MEET THE PHYSICIANS: MIDWEST ORTHOPAEDICS, PA

MIDWEST ORTHOPAEDICS, PA
8800 West 75th Street, Suite 350
Prairie Village, Kansas 66204
(913) 362 - 8317

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Burrel Gaddy, MD

Focus lies within general orthopaedic surgery, with extensive training stemming from the St. Louis Barnes-Jewish health system. Dr. Gaddy is currently the senior surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics, and served as the Medical Staff President at Shawnee Mission Medical Center until 2013. 

Joel Lane, MD

Focus lies within general orthopaedics, with a clinical focus in procedures including: joint replacement, fractures, arthroscopy, and sports medicine. 

Robert Sharpe, MD

Focus lies within general orthopaedics, with an emphasis in sports medicine. Throughout Dr. Sharpe's career in Kansas City, he has served as the athletic's Team Physician for multiple high schools, on either side of State Line. He is Board Certified in both orthopaedic surgery, as well as sports medicine. 

Jeffrey Henning, MD

Focus lies within the lower extremity, with emphasis on the foot and ankle. Dr. Henning has fellowship training in surgical procedures of the foot and ankle, with specialties in the fore and hind foot. As a former member of The University of Kansas Track and Field and Cross Country teams, he has a clinical interest in the treatment of runners and athletic injuries involving the foot and lower extremity. 

Adam Wait, DO

Focus lies within general orthopaedics, with specialties in sports medicine and hip arthroscopy. Dr. Wait is Midwest Orthopaedic's most recent addition, as he formerly practiced at and around Western Missouri University, where he created their sports medicine program. 

For more information, please visit http://www.midwest-orthopaedics.com/

Our blog segment titled MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: DRISKO, FEE, & PARKINS - PART II

DRISKO, FEE, & PARKINS
2790 CLAY EDWARDS DRIVE, SUITE 600
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64116
P: (816) 561 - 3003

19550 EAST 39TH STREET, SUITE 410
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI 64057
(816) 303 - 2400

2040 HUTTON ROAD
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66109
P: (816) 561 - 3003

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Jeffrey Krempec, MD

Focus lies within the lower extremity, with focuses in the hip and knee. Dr. Krempec's primary focus in the hip is preservation, by means of resurfacing, revision, and replacement. He treats a wide range of ages, however, with expertise in the treatment of hip injuries in young adults, ranging from labral tears to dysplasia, with top-of-the-line techniques. 

Paul Nassab, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity, with specialties in trauma, reconstruction, and disorders of the hand, elbow, and shoulder. Dr. Nassab is a former member of the United States Army, spending his years of service as an Urgent Care Center Physician, Flight Surgeon, and Dive Medical Officer. 

Craig Satterlee, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity - primarily the shoulder and elbow - but is however a general surgeon who treats a multitude of disorders, diseases, and injuries. Dr. Satterlee is Kansas City's only standing member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society, with published works he's presented internationally. He is among Kansas City's top shoulder and elbow surgeons, with high patient ratings across the board. 

Alexandra Strong, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, with subspecialties in the shoulder and knee, but is listed as a general orthopaedic surgeon as she treats a multitude of injuries and disorders across various joints. Dr. Strong is a Board Certified Sports Medicine surgeon, with clinical interest in the female athlete. She is a standing partner of Drisko, Fee, & Parkins, LC medical group, and was named to the 2013-2015 Missouri Super Doctor's list. 

Christopher Wise, MD

Focus lies within the lower extremity, with subspecialties ranging through orthopaedic traumas. Dr. Wise's listed clinical interests include complex fractures of the pelvis, acetabulum, and lower extremity, as well as fractures that have failed to heal correctly. He even teaches his techniques to other physicians in the Kansas City area!

For more information, please visit http://www.dfportho.com/

Our blog segment titled MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: DRISKO, FEE, & PARKINS - PART I

DRISKO, FEE, & PARKINS
2790 Clay Edwards Drive, Suite 600
Kansas City, Missouri 64116
P: (816) 561 - 3003

19550 East 39th Street, Suite 410
Independence, Missouri 64057
(816) 303 - 2400

2040 Hutton Road
Kansas City, Kansas 66109
P: (816) 561 - 3003

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Leslie Michaud, MD

Focus lies within family practice and sports medicine, with special clinical interests including: nutrition, the female athlete and body, musculoskeletal injury, care, and prevention, as well as collision sports. During early fall, Dr. Michaud even treats middle and high school athletes with strains, sprains, fractures, and superficial lacerations on Saturdays!

