Areas of Expertise:
- Orthopaedic Surgery/Medicine
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Sports Medicine
- Fracture Care
- Total Joint Replacement
- Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
- Shoulder Surgery
- Knee Surgery
- Spine Surgery
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Trauma Care
- Pain Management
- Arthritis
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Total Joint • Spine - Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Hospitals
Commonwealth Orthopaedics' physicians practice at the following hospitals across Northern Virginia;
- Reston Hospital Center
- Inova Health System
- Inova Fairfax Hospital
- Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
- Inova Alexandria Hospital
- Inova Loudoun Hospital
- Virginia Hospital Center
The Joint Commission Accreditation
In
earning accreditation from theJoint Commission, an independent health care accreditation and certification organization,
Commonwealth Orthopaedics was
evaluated against a set of national standards by a Joint Commission survey team experienced in the delivery of state-of-the-art ambulatory health care services. Achieving this elite accreditation demonstrates our commitment to provide the highest quality, safest care to our patients.
About Commonwealth Orthopaedics
Leaders. Educators. Volunteers.
These words describe the physicians of Commonwealth Orthopaedics. Many of our physicians are involved in leadership roles within area hospitals, professional medical societies, and on the national level.
Commonwealth physicians are also involved with medical schools through professorships and participation in on-site physician resident training and mentoring. As our physicians give back to the community what they have gained, they train future physicians and remain abreast of the latest developments in medical education and research. They also use their expertise to further the education and training of other health professionals such as Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs).
As active members of their local communities, our physicians serve as team physicians for 18 local high schools, Olympic level athletes as well as professional and collegiate teams. Many also serve as coaches in youth athletics, as leaders in civic organizations, and as volunteers for medical missions and other nonprofit causes. At Commonwealth Orthopaedics, we are committed to providing our community the very best in orthopaedic care.
Mission Statement
Commonwealth Orthopaedics, an orthopaedic surgery group practice, provides comprehensive, high quality, cost effective care to patients with injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
We act with the best interest of our patients in mind, strive to provide the best medical care available, and treat our patients with respect, compassion, and confidentiality.
We attempt to minimize the inconveniences of treatment to our patients by providing prompt, courteous service. To this end, we offer as part of our practice, outpatient ambulatory surgery and physical therapy.
We promote quality medical care in the community through participation in hospital medical staff functions, benchmarking with similar organizations and participation with local and national medical societies. We participate with the local medical educational institutions to prepare new healthcare professionals for our community.
We keep the health and well-being of our patients as our top priority.
Commonwealth Orthopaedics Achieves MGMA ‘Better Performer’ Status
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2007 Report Based on 2006 Data identified Commonwealth Orthopaedics as a “better performer” because of superior operational performance compared with similar medical group practices nationwide.
About MGMA
MGMA, founded in 1926, is the nation's principal voice for medical group practice. MGMA's more than 21,500 members manage and lead 13,500 organizations, in which more than 270,000 physicians practice. MGMA's core purpose is to improve the effectiveness of medical group practices and the knowledge and skills of the individuals who manage and lead them. MGMA headquarters are in Englewood, Colo. Please visit http://www.mgma.com.
*NOTE: Chart statistics referenced are from 2006.
Patient Visits
Over 125,000 patient visits were made to our practice for medical and surgical orthopaedic services. Sixty-six percent (66%) of the office visits were patients returning for orthopaedic care by one of our orthopaedic physicians.
Our eight physical therapy clinics scheduled nearly 75,000 appointments in 2006. The physical therapy clinics are located adjacent to the physician offices making the coordination of care between the physicians and therapists convenient and seamless for our patients.
Total Number of Procedures
Over 10,700 procedures were performed by our surgeons, with 50% of those being performed arthroscopically. Our surgeons operate at Inova’s Alexandria, Fairfax, Fair Oaks and Loudoun Hospitals; Reston Hospital Center; Virginia Hospital Center and our two Ambulatory Surgery Centers located in Herndon and Fairfax.
Arthroscopies
With over 5,000 arthroscopies performed, our physicians are experts, innovators and teachers in the field of arthroscopic surgery. We utilize the latest state-of-the-art procedures and equipment to keep all levels of athletes functioning at their best and we do our best to get them “back to their lives” quickly and safely.
Surgeries at Commonwealth Orthopaedics’ Ambulatory Surgery Centers
We opened our first Joint Commission accredited ambulatory surgery suite in 1999 in Herndon and added the Fairfax suite in 2001.
Fracture Care
Fracture care, both surgical and non-surgical, represents a large portion of the orthopaedic care we provide with over 5,800 fracture cases treated in 2006.
Pediatric Care
Care for these young patients includes medical and surgical orthopaedic care including strains and sprains, fracture care and treatment for scoliosis. In 2006, over 15,000 pediatric visits were made to Commonwealth physicians.
