Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD
Dr. Geoffrey Westrich is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon, specializing in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases of the hip and knee and in complex knee and hip replacements. He performs more than 400 surgeries a year: minimally invasive total hip and knee replacements, partial knee replacements, as well as arthroscopic hip and knee surgery, and trauma and fracture treatment. Dr. Westrich has more than 10 years of experience providing the highest level of care while treating his patients with compassion and respect.
Dr. Westrich is among a select group of orthopedic surgeons featured in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, and has won awards for research studies that have advanced the field of orthopedic surgery. He also trains other doctors and has written numerous articles for prestigious medical journals.
With a background in engineering in addition to his medical degree, Dr. Westrich is highly knowledgeable of the latest advances in implants and techniques. Companies that make hip and knee implants have called on him for his expertise in developing state-of-the-art joint replacements and surgical instrumentation.
Members of the press often call on Dr. Westrich for his expertise; he has been featured in numerous print and broadcast reports, including “Medical Marvels” in New York magazine in 2006. In the article, a patient recounts how Dr. Westrich saved her leg after five doctors told her it would need to be amputated from the hip. Dr. Westrich performed a rare and complex procedure called a total femur replacement, replacing her thigh bone and performing a hip and knee replacement at the same time.
Sherman s, Cunneed KP, walcott-sapp s, brause b, westrich gh. custom total femur spacer and second stage total femur replacement as a novel approach to infection and periprosthetic fracture. Journal of arthroplasty , Journal of arthroplasty, 2008
Watson d, walcott-sapp s, westrich gh. symptomatic labral tear post-femoral shaft fracture: a case report. Journal of orthopedic trauma 2007;21:731-733.
Salvati EA, Sharrock NE, Westrich G, Potter HG, Gonzalez Della Valle A, Sculco TP. The Nicholas Andry Award: Three Decades of Clinical, Basic, and Applied Research on Thromboembolic Disease After Tha. Cinical Orthopedics and Related Research 2007; 459:246-254.
Mahoney C, Heitenberger S, Sanchez P, schaefer s, Sculco TP, Westrich GH: Ultimate outcome in immediate postoperative total hip replacEment instability. Journal of ARTHROPLASTY 2007; 22(1): 79-82.
Westrich GH, Boettner F, Windsor RE, Laskin RS, Haas SB, Sculco TP: Venaflow plus lovenox versus venaflow plus aspirin for thromboembolic disease prophylaxis in total knee arthroplasty. . Journal of Arthroplasty Special Supplement 2006; 21(6S): 139-143.
Westrich GH, Winiarsky R, Betsy M, Maun L, Sculco TP. Effect on deep venous thrombosis with flexion during total knee arthroplasty. Hospital for Special Surgery Journal 2006; 2(2): 148-153.
Della Valle AG, Rana A, Nestor B, Bostrom M, Westrich GH, Salvati EA. Metallic shedding, surface finish changes, and extensive femoral osteolysis in the loose spectrum EF stem. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research 2006; 442: 165-170.
Salvati EA, Della Valle AG, Westrich GH, Rana A, Specht L, Weksler BB, Wang P, Glueck CJ. The John Charnley Award: Heritable thrombophilia and development of thromboembolic disease after total hip arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research 2005; 441: 40-55.
Pagnano M, Westrich GH. Successful nonoperative management of chronic osteoarthritis pain of the knee: Safety and efficacy of retreatment with intra-articular hyaluronans. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2005; 751-761.
Nejat EJ, Meyers A, Sanchez PM, Schaefer SH, Westrich GH. Total hip replacement and physical therapy in lower extremity amputees – A case study. Iowa Orthopedic Journal, 2005; 38-41.
Terry MA, Westrich GH, Taveras NA, Rana AJ, Kapoor K, Helfet DL. Thromboembolic Disease Prophylaxis in Hip Fracture Patients: A Multimodal Approach. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2005; 234-240.
Westrich GH, Sculco T, Sharrock NE, Potter H, Salvati EE, Sanchez P. The effect of intraoperative heparin administered during total hip arthroplasty on the incidence of proximal deep vein thrombosis assessed by magnetic resonance venography. Journal of Arthroplasty 2005; 20 (1): 42-50.
Westrich GH, Su E, Helfet D. Operative treatment of tibial plateau fractures in patients older than 55 years. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2004; 421: 240-248.
Westrich GH, Jhon PH, Sanchez PM. Compliance in using a pneumatic compression device after total knee arthroplasty. The American Journal of Orthopedics 2003: 32(3): 135-140.
Westrich GH, Weksler BB, Glueck CJ, Blumenthal BF, Salvati EA. Correlation of thrombophilia and hypofibrinolysis with pulmonary embolism following total hip arthroplasty: An analysis of genetic factors. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (American) 2002; 84-A(12): 2161-2167.
Westrich GH, Sculco TP. Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolic disease: Costs and controversy. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (American) 2002; 84-A(12): 2306-2307.
Ryan MG, Westrich GH, Potter HG, Sharrock N, Maun LM, Macaulay WB, Katkin P, Sculco TP, Salvati EA. Effect of mechanical compression on the prevalence of proximal deep venous thrombosis as