The largest physician-owned orthopedic surgery practice in Ohio and four other orthopedic practices to know:
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron, Ohio). The Crystal Clinic was awarded Healthgrades' Spine Surgery Excellence Award in 2021. The practice has performed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted joint replacements with Stryker's Mako system.
Fox Valley Orthopedics (Geneva, Ill.). Fox Valley Orthopedics has seven offices in Illinois. The ASC was the first in Illinois to offer and perform same-day total shoulder replacement surgery. Eric Bartel, MD, is one of just a few surgeons in the state to perform three-piece total ankle replacements. Vishal Mehta, MD, is credited with pioneering prochondrix augmentation surgery.
Norton Orthopedic Institute of Norton Healthcare (Louisville, Ky.). The Norton Orthopedic Institute has more than 50 providers, including 30 fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons. The practice recently became the 12th orthopedic practice in the U.S. to be named an Orthopedic Center of Excellence by accreditation company DNV GL Healthcare.
Orthopedic One (Upper Arlington, Ohio). Orthopedic One has a team of more than 60 orthopedic specialists, 100 physical and occupational therapists and 600 associates. It is the largest physician-owned orthopedic surgery practice in Ohio.
Pinnacle Orthopaedics (Marietta, Ga.). Pinnacle Orthopaedics opened more than 50 years ago and is led by John Day, MD. The practice runs the Pinnacle Research Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about musculoskeletal diseases and sports injury prevention.