MEET YOUR KNEE REPLACEMENT TEAM
Dr. Braziel is a Board Certified joint replacement specialist at New England Baptist Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He completed the Otto E. Aufranc Fellowship in Adult Joint Reconstruction surgery at New England Baptist Hospital.
Dr. Braziel is the Medical Director of the Orthopedic Specialty Practice for arthroplasty at New England Baptist Hospital, and the Co-Director of Out-Patient Arthroplasty.
Dr. James G. Nairus is an attending orthopedic surgeon at the New England Baptist Hospital and has been Board Certified by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons since 2004. He came to New England Baptist Hospital from the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts where he was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Chief of the Division of Adult Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Nairus is a Clinical Instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Dr. Geoffrey Van Flandern is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in the care of hip and knee diseases. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended the University of Notre Dame graduating in 1985. He went on to attend the Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago, and his orthopedic residency at the Northwestern/McGaw Medical center also in Chicago.
Total Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement, also called total knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the worn out or damaged surfaces of the knee joint are removed and replaced with an artificial prosthesis.
Unicondylar knee Replacement
Unicompartmental knee replacement or unicondylar knee replacement is a minimally invasive surgery in which only the damaged compartment of the knee is replaced with an implant.
Minimally Invasive Knee Joint Replacement
Total knee replacement is a very successful surgical treatment for knee arthritis. Over the years, minimally invasive knee replacement surgical techniques have been developed to lessen tissue trauma and improve patient outcomes.