St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Michael Vella, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on hip pain, hip replacement surgery and hip resurfacing.





Dr. Michael Vella is board certified in orthopedic surgery.

Education: MD, SUNY Health Science Center, BS, Siena College

Internship: SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Residency: Rhode Island Hospital

Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Areas of Expertise: Arthroscopy, Patellofemoral Problems, Sports Medicine and Total Joint Replacement

St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Ryan Smart, sports medicine specialist at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, discusses shoulder injuries.



Dr. Ryan Smart is board certified in orthopedic surgery.

Education: MD, University of Michigan, BA, Cornell University

Residency: Yale University

Fellowship: Baptist Hospital, Boston

Areas of Expertise: Adult and pediatric sport injuries; fracture care; surgical repair of injuries of the shoulder, hip, knee, including arthoscopic shoulder and knee surgery; total shoulder and knee replacement, arthoscopic management of hip disorders, including labral tears and hip impingment.

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Izant, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on the differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.



Dr. Timothy Izant is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Education:
MD - Case Western Reserve Univ School of Dentistry

Internship:
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Residency:
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Fellowship:
Thomas Jefferson University

Areas of Expertise:
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Todd Battaglia, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on ACL injuries, including how they occur and the healing process.



Dr. Todd Battaglia is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Education:
MD - SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
BS - Amherst College

Residency:
University of Virginia

Graduate Research Fellow:
University of Virginia - Surgery

Fellowship:
New England Baptist - Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery

Traveling Fellowship:
Arthroscopy Association of North America

Areas of Expertise:
ACL and Knee Ligament Reconstruction
Arthroscopic & Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee & Shoulder
Clavicle and AC Joint Injuries
Cartilage Regeneration/Restoration
Meniscus Surgery
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Instability/Dislocations
Sports Medicine

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Glenn Axelrod, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, discusses knee pain in adolescent women.



Dr. Glenn Axelrod is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Education:
MD - Univ of Rochester School of Medicine
BS - University of Rochester

Internship:
Strong Memorial Hospital

Residency:
Strong Memorial Hospital

Areas of Expertise:
Arthroscopy
Sports Medicine
Total Knee Replacement

St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Perry Cooke, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on the shoulder joint.

Dr. Perry Cooke is certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Education:
MD - SUNY Health Science Center
BS - Amherst College

Internship:
Tufts Medical Center

Residency:
SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Areas of Expertise:
ACL and knee ligament reconstruction
Arthroscopic & reconstructive surgery of the knee & shoulder
Meniscus surgery
Rotator cuff injuries
Shoulder arthritis
Shoulder instability/dislocations
Sports Medicine

St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute

Welcome back to St. Joseph's Health Center's Musculoskeletal Minute! This video blog features doctors from The Center for Orthopedic & Spine Care at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, NY, speaking on orthopedic topics of interest. You will see a new video blog out every few weeks.

In this edition, Dr. Frederick Lemley, orthopedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, speaks on posterior tibial tendon problems.




Dr. Frederick Lemley is American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Eligible.

Education:
M.D., SUNY Upstate Medical University
B.A., Dartmouth College

Residency:
West Virginia University

Fellowship:
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Areas of Expertise:
Foot & Ankle Surgery