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Dignity Health Medical Group

Dignity Health Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute

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Conditions treated

  • Sports medicine

    Operative and non-operative sports medicine.

    Simple fractures to ligament, tendon, muscle strains, sprains and tears. 

    Cartilage restoration, joint preservation

  • Complex fractures

    Complex fractures or bones broken in multiple locations. Soft tissue damage needing surgical intervention.

  • Adult reconstruction

    Total hip replacement, knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and outpatient joint replacement from the simple to the most complex case advanced training in  Robot-assisted surgery.

  • Upper body (extremity) specialist

    Orthopedic injuries from shoulders to fingertips including nerves, veins, tendons as well as wrist, elbow and shoulder fractures. 

  • Lower body (extremity) specialist

    Repairs orthopedic fractures and dislocations conservatively and operatively.  Simple and complex fractures,  foot and ankle reconstruction, leg length inequality, bones that don't heal correctly. 

  • Orthopedic trauma

    Complex orthopedic injuries that require immediate medical attention, surgical intervention and humankindness. 

Meet the providers


Clifford Jones, Traumatology, orthopedics

• Complex Fracture specialist (non-union/malunion)

• Leg length inequality and Height Dysphoria reconstruction

• Complex foot and ankle reconstruction

• Osteomyelitis

Clifford Jones, Traumatology, orthopedics

• Complex Fracture specialist (non-union/malunion)

• Leg length inequality and Height Dysphoria reconstruction

• Complex foot and ankle reconstruction

• Osteomyelitis


Dignity Health

Fellowship trained, adult reconstruction

• Anterior approach, total hip replacement

• Robotic-assisted, total knee replacement

• Partial knee replacement

• Revision hip and knee replacements

• Minimally invasive joint replacements

• Performs primary hip and knee arthritis, fracture and avascular necrosis, and revision hip and knee replacement for infection, fracture, wear and pain.

Dignity Health

Fellowship trained, adult reconstruction

• Anterior approach, total hip replacement

• Robotic-assisted, total knee replacement

• Partial knee replacement

• Revision hip and knee replacements

• Minimally invasive joint replacements

• Performs primary hip and knee arthritis, fracture and avascular necrosis, and revision hip and knee replacement for infection, fracture, wear and pain.


Benjamin Geer, MD, FAAOS

Fellowship trained fracture specialist

• Fracture specialist; fractures throughout the body with specialty to injuries of the elbow

• Complex fractures (non-union/malunion)

Benjamin Geer, MD, FAAOS

Fellowship trained fracture specialist

• Fracture specialist; fractures throughout the body with specialty to injuries of the elbow

• Complex fractures (non-union/malunion)


Brady Heaps, MD, Sports Medicine

Fellowship trained, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Arthroscopic surgery of shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle

• Shoulder replacement surgery

• Partial knee replacement

• Cartilage restoration surgery

• Joint preservation surgery

• Fracture care

Brady Heaps, MD, Sports Medicine

Fellowship trained, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Arthroscopic surgery of shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle

• Shoulder replacement surgery

• Partial knee replacement

• Cartilage restoration surgery

• Joint preservation surgery

• Fracture care


Ammar Karim, orthopedic fracture specialist

• Lower extremity, complex fractures, fracture repair

• Repair and reconstruction of complex fractures including the pelvis and hip socket, articular fractures (such as broken bones around a joint) in the upper and lower extremities

• Evaluates fractures that do not unite, or are healed in the wrong position

• Performs primary hip and knee replacements, revision hip and knee replacements for failed or infected replacements, or arthritis from a previous trauma or fracture

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees

Ammar Karim, orthopedic fracture specialist

• Lower extremity, complex fractures, fracture repair

• Repair and reconstruction of complex fractures including the pelvis and hip socket, articular fractures (such as broken bones around a joint) in the upper and lower extremities

• Evaluates fractures that do not unite, or are healed in the wrong position

• Performs primary hip and knee replacements, revision hip and knee replacements for failed or infected replacements, or arthritis from a previous trauma or fracture

