Dr. Schmalzried is renowned in the field of joint replacement

The new 9,000 sq. ft. facility for the Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center (SVMC) enables the Institute to achieve maximum growth and provide expanded care facilities. We have put together an outstanding team to assist us in the operating room, which is running like a finely tuned machine. SVMC provides core financing for the continuation of our research and education in the field of arthroplasty.

Thomas P. Schmalzried, M.D., Director of the Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the adult hip and knee, with a focus on total joint replacement. The author of over one hundred scientific manuscripts, he is a three-time recipient of the John Charnley Award for pioneering research in joint arthroplasty. Schmalzried is on the editorial review board of several scientific journals and is the Joint Replacement Section Editor for Orthopedics Today, the most widely read orthopaedic periodical.

A supplement to the 2008 Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery was compiled and edited by Michael A. Mont, M.D., Thomas P. Schmalzried, M.D., and Thorsten M. Seyler, M.D. based on peer-reviewed manuscripts of original research, selected from more than 50 lectures and presentations given at the First Annual United States Comprehensive Course on Total Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty. Articles may be viewed by clicking on the appropriate links under Publication Highlights.