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Wesley E. Choy, M.D.
Alexander E. Michalow, M.D.
Michael J. Corcoran, M.D.
Rajeev D. Puri, M.D.
Carey E. Ellis, M.D.
Eddie Jones Jr., M.D.
Juan Santiago-Palma, M.D.
Kermit Muhammad, M.D.
Ashraf Hasan, M.D.
Eric L. Lee, M.D.
Timothy J. Friedrich, D.P.M.
Tom Antkowiak, M.D., M.S.
Jalaal A. Shah, D.O.
Milton J. Smit, M.D. (Emeritus)
Physician Assistants
Kristin Fields, P.A.-C., A.T.C.
Jonathan Jusko, P.A.-C.
Adriana Lingl, P.A.-C.
Margaret Curtin, P.A.-C.
Randi Fabsits, P.A.-C.
Taylor Atkinson, P.A.-C.
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ACL Reconstruction (Patellar Tendon Graft Technique)
Ankle Fracture Surgery
Ankle Fusion, Transfibular
Arthroscopic Articular Cartilage Repair (Ankle)
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Surgery for Femoral-Acetabular Impingement (FAI)
Bankart Repair
Basal Joint Surgery
Bunionectomy (Chevron Bunionectomy)
Calcaneal Fracture Fixation (Open Reduction and Internal Fixation)
Carpal Tunnel Release (Open Technique)
Cartilage Repair
Cubital Tunnel Release at the Elbow
De Quervain’s Release
Distal Radius Fracture Repair with Volar Plate
Facet Joint Injections
Hip Hemiarthroplasty (Bipolar)
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
Medial Branch Block
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction (Tommy John Surgery)
Meniscus Repair (Arthroscopic Technique)
Partial Knee Replacement (using OXFORD® implant)
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Lumbar Facets
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
SLAP Repair
Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
Total Hip Replacement (Metal on Metal with Liner)
Total Hip Replacement
Total Shoulder Replacement
Trigger Digit Release
Ulnar Nerve Transposition at the Elbow
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Anesthesia (Peripheral Nerve Block)
Basal Joint Osteoarthritis
Boxer's Fracture
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone)
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
Distal Radius Fracture (Broken Wrist)
Dupuytren's Disease
Elbow Bursitis
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Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (Lins)
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
Finger Dislocation
Finger Fracture Fixation
Fingertip Injuries
Flexor Tendon Injuries
Fractures of the Hand (Metacarpal Fractures)
Ganglion Cyst Removal
Kienbock's Disease
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)
Nerve Injuries of the Hand
ORIF Surgery for Proximal Humerus Fracture
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Paronychia
Scaphoid Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF)
Scaphoid Fractures
Subacromial Injection
Tendon Repair
Throwing Injuries of the Elbow
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Trigger Digit
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Can I Go to the Airport With a Plate in My Arm?
Can I Keep Smoking While My Fracture Heals?
Can I Return to Play in a Cast?
Can I Take a Shower With Pins In?
Can You Give Me Advice on Natural Remedies?
Children’s Fracture Care
Comparing Apples to Apples
Delay in Fracture Treatment
Did I Notice Any Effects of the Affordable Care Act/Obamacare After It Was Enacted?
Do Computer Medical Records Help Patient Care?
Do I Need Special Equipment for Telemedicine?
Do MRI Scans Tell the Doctor Everything?
Do You Have Trigger Finger?
Doctor’s Expectations vs. the Patient’s Expectations: What Is the Difference?
Does Everyone Need Occupational Therapy After Carpal Tunnel Surgery?
Does It Matter If My Surgeon Is High Volume in a Particular Procedure?
Does My Occupation Cause My Carpal Tunnel?
