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Detroit Receiving Hospital
Orthopaedic Team
Detroit Receiving Hospital’s orthopaedic team has expanded,
adding several experienced physicians to its orthopaedics department. The result
is comprehensive ortho team that brings years of experience and new insight into
the department.
Receiving’s chief of orthopaedics,
Dr. Rahul Vaidya, trained under renowned spine surgeon Dr. Max Aebi. Dr. Vaidya completed two fellowships in
spinal surgery with Dr. Aebi, Dr. V. Arlet and Dr. Dante Machessi at
McGill University in
Montreal,
Quebec. He also did a third fellowship in,
orthopaedic traumatology, at the
University of
British
Columbia in
Vancouver,
British
Columbia,
Canada.
Dr. Vaidya is well-published and
has lectured worldwide, including a 2006 lecture and chair at the International
Symposium on New Spine Technology, in
Sorento,
Italy.
Dr. Vaidya is very involved in
research on spinal disorders and complex spinal
issues. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Vaidya will continue his
research to develop new technologies that can lead to minimally invasive spinal
surgery.
The orthopaedic
department’s surgical team is rounded out with the additions of Dr. Robert
Colen, Dr. Alfred Faulkner and Dr. Daniel Hoard, each of whom is experienced in
trauma surgery. Additionally, three
orthopaedic sports physicians have expanded their practices to Detroit
Receiving. Dr. Douglas Plagens, Dr.
Stephen Lemos and Dr. Robert Teitge bring their expertise in sports medicine to
DRH’s patients.
The clinical support
staff is led by our orthopaedic clinic manager, who has more than 15 years of
experience as a registered nurse, with a background in orthopaedic spine
surgery, orthopaedic oncology, joint replacement, trauma and general
surgery. The team also includes
four physician assistants, who have years of training in the medical field and
in the operating room, two surgical boarders, two cast technicians and two
patient manager clerical experts.
To learn more about
Receiving’s orthopaedic team, or to refer a patient, please call (313)
745-4230.
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