Jeffrey Bradley, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity, with clinical specialties ranging from trauma, reconstructive repair, and genetic disorders of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Dr. Bradley recently completed his fellowship in upper extremity and microsurgery, and is now another physician Kansas City can add to it's list of minimally-invasive hand surgeons. 

Paul Cowan, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine orthopaedics, with a procedural list extending through the upper and lower extremity. Dr. Cowan's clinical interests include ACL reconstruction, multi-ligamentous knee reconstruction, rotator cuff repairs, and many others, on patients spanning all ages. During his fellowship, Dr. Cowan spent time treating athletes ranging from middle and high school to professional level athletes; including those associated with the NHL Wild, MLB Twins, and Gustavus-Adolphus College, while completing his fellowship in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Robert Drisko, Jr., MD

Focus lies within general orthopaedics, with special interest, as well as extensive academic and clinical expertise in the spine - cervical through sacral. Dr. Drisko has an extensive background in orthopaedics within the Kansas City Area, having served on multiple boards and executive staffs throughout his career.  

Nathan Kiewiet, MD

Focus lies within the foot and ankle subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery, with clinical interests and expertise ranging from complex traumas, post-traumatic reconstruction, Charcot deformities, as well as surgical and non-surgical treatment of flatfoot deformities, bunions, and toe deformities. Another area of expertise of Dr. Kiewiet's is total ankle replacements, and revision total ankle replacements. 

For more information, please visit http://www.dfportho.com/

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: OSMCC

Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Consultants, Chtd
3651 College Boulevard, Suite 100B
Leawood, Kansas 66211
P: (913) 362 - 0031

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Scott Cook, MD

Focus lies within the lower extremities, with specialties in total joint replacement of the knee and hip, as well as operative and non-operative management options for osteoarthritis. Dr. Cook places emphasis on his minimally invasive hip reconstructions, and using medically innovative technology in artificial joints aimed at an increased longevity. 

Mark Rasmussen, MD

Focus lies within the shoulder and knee, with clinical specialties including arthroscopy, reconstruction, and total joint replacements of both. Dr. Rasmussen places a clinical emphasis on the treatment of sports medicine injuries, in both operative and non-operative care and management. He is another physician we have a wonderful professional relationship with - and even treated a member of our staff! Dr. Rasmussen has been named a Super Doctor for Orthopaedic Surgeons via KC Magazine since the article's inception in 2007, and is a former Assistant Physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers professional football team. 

TJ Rasmussen, MD

Focus lies within the shoulder and knee, with special emphasis on both, operative, and non-operative care and management. His surgical specialties include treatment of injury and disease of both, such as arthroscopy, ligamentous and tendinous reconstruction, trauma, and arthritis procedures. Dr. Rasmussen is currently the President of the Physician Staff at Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Kansas City Orthopaedic Society. He and his partners also give back to the academic community as active staff members of the University of Kansas Orthopaedic Residency training program. 

Daniel Stechschulte, Jr., MD, PhD

Focus lies within sports medicine and arthroscopic procedures of the knee, but holds extensive clinical and operative expertise in reconstruction of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. 

Jacob Stueve, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity, with clinical focus in operative and non-operative treatment of the shoulder and elbow.  Dr. Stueve, a former All-American, Division I collegiate athlete, has extensive training in all facets of shoulder and elbow operative procedures, including; arthroscopy, reconstructive, and total joint replacement surgeries. 

Kenneth Unruh, MD

Focus lies with the upper extremity, providing both, operative and non-operative care for the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Dr. Unruh is also both, an adult and pediatric surgeon, and while his specialties include microsurgery and procedures involving the hand, his clinical interests include treatment of arthritis, trauma, compression neuropathies, and arthroscopy. 

For more information, please visit http://www.osmcc.com

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: OSMCKC

Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic of Kansas City
3651 College Boulevard, Suite 100A
Leawood, Kansas 66211
P: (913) 319 - 7500

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Cris Barnthouse, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, the shoulder, and the knee. Subspecialties include sports injuries, as well as reconstructive surgeries for both, the shoulder and the knee. Dr. Barnthouse completed his research and sports medicine fellowship under the direction of the medical staff at Harvard University. He is now the acting Head Team Physician for the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as the Co-Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at UMKC.  Dr. Barnthouse has even treated a staff member of ours!