Doxy.me Is Easy to Use
Do’s and Don’ts After Surgery
Dr. Muhammad Answers Carpal Tunnel Surgery Questions
Dr. Muhammad Discusses Carpal Tunnel Symptoms and Treatment Options
Dr. Muhammad Discusses Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Full Length)
Dr. Muhammad Discusses Pediatric Wrist Fractures – Part 1
Dr. Muhammad Discusses Pediatric Wrist Fractures – Part 2
Dr. Muhammad’s Education & Training Background
Dupuytren's Contracture
How Can I Make My Hand Therapy Appointments During COVID-19?
How Do I Make a Telemedicine Appointment?
How Do I Set Up a Telemedicine Appointment With You or Your Physician Assistant?
How Does a Doctor Evaluate Another Doctor?
How Much Is Surgery Going to Cost?
How Much Time Should the Doctor Spend With Me?
How Will Orthopedic Services Be Affected During the COVID-19 Shutdown?
I Broke My Finger in the Middle of the Season, But I Want It Fixed Now
I Lost Feeling in My Fingers – What Can I Do?
I Popped My Finger Back Into Place After a Sport
I Think I Have a Cold, Should I Come Into the Office?
I Want a Cast – Why Did You Give Me a Brace?
I Was Not Expecting to Have Surgery
Is CBD Good for My Pain?
Is Immediate Orthopedic Access a Better Option Than the ER During This Time?
Is In-Office Pin Removal a Big Deal?
Is It Safe to Have Surgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak?
Is My Injection Going to Hurt?
Is Therapy After Surgery Necessary?
Is the Surgery Center as Safe as the Hospital?
Medicine in the Age of Doctor Rating Sites
My Doctor Owns the Surgery Center
My Fracture Was Treated With Pins—How Long Will They Stay There?
My Job Won’t Follow the Restrictions That You Gave Me for Work
My Neighbor Told Me to Never Have Surgery
Oak Orthopedics on The Best of Chicago
Pin Removal Demonstration
Postoperative Pain Management
Preoperative Planning
Riverside Medical Center 5th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
Should I Hit My Cyst With My Bible?
Tennis Elbow
The Other Doctor Missed the Fracture: How Is That Possible?
Treating Adult Wrist Fractures
Treatments for Tennis Elbow
What Are the Benefits of Telemedicine?
What Are the Best Ways to Prevent Injury While Staying Active?
What Are the Steps Needed to Arrange a Surgery?
What Does It Mean That OAK Orthopedics Has Merged With IBJI?
What Does It Mean to Use Allograft?
What Is Doxy.me, and Why Does OAK Orthopedics Use It?
What Is Doxy.me?
What Is a Flicking Injury?
What Is a Normal Recovery Time?
What Is an Out-of-Network Physician?
What Is the Clicking Noise in My Wrist?
What Is the Difference Between Elective Surgery and Urgent Surgery?
What Kind of Hardware Do I Have in My Hand?
What Should I Do if I Have to Come to the Office During the Pandemic?
What You Should Know About Hand & Finger Dislocations
What to Expect With Hand Fractures
What to Expect for Suture and Staple Removal
When You Need X-Rays or MRI Scans
Which Appointments Are Appropriate for Telemedicine?
Which Appointments Are Not Appropriate for Telemedicine?
Why Am I Seeing a PA?
Why Are Elective Medical Cases Being Delayed?
Why Are Medical Bills Complicated?
Why Are Things So Specialized in Orthopedic Surgery?
Why Are We Using Telemedicine?
Why Can’t I Get My Forms Signed Now?
Why Can’t I Get the Surgery Time I Want?
Why Did I Get a Splint After Surgery Instead of a Cast?
Why Do Doctors Treat the Same Thing Different Ways?
Why Do You Have to Operate on My Fracture?
Why Does the Doctor Leave Hardware in a Patient Without Removing It?
Why Dr. Muhammad Became a Surgeon
Why Is Insurance Blocking My MRI?
Why Is My Knuckle Still Flat?
Will Insurance Companies Pay for My Telemedicine Appointment?
Will Medical Practices and Hospitals Close Due to the Pandemic?
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