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Tuesday, January 22. 2008

Could you please let me know if you have a recommendation and the reasons for your choice for a hip resurfacing doc in South East Michigan? Am currenlty considering Dr. J D Blaha, U of M, and Dr. James Verner, of Weissman Gitlin Herkowitz. Both are mentioned in Surface Hippy AND Vital: Michigan's Health and Fitness Magazine's list of Best Docs. Read somewhere in Surface Hippy that Dr. Blaha has completed 200 resurfacings. Not sure if he uses Birmingham or not. Dr. Verner is not listed in Surface Hippy's List of Doctors, but has a recommendation in the blogs. Should I make an appointment with both (and maybe others) and go see what they have to say? There seems to be an almost unlimited amount of info in Surface Hippy, but, best I can tell, not much about SE Michigan Docs. Although, maybe it is there and I just haven't been able to find it. Thanks! golenfam@hotmail.com

Posted by GI MI Dave in Dr. Schmitt Hippies at 18:43 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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Dave -- you can also see Dr. Paul Schmitt, in Commerce Twp. He is affiliated with the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State Med School. According to him, he has done more resurfacing procedures using the Birmingham product than the rest of the resurfacing doctors in Michigan, combined -- now over 300. The Huron-Sinai Hospital, which Dr. Schmitt uses, is a reasonably new facility, very clean, with an ortho ward that is their pride and joy! Dr. Schmitt was trained in 2006 in England by Dr. Treacy. Dr. Blaha's numbers are actually more like 40-50 resurfacings using the new technology, and about 150 from the 1980's when plastic-on-metal solutions were used (and failed). There are many doctors listed on the Birmingham website, who have had some training, but most have very limited experience with the resurfacing procedure, though this seems to be changing as the procedure gains acceptance from the Ortho Surgeons.

#1 Patricia Walter on 2008-01-23 13:07 (Reply)

Dave -- I have a correction to make. The Doctor's name is Dr. Phillip Schmitt -- not Paul. Sorry. I hope this info helped.

#2 Doug in Crystal Lake on 2008-01-29 13:08 (Reply)

Dave, thought you might be interested to know that I am having my hip resurfaced by Dr. Phillip Schmitt on June 16th. Not only was he highly recommended, he was the first orthopedic surgeon to give me a correct diagnosis of hip dysplasia. This explained why I have always had one leg shorter than the other, a funny little walk, etc. If any other Michiganders would be interested in my experience, please feel free to e-mail me. I am actually driving from Bay City, MI to Commerce to have my surgery done. Good luck on your search!

#2.1 Deb Podany on 2008-06-02 14:02 (Reply)

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