Jon Browne, MD

Focus lies specifically within the realm of the knee, with a subspecialty in sports medicine. Dr. Browne has been practicing for over 25 years, and spent 22 of those years as the Head Team Physician for the Kansas City Chiefs (1989-2011). Dr. Browne is the other Co-Director of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at UMKC, along with Dr. Barnthouse. He gives back to the academic community as an assistant professor for UMKC and The University of Kansas Medical School. 

John "Jack" Carlisle, MD

Focus lies within hip arthroscopy, as well as sports medicine. Dr. Carlisle's subspecialties of sports medicine include complex knee and shoulder procedures. He is currently an active member of the United States Ski and Snowboarding Team Physician Pool, and the current hip consultant for the Kansas City Ballet.  We've established a superb professional relationship with Dr. Carlisle based on a mutual respect for one another's skill and technique over the past 5 years, and look forward to continuing to grow in the future. 

Kirk McCullough, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, with an extensive background and training on procedures involving the shoulder/elbow, as well as the foot/ankle. During his fellowship, he served as an assistant to the team physicians of the Carolina Panthers NFL team, and via his professional relationship with his mentor in foot/ankle procedures, Dr. Robert Anderson, henceforth became a member of the NFL Foot/Ankle subcommittee. His research and clinical interests include the shoulder/elbow, knee, and foot/ankle. He currently stays involved and up-to-date in sports medicine as an Assistant Team Physician for the Kansas City Chiefs, Sporting Kansas City, the Team Physician for St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and a consultant for the Kansas City Ballet. Dr. McCullough is also an Assistant Professor at UMKC Medical School. 

Christopher Peer, MD, MS

Focus lies within general orthopaedic, as well as sports medicine orthopaedic procedures and conditions.  His wide range of orthopaedic care includes reconstructive surgery and arthroplasty of the shoulder and knee. Dr. Peer completed his subspecialty fellowship under Drs. Browne and Barnthouse at UMKC, during which he was an active member of the Kansas City Chiefs medical staff.  Between 2012-2015, he served as the Head Team Physician for the currently #1 ranked NCAA Division I Michigan Tech Hockey Team, as well as the Head Team Physician for the entire Michigan Tech and Finlandia University athletic programs. He opened his practice here in Kansas City at OSMCKC in 2015. 

For more information, please visit https://www.orthosportskansascity.com

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: DICKSON - DIVELY, PART II

DICKSON - DIVELEY ORTHOPAEDICS
3651 COLLEGE BOULEVARD
LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66211
AND
ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CAMPUS: MEDICAL PLAZA BUILDING 1
4321 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 610
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111
(913)-319-7600

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Lowry Jones, Jr., MD

Focus lies within the realm of the shoulder, and shoulder replacements. Dr. Jones has one of the largest workman's compensation practices in the Kansas City area, and treats all major joints, including the spine, but specializes in shoulder injuries, as well as shoulder replacements. 

Steven Joyce, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, as well as general orthopaedic surgery with specialties in the shoulders and knees. Dr. Joyce has extensive knowledge and practice in visco-supplementation injects for the treatment of arthritic pain, as well as PRP for the treatment of tendinous injuries. Dr. Joyce served as a team physician for the Kansas City Royals for over 30 years!

Theodore Koreckij, MD

Focus lies within the spine, with specialties involving degenerative disorders in the adult spine, including but not limited to; spinal stenosis, spondylolithesis, and scoliosis. Dr. Koreckij also has an extensive background in the treatment of metastatic disease. 

Thomas Phillips, MD

Focus lies within the hand and upper extremity, with specialties in the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, as well as sports medicine. Alongside the hand, Dr. Phillips also performs joint replacements, of both, the elbow and knee. He was also a Team Physician for the Kansas City Royals for 30 years!

Charles Rhoades, MD

Focus lies within the hand and upper extremity as Dickson-Diveley's senior hand/extremity surgeon, but classifies as a general orthopaedic surgeon, as he lectures on surgical procedures of both, the upper and lower extremities. Dr. Rhoades was the President and CEO of Dickson-Diveley from 1988-2012, and a Team Physician for the Kansas City Royals from 1986-2010. Now, he dedicates himself to academic aspects of orthopaedic surgery, as a Clinical Professor at UMKC, a member of the clinical faculty of The University of Kansas Medical Center, and a Clinical Examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. 

