Care Center Spotlight: The Orthopaedic Center
The Orthopaedic Center opened in the late 1970s as a solo practice, growing to a partnership and evolving to the care center we know today. Originally based in Rockville, Maryland The Orthopaedic Center added office locations in Germantown, Maryland in 2005 and most recently in Washington, DC in 2013. From hand surgeons to spine, sports medicine to podiatry, joint replacement and hip preservation, The Orthopaedic Center is home to 10 subspecialty trained orthopaedic surgeons. Additionally, there are three Physician Assistants and a team of Rehabilitation Specialists that practice physical and occupational therapy at each location.
The brick-and-mortar practice locations are made warm and friendly for patients and staff thanks to administrative leadership that strives to build a team who shares a philosophy of teamwork and patient-centered service in a professional but fun environment. Team members are acknowledged for their hard work by their physicians and their peers.
One of the things that makes this care center unique is the strong academic research interests of its physicians. For example, The Orthopaedic Center is part of the clinical rotation cycle for Sports Medicine physicians from the Uniformed Services University. Some physicians in the care center combine their academic interests with a vision for developing injury prevention strategies for athletes. This research has led to a better understanding of the non-contact ACL injury mechanism with associated injury prevention strategies. . In July 2019 Dr. Barry Boden presented research conducted in conjunction with a team of researchers including Dr. Kenneth Fine also of The Orthopaedic Center at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference. The research entitled, Over-conditioning Kills: Non-traumatic Fatalities in Football Preventable With Modifications to Conditioning Sessions. This work found that there is a prevalence of non-traumatic injuries and fatalities that occur in the high school and college football pre-season. This is a result of often grueling training techniques that are driven by “overexertion or punishment drills” that are generally unnecessary and not designed to take into account the different body types and fitness levels that can be seen in players of various positions (for more information or to download the abstract click here). Hip preservation specialist Dr. Scott Faucett also conducted workshops and presented research on various topics at the conference including Meniscus Root Repair and How To Improve Techniques And Outcomes. Upper extremity specialist Dr. Sunjay Berdia helped design cutting guides for PIP joint arthroplasties and has given multiple presentations and conducted workshops in PIP joint arthroplasties. In addition, Dr. Berdia has led numerous surgeon education training workshops in endoscopic carpal tunnel release and distal radius fractures.
The Sports Medicine physicians at The Orthopaedic Center also have a strong tradition of team coverage. They are currently team physicians for the US speed skating team, the US figure skating team, George Washington University and Montgomery College athletes, as well as, cover several high schools. In the past they have served as team doctors for DC United, US Soccer, and Cirque du Soleil.
The surgeons of The Orthopaedic Center made the choice to join The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics because of a goal of providing the best care possible in a patient-centric, private practice setting.