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees


Afzal Khan, MD, sports medicine

• Sports related concussion management

• Ultrasound guided procedures

• Management of sports injuries

• Nonsurgical musculoskeletal care

• Injury prevention

Afzal Khan, MD, sports medicine

• Sports related concussion management

• Ultrasound guided procedures

• Management of sports injuries

• Nonsurgical musculoskeletal care

• Injury prevention


John Matthews, MD, Sports Medicine

Fellowship trained, sports medicine

• Arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures involving the shoulder, elbow, hip knee and ankle

• Management of simple and complex injuries pertaining to bone, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, labrum

• Fracture care

• Cartilage restoration Surgery

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees

John Matthews, MD, Sports Medicine

Fellowship trained, sports medicine

• Arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures involving the shoulder, elbow, hip knee and ankle

• Management of simple and complex injuries pertaining to bone, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, labrum

• Fracture care

• Cartilage restoration Surgery

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees


Neil Motzkin, MD, FAAOS

Fellowship trained, trauma

• General Orthopedics

• Complex fractures

Neil Motzkin, MD, FAAOS

Fellowship trained, trauma

• General Orthopedics

• Complex fractures


Erin Martens, orthopedic, hand surgeon

• Treats disorders of the elbow, forearm, wrist, hand and fingers.

• Services include: fracture care, microvascular surgery, nerve decompression/repair/reconstruction,cyst removal, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, tendon repair/reconstruction, fasciectomy, and steroid injections

 

Erin Martens, orthopedic, hand surgeon

• Treats disorders of the elbow, forearm, wrist, hand and fingers.

• Services include: fracture care, microvascular surgery, nerve decompression/repair/reconstruction,cyst removal, arthroscopy, arthroplasty, tendon repair/reconstruction, fasciectomy, and steroid injections

 


kareem shaarawy

Board certified, in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowship trained, and specialized in Sports Medicine.

•  non-operative sports injuries

kareem shaarawy

Board certified, in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine Fellowship trained, and specialized in Sports Medicine.

•  non-operative sports injuries


Dignity Health

Fellowship trained, sports medicine

• Arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures involving the shoulder, elbow, hip knee and ankle

• Management of simple and complex injuries pertaining to bone, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, labrum

• Fracture care

• Cartilage restoration Surgery

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees

Dignity Health

Fellowship trained, sports medicine

• Arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures involving the shoulder, elbow, hip knee and ankle

• Management of simple and complex injuries pertaining to bone, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, meniscus, labrum

• Fracture care

• Cartilage restoration Surgery

• Direct anterior hips and robotic assisted knees


Joey Nelson, knee and hip replacement, robotic surgery

Fellowship trained, adult reconstruction

• Anterior approach, total hip replacement

• Robotic-assisted, total knee replacement

• Partial knee replacement

• Revision hip and knee replacements

• Minimally invasive joint replacements

• Performs primary hip and knee arthritis, fracture and avascular necrosis, and revision hip and knee replacement for infection, fracture, wear and pain.

Joey Nelson, knee and hip replacement, robotic surgery

Fellowship trained, adult reconstruction

• Anterior approach, total hip replacement

• Robotic-assisted, total knee replacement

• Partial knee replacement

• Revision hip and knee replacements

• Minimally invasive joint replacements

• Performs primary hip and knee arthritis, fracture and avascular necrosis, and revision hip and knee replacement for infection, fracture, wear and pain.


varqa rouhipour, orthopedics, dignity health

Fellowship trained, Trauma surgery and shoulder, elbow reconstruction

•  Specializes in operative and non-operative treatment of traumatic injuries

• Performs ultrasound guided shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle injections

• Arthroscopic shoulder and knee reconstructions 

• Orthopedic fractures and dislocations conservatively and operatively.

varqa rouhipour, orthopedics, dignity health

Fellowship trained, Trauma surgery and shoulder, elbow reconstruction

•  Specializes in operative and non-operative treatment of traumatic injuries

• Performs ultrasound guided shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle injections

• Arthroscopic shoulder and knee reconstructions 

• Orthopedic fractures and dislocations conservatively and operatively.


Non-operative sports medicine

• Sports Injury Management

• Ultrasound guided procedures

• Cortisone Injections

• Viscosupplementation

• Injury prevention

Non-operative sports medicine

• Sports Injury Management

• Ultrasound guided procedures

• Cortisone Injections

• Viscosupplementation

• Injury prevention