Fermin Santos, MD

Focus lies within non-surgical, physical rehabilitation by means of interventional spinal procedures due to disorder and injury, but does treat the neck, shoulder, and hip, as well. Specialties include epidurals, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, and EMG testing as a means of diagnosis and treatment. 

Thomas Shriwise, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, as a general orthopaedic surgeon. Specialties include total joint replacement, uni-compartmental knee replacement, rotator cuff repairs, and arthroscopic surgery for cartilage defects from sports injury. Dr. Shriwise treats general musculoskeletal, as well! He's a true jack-of-all-trades!

Scott Wingerter, MD, PhD

Focus lies within the lower extremity, with a practical focus in joint preservation and joint replacement. Dr. Wingerter performs surgical procedures involving the knee and hip, and has expertise in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis of both, as well. His practice of the hip includes a minimally invasive posterior approach to the total joint replacement, meaning he doesn't cut through the muscles, and instead, releases them from the bone, giving his patients no precautions as they start therapy. Specialities also include femoroacetabular impingement, labral tears of the hip, and avascular necrosis. 

For more information, please visit https://www.dd-clinic.com

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: DICKSON - DIVELEY ORTHOPAEDICS, PART I

DICKSON - DIVELEY ORTHOPAEDICS
3651 College Boulevard
Leawood, Kansas 66211
and
St. Luke's Medical Campus: Medical Plaza Building 1
4321 Washington Street, Suite 610
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
(913)-319-7600

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes at 913-291-2290. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Timothy Badwey, MD

Focus is the ankle and foot, with emphasis on conservative treatments of disease and injury, both surgical and non-surgical, ankle arthroscopy, sports-related injury, and achilles tendon injury. 

Mark Bernhardt, MD

Focus is the spine, cervical through sacral. Dr. Bernhardt specializes in spinal surgery for a wide variety of conditions and injuries, including scoliosis. He also performs many surgical correctional procedures involving fusions and instrumentation.

Stanley Bowling, MD

Focus lies within fracture care and orthopaedic trauma for the entire lower extremity, as well as the shoulder. Dr. Bowling has a blog of his own, providing information ranging from post-injury care to procedures he specializes in, that is accessible through the Dickson-Dively website (as to many of the other surgeons!)

Brian Divelbuss, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity, with special emphasis on the hand. His specialties, however, remain within the distal portion of the upper extremity, in the hand, wrist, and elbow. Dr. Divelbuss is the current President and CEO of Dickson-Diveley Orthopaedics, and carries a reputation that treatment paired with education most often results in a successful procedure and recovery. 

Constantine L. Fotopoulos, MD

As an interventional physiatrist, his focus lies within minimally-invasive, interventional procedures for the treatment of spinal disorders, although he does treat general orthopaedic pain in the shoulder, knee, and hip pain, as well as the neck and back. Some of his specialties include epidural injections, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and spinal cord stimulation.  Dr. Fotopoulos also has extensive knowledge in hyperbaric and diving-related injuries, as well as past experience with athletic injuries due to professional ties with the Kansas City Explorers tennis team, a former KC Royals Team Physician, and the State of Missouri Mixed Martial Arts Physician. He is fluent in english and greek, and proficient in basics of Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic. 

Robert Gardiner, MD

Focus lies within the hip and knee, as he's been performing hip and knee total joint replacements for over 20 years. Dr. Gardiner does have expertise in treating athletic injuries, as well, as he served as the Team Physician for the KC Blades hockey team from 1992-2001. 

Danny Gurba, MD

Focus lies within the hip and knee, with emphasis on total joint replacement procedures. Dr. Gurba himself reports spending 95% of his clinical and surgical time between the hip and knee. Dickson-Diveley reports that Dr. Gurba has performed over 9,000 hip and knee replacements throughout his career with them. 

James Halloran, MD

Focus lies within diagnosis and treatment of conditions, deficits, and defects of the distal joints in the lower extremity, including the knee, ankle, and foot. Dr. Halloran has completed fellowships in both foot and ankle surgery, as well as sports medicine which has lead to his extensive knowledge of repair and reconstruction possibilities for a wide array of circumstances. This combination lead to his professional ties with the Detroit Pistons (NBA), the Detroit Red Wings (NHL), the Detroit Tigers (MLB), and the Duke University Men's Soccer team, all prior to relocating back to Kansas City.  

For more information, please visit https://www.dd-clinic.com

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general focus information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively. From these clinics, a number of their most prominent surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy. 

