Hip pain and dysfunction can be extremely disabling for the active adolescent and young adult. I have made hip preservation surgery the focus of my career in order to develop a deep understanding of the hip and to be able to pass on that passion in my care for patients. My own experience as a hip preservation patient in young adulthood had a profound impact on my life. My goal is to help my patients regain not just function and productivity, but to get them back to the things they love to do that bring them joy.
I study hip arthroscopy outcomes and the way psychological and social concerns impact the ability to recover successfully from surgery. I am an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. I also partner with other institutions to study the way different hip diseases and conditions change the forces that go through the hip joint, and how these forces lead to cartilage damage and arthritis over time.
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