www.dukehealth.org/physicians/david_s_ruch

Dr. Hal D. Martin; Oklahoma City OK
Oklahoma Sports Science and Orthopedics
http://drhalmartin.com/

Dr. Andrea S. Herzka; Portland, OR
Oregon Health and Science University
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/...roviders/herzkaa.cfm

Dr. Nicholas G. Sotereanos; Pittsburgh, PA
West Penn Allegheny Health System
http://www.wpahs.org/patients/...e=Bio&physician=1391

Dr. W. J. Thomas Byrd in Nashville TN
Nashville Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
http://nsmoc.com/index.php?opt...=blog&id=5&Itemid=42

Dr. Theodore Crofford; Fort Worth, TX
The Texas Hip and Knee Center, L.L.P
http://texashipandkneecenter.com/index2.html
http://texashipandkneecenter.c...hysicians_staff.html
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Texas
http://www.jointcenterfortworth.com/bios.html#

Dr. Phillip M. Graehl; Carrollton, TX
Metrocrest Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
http://www.metrocrest.com/doctors/graehl.htm

Dr. James Bruckner Bellevue, WA
Proliance Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
http://www.pro-osm.com/surgeon/bruckner.php

Dr. Phil Downer; Seattle, WA
Orthopedic Specialists of Seattle
http://www.seattlehipsurgery.com/about-2/

Dr. Patrick Lynch Jr.; Spokane WA
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, PS
http://www.nwos-spokane.com/ab...s/patrick_lynch.html

Dr. John T. Heinrich, MD; Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Orthopaedic Group Limited
http://www.milwaukeeorthopaedi...m/john_heinrich.html
http://www.biztimes.com/news/2...-ltd-milwaukee-bucks

Dr. James S. Keene; Madison, WI
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
UW Health Sciences
http://findadoctor.uwhealth.or...Fresults.jsp&id=6494
http://www.uwhealth.org/health...Y_1105110078864.html

Dr. Anthony Ricci; Burlington, WI
Aurora Health Care
http://www.aurorahealthcare.or.../display.asp?ID=9481

Dr. Greg Witherow; Perth, Australia
Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre
http://www.perthorthopaedics.c...tId=13&IntContId=864

Dr. Douglas Naudie; London, Ontario
Dr. Brian Day; Vancouver, BC Canada (800) 558-1338
Dr. Paul Beaule;Ottawa, Ontario


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