Personal Statement

As an orthopaedic surgeon, bioengineer, and Professor and Chairman of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine, I have performed operative and non-operative procedures on thousands of patients suffering from hip and knee ailments. Developing trusting, open relationships with my patients has been vital to the high success rates we have achieved together. Understanding my patients' needs and expectations enables me to determine and recommend the most beneficial plans of treatment for their hip or knee conditions.

As a nationally recognized spokesperson and specialist in the field of regenerative medicine, I continuously assess the latest breakthrough developments to determine what has proven safe and effective by extensive basic research and controlled clinical studies. At the Boston University Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1990, I work closely with a team of orthopaedic surgeons, Ph.D. scientists, graduate students, orthopaedic doctors in training, nurse practitioners, and post doctoral fellows, to research and develop new therapies to enhance the repair of bone, and the blood supply to bone.

I am confident that my surgical procedure utilizing adult stem cells procured from one's own bone marrow offers a viable, safe alternative to hip replacement surgery for patients aged 20 - 60 who suffer from early avascular necrosis of the hip.

I invite patients with hip and knee problems to contact me for a consultation to obtain a personalized diagnosis and plan of action. Together we will determine how adult stem cell surgery can benefit you.