Dr. 德里克。 病房 is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in 有爱心的 for adults who need hip or knee reconstruction for arthritis. 他治疗所有类型的退行性髋关节和膝关节疾病, 还有以前关节置换的并发症.
他采取全面的方法来诊断和管理髋关节和膝关节疼痛, incorporating the latest advances in pain management during every stage of surgery and recovery. His expertise encompasses the direct anterior approach (a minimally invasive hip replacement technique), 髋关节和膝关节置换术的门诊手术, 部分膝关节置换术, complex revision surgery (surgery to restore joint function when an implant has failed or developed complications) and robotic surgery.
他是加州大学旧金山分校Philip R. 李卫生政策研究所. 他的研究兴趣包括医疗保健政策和成本效益, 围手术期风险评估与优化, 医学教育, 还有髋关节和膝关节置换术.
在完成学士学位后, 他在华盛顿的医疗保健政策部门工作了几年, DC, 在非洲做了一年的志愿者. 随后,他在加州大学旧金山分校获得了医学学位, 他在那里多花了一年时间研究医疗政策. 他留在加州大学旧金山分校完成了骨科住院医师的学习. He completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and then returned to UCSF as faculty.
他在加州大学旧金山分校担任多个领导职务, including as the executive medical director for MarinHealth Orthopedic Care and the orthopedic medical director for the Hip Fracture Protocol. He is dedicated to educating the next generation of physicians and is actively involved in all levels of 医学教育. 他是美国矫形外科医师学会的成员, 美国髋关节和膝关节外科医师协会, 加州骨科协会和西部骨科协会.
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