UH Executive Total Joint Replacement Program
Chronic joint pain can affect every aspect of your life, limiting your ability to perform essential activities both at home and at work. The constant pain and reduced mobility can also affect your psychological well-being and lead to emotional stress and a reduced quality of life. If medications and physical therapy aren’t enough to manage your hip or knee pain, it may be time to consider joint replacement surgery.
The UH Executive Total Joint Program is designed specifically for busy professionals who want efficient, high-quality surgery to provide the optimum ability to return to work, sports and an active lifestyle.
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To be considered for the program, please complete and submit our patient interest form. We’ll get you scheduled with the appropriate physician and will review your details and reach out to answer questions and discuss next steps.
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If you have questions regarding the UH Executive Total Joint Replacement Program, please call 216-286-8088.
Program Benefits
The UH Executive Total Joint Replacement Program provides each patient with a safe, high quality surgical experience delivered with maximum efficiency and respect for your valuable time. Highlights of the program include:
- A team of highly trained surgeons, nurse navigators and physical therapists who work together to design an exclusive, personalized plan to fit your schedule.
- The most technologically advanced and safe implants, robotic equipment and minimally invasive surgical techniques for less postoperative pain and shorter recovery times.
- Expert care that exceeds the high quality and safety standards for which UH is known, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Streamlined Process to Fit Busy Schedules
Having any type of surgical procedure can be time consuming. Finding the time to schedule and attend preoperative appointments, undergo the surgery itself and take more time off for recovery may seem impossible – particularly for time-strapped executives.
The UH Executive Total Joint Replacement Program simplifies the process by managing all aspects of your joint replacement journey for you. To minimize downtime and optimize outcomes, our staff will:
- Schedule all required preoperative appointments and diagnostic tests, often on the same day and at the same location.
- Provide each patient with a single point of contact for highly personalized care before and after surgery.
- Facilitate minimal wait times between initial evaluation and surgery.
- Ensure day-of-surgery efficiency with staff expertise and highly skilled surgeons.
All surgeries are performed at UH Beachwood Medical Center and UH Ahuja Medical Center – both welcoming facilities with modern, fully equipped surgical suites, onsite rehabilitation units and the most advanced technology available.
Steven Fitzgerald, MD
- Chief, Division of Adult Reconstruction, University Hospitals
- Director, High Reliability Medicine for Total Joint Replacement, University Hospitals
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Kingsbury G. Heiple, MD, and Fred A. Lennon Chair in Orthopaedics, University Hospitals
Wayne Cohen-Levy, MD
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
George Ochenjele, MD
- Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, CWRU School of Medicine
- Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, CWRU School of Medicine
- Barbara Peterson Ruhlman Chair in Orthopaedics, University Hospitals
Rikesh Patel, DO
- Orthopaedic Surgery – American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
- Director of Robotics Surgery, Total Joint Replacement