INTERACTIVE MODULES: CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE

Another new segment we're starting on Wednesday's for the Blog for the next few weeks is an interactive learning module.  The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons posts interactive learning modules to walk you through the process of surgeries from diagnosis to post-operative care.  Keep in mind, it is very general information and every case is different. Some doctors use different approaches than others, and have more conservative rehabilitation protocols. 

Attached below is the link to copy and paste into your URL address box for the Carpal Tunnel Release Interactive Module.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/icm/default.cfm?screen=icm002_s01_p1

Enjoy! (And you know where to come for therapy)

INTERACTIVE MODULES: KNEE REPLACEMENTS

Another new segment we're starting on Wednesday's for the Blog for the next few weeks is an interactive learning module.  The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons posts interactive learning modules to walk you through the process of surgeries from diagnosis to post-operative care.  Keep in mind, it is very general information and every case is different. Some doctors use different approaches than others, and have more conservative rehabilitation protocols. 

Attached below is the link to copy and paste into your URL address box for the Knee Replacement Interactive Module.

http://www.orthoinfo.org/icm/default.cfm?screen=icm005_s01_p1

Enjoy! (And you know where to come for therapy)

MEET THE PHYSICIANS: KANSAS CITY BONE AND JOINT

Kansas City Bone and Joint
A Division of Signature Medical Group of KC, PA
10701 Nall Avenue, Suite 200
Overland Park, Kansas 66211

& check out their website listed at the bottom of this blog post for the address to their newest location in Lee's Summit

Please note all information listed below is the most current information on the physicians' clinic websites. Any incorrect information is not the responsibility of Champion Performance and Physical Therapy, but we'd like to get the information corrected immediately. Please contact us with any changes via phone at 913-291-2290 or via email at admin@kcchampionperformance.com. We do not accept submissions of change to any information listed below without a valid NPI number. 

Robert Bruce, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, and arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, as well as total knee replacements and anterior-approach total hip replacements. Dr. Bruce is affiliated with St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Shawnee Mission East High School, and Shawnee Mission South High School. Dr. Bruce was also the orthopaedic surgeon associated with the Kansas City Ballet from 1996 - 2007. 

Thomas Samuelson, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, specifically shoulders and knees. Dr. Samuelson has history with athletic teams across Kansas City; including Baker University, UMKC, Kansas City Comets, and Kansas City Attack soccer teams. He is currently the team physician for Rockhurst High School. Dr. Samuelson has performed shoulder and knee surgeries on one of our own Champion Performance and Physical Therapy family members!

Gerald McNamara, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, as well as general orthopaedic surgery. While he does specialize in the lower extremity, including the hips and knees, he also does upper extremity, as well. Dr. McNamara performed shoulder/collar bone surgery on our very own Hope Hillyard!

Atul Patel, MD, MHSA

Focus lies within musculoskeletal medicine and rehabilitation, as well as neuropathic medicine, with subspecialties in spasticity and movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and MS. Dr. Patel is also board certified in other aspects of injury or disease, including spinal cord medicine and brain injury medicine. 

Jeffrey Salin, DO

Focus lies within the lower extremity, specifically the hip and knees. Dr. Salin is another member of Kansas City Bone and Joint who performs the minimally-invasive anterior-approach total hip replacement, and is always looking into more efficient, successful techniques and devices via an endless database of literature to keep his practice on the cutting edge of musculoskeletal science. Dr. Salin also had the opportunity to practice under Dr. Lombardi prior to joining Kansas City Bone and Joint in 2007. 

J Clinton Walker, MD

Focus lies within sports medicine, as well as the upper extremity, with subspecialties in the hand and elbow.  While Dr. Walker has patients all across the board, age-wise, he does hold a special interest in those athletically-related cases, as he was a collegiate baseball player, himself!

Suzanne Elton, MD

Focus lies within the upper extremity, with subspecialties in the hand, wrist, and elbow. Dr. Elton's clinical specialties include microsurgery; or the practice of complex surgeries within a small space requiring the use of a microscope. Her surgical specialties include, but are not limited to: endoscopic carpel tunnel surgery, arthritis of the hand and wrist, and the treatment of tennis elbow. 

For more information, please visit www.kcbj.com

A newer blog segment called MEET THE PHYSICIANS provides general "focus" information of some of the best, and most prominent orthopaedic clinics in the Kansas City metro area, respectively.  From these clinics, a number of their most widely-renown surgeons refer to us here at CHAMPION Performance and Physical Therapy.