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Dr. Thor Gjerdrum, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Get to Know Dr. Thor Gjerdrum, MD
Accepting Patients
Yes
Languages
English
Gender
Male
Experience
53 Years
Care Philosophy
I believe in providing each patient with a quality evaluation and treating all people with kindness and respect they deserve. I provide patients with opinions based upon many years of experience, study, and education. I always strive to provide the best possible treatment to my patients.
Education
- Creighton University School Of Medicine 1966
- Letterman Army Med Center 1967
- Letterman General Hospital 1969
Affiliations and Memberships
- California Orthopaedic Association - Member
Insurances Carriers Accepted
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- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- HealthPartners
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare
- MultiPlan
- UnitedHealthCare
Dr. Thor Gjerdrum, MD's Experience
Orthopedic Surgery
Board Certifications
- Orthopedic Surgery American Board of Medical Specialties
Procedures Performed
- Arm Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Excision of Radius or Ulna
- Excision of Scapula, Clavicle, Rib, or Sternum
- Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
- Fracture Care
- Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
- Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
- Hip Replacement
- Joint Drainage
- Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Replacement Revision
- Knee Surgery
- Neuroplasty
- Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
- Rotator Cuff Surgery
- Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Steroid Injection
- Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate
Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
- Ankle Sprains and Strains
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis of the Elbow
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Back Pain
- Baker’s Cyst
- Bone Disorders
- Broken Arm
- Bursitis
- Cancer
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Complications of Joint Prosthesis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Injuries
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
- Femur Fracture
- Foot Conditions
- Fracture
- Fracture of Hand (incl. Fingers)
- Gait Abnormality
- Gout
- Hammer Toe
- Hand Conditions
- Hand Fracture
- Heel Spur
- Herniated Disc
- Internal Derangement of Knee
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Joint Pain
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Fracture
- Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
- Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
- Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
- Limb Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Morton's Neuroma
- Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
- Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of Hands
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
- Osteopenia
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pseudoarthrosis
- Pyogenic Arthritis
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Runner's Knee
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Disorders
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
- Systemic Chondromalacia
- Tibia and Fibula Fractures
Awards and Recognitions
- Recognized Doctor
Dr. Thor Gjerdrum, MD's Locations
Accepting New Patients
Offices
Los Padres Specialty Center
116 S Palisade Dr Ste 104, Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 614-2095
Fax: (805) 614-2096
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