Orthopedics
Award Winning Orthopedic Services at Saint Anne's
Surgeons at Saint Anne’s perform more than 5,000 orthopedic procedures annually at the hospital and our outpatient surgery centers in Attleboro and Dartmouth.
In 2015, Saint Anne’s became the first hospital in Bristol County, Massachusetts, to earn the Gold Seal certification by The Joint Commission for hip and knee replacement. In 2016, we became one of just three U.S. non-academic hospitals, and 16 hospitals overall, to earn The Joint Commission's advanced certification for hip and knee replacement.
Since 2011, Blue Cross Blue Shield has designated Saint Anne’s as a “Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement” for superior patient outcomes. In addition, we have earned the Women's Choice Award as one of America's Best Hospital for Orthopedics in 2017 and 2018, and our orthopedic surgery patients have consistently ranked the hospital at the top for patient and family satisfaction.
In 2011, Saint Anne's was the first hospital in Massachusetts to offer innovative, Mako™ Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery for joint replacement. To date, our orthopedic surgeons have performed more than 1,000 Mako procedures, including total knee replacement, partial knee resurfacing, and total hip replacement. We are the only provider on the South Coast to offer Mako for all three joint replacement procedures.
Rehabilitation Services
Saint Anne’s rehabilitation specialists provide a wide range of services for orthopedic patients, including:
- Post-surgical physical and occupational therapy
- Specialized therapy for back, hand and upper extremities
- Myofascial/craniosacral therapy for treatment of chronic pain
- Pediatric physical therapy and occupational therapy by pediatric rehabilitation specialists
Our Team
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Jerald W. Katz
Orthopedic surgery; Mako -
David W. Bullis
Orthopedic surgery; Mako -
Glenn Dubler
Orthopedic Surgery -
Jung Mi Haisman
Hand Surgeon -
Matthew Kippe
Orthopedic Surgery -
Edward A. Klein
Orthopedic surgery; Mako -
Helena Meyer
Orthopedic Surgery - Foot & Ankle -
Roger Pocze
Orthopedic Surgery -
Richard W. Smith
Orthopedic surgery; Mako
Resources
The ABCs of Osteoarthritis
"Hands, shoulders, hips and knees” sounds a lot like a favorite childhood game. But if your joints are feeling creakier than usual, you may be one of the 50 million American adults who are coping with osteoarthritis (OA).
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