St. Francis Health surgeon steers orthopedics ‘Road Show’ to Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – You can overcome hip and knee pain and get back to leading an active and rewarding life — and Franciscan St. Francis Health wants to show you how.

Franciscan St. Francis Health will present an arthritis and hip and knee replacement seminar at 6:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Primo West, 2353 E. Perry Road, Plainfield. Light refreshments will be served, beginning at 6 p.m.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Philip M. Faris, M.D., will explain the latest procedures in joint replacement and arthritis treatments. He specializes in adult reconstructive surgery and joint replacement.

Faris is a surgeon with Franciscan Physician Network Joint Replacement Surgeons, a practice group affiliated with the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at Franciscan St. Francis Health–Mooresville.

The Center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery five years in a row (2007-2011) by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health care rating companies.

To register for this seminar, call toll-free at 1-877-888-1777.

More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at centerforhipandkneesurgery.org.

International surgeons to learn from Center for Hip and Knee Surgery experts

MOORESVILLE, Ind. – An international panel of orthopedic surgeons is coming to Franciscan St. Francis Health-Mooresville to observe and discuss advancements made in knee replacement surgery and therapies.

They will be learning the latest techniques in knee replacement surgery from physicians at the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery of the St. Francis Medical Group.

Four international candidates selected for the John N. Insall Travelling Fellowship, sponsored by The Knee Society, will visit the hospital Oct. 18-20. They are:

Matthew S. Austin, M.D., Rothman Institute-Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia;

William J. Long, M.D., Insall Scott Kelly Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, New York City; Roberto Rossi, M.D., University of Torino, Italy; and Rafael J. Sierra, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

“Members of this prestigious group were selected for their surgical skills and research, and we are honored to host them at our Center to learn about the work we perform,” said E. Michael Keating, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon with the Center and a Knee Society board member. “To be one of only 10 centers in the world to host the fellowship is a great honor for us. We hope to share with them many of the latest surgical techniques we have developed at the Center.”

Other Knee Society members at the Mooresville center are Drs. John B. Meding, Philip M. Faris and Michael E. Berend, an Insall Fellow in 2004.

The Mooresville center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery five years in a row (2007-2011) by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health care rating companies.

To learn more about the Joint Replacement Surgeons, go to http://stfrancishospitals.org/SFMG/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=339. More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at www.centerforhipandkneesurgery.org.

Ortho surgeon steers 'road show" to Vincennes to explain surgical procedures

VINCENNES, Ind. – You can overcome hip and knee pain and get back to leading an active and rewarding life — and Franciscan St. Francis Health wants to show you how.

Franciscan St. Francis Health will present an arthritis and hip and knee replacement seminar at 6:30 p.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 28, at Vincennes University Union, 1002 N. First St., Vincennes. Light refreshments will be served, beginning at 6 p.m.

Michael E. Berend, M.D., will explain the latest procedures in joint replacement and arthritis treatments. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstructive surgery and joint replacement.

Berend is a surgeon with Joint Replacement Surgeons, a practice group affiliated with the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at Franciscan St. Francis Health–Mooresville.

The Center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery five years in a row by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health care rating companies.

To register for this seminar, call toll-free at 1-877-888-1777. Or register online at http://www.stfrancishospitals.org/Ortho/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=39.

More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at http://www.centerforhipandkneesurgery.org/

St. Francis Health surgeon explains orthopedic procedures at Plainfield event

PLAINFIELD, Ind. – You can overcome hip and knee pain and get back to leading an active and rewarding life — and Franciscan St. Francis Health wants to show you how.

Franciscan St. Francis Health will present an arthritis and hip and knee replacement seminar at 6:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Primo West, 2353 E. Perry Road, Plainfield. Light refreshments will be served, beginning at 6 p.m.

Robert A. Malinzak, M.D., will explain the latest procedures in joint replacement and arthritis treatments. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstructive surgery and joint replacement.

Malinzak is a surgeon with Joint Replacement Surgeons, a practice group affiliated with the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at Franciscan St. Francis Health–Mooresville.

The Center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery five years in a row by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health care rating companies.

To register for this seminar, call toll-free at 1-877-888-1777. Or register online at http://www.stfrancishospitals.org/Ortho/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=39.

More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at www.centerforhipandkneesurgery.org

Surgeon opens new practice at St. Francis Orthopedics Specialists

INDIANAPOLIS – Kral Varhan, M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, has joined Orthopedic Specialists at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers.

He most recently had a practice with Orthopaedic and Arthritis Surgery Center in Grand Island, Neb. Varhan is certified by both the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Varhan also holds subspecialty board certification in orthopedics sports medicine by the American board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

A graduate of Queen University Medical School in Canada, Varhan completed residency at the University of Western Ontario and finished a fellowship in adult reconstruction and arthritis surgery at Stanford University in California.

Varhan specializes in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine, along with reconstructive surgery and joint replacement.

Physicians at Orthopedics Specialists, located at 701 E. County Line Rd., Suite 204, Greenwood, treat acute and chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system. For more information go to www.StFrancisDoctors.org.

St. Francis ortho surgeon explains therapies at Terre Haute ‘Road Show’

MOORESVILLE, Ind. – Hip and knee pain shouldn’t keep people from leading active and rewarding lives – and St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers wants to show you how to get relief.

The St. Francis “Road Show” will be coming to town at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Holiday Inn, 3300 US Highway 41 South, Terre Haute. In the spotlight is a hip and knee replacement seminar.

Robert Malinzak, M.D., will explain the latest procedures in joint replacement and arthritis treatments. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult reconstructive surgery and joint replacement.

Malinzak is a surgeon with Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana, a practice group whose Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is affiliated with the St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville.

The Center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery four years in a row by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health-care rating companies.

To register for this seminar, call St. Francis toll-free at 1-877-888-1777.

More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery at St, Francis Hospital-Mooresville is at www.stfrancishospitals.org/Ortho/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=23.

Orthopaedic surgeon establishes new practice at St. Francis

INDIANAPOLIS – Michael E. Ralston, M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, has joined Orthopaedic Restoration at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers.

Ralston is an honors undergraduate of The Ohio State University, where he also earned his medical degree. He completed a surgical internship and residency training at the University of Florida, and later completed a fellowship in total joint replacement at The Ohio State University.

Ralston is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Orthopaedic Restoration at St. Francis is located at 701 E. County Line Rd., Suite 204, Greenwood. For appointment information, call 317-887-2034, or toll-free 317-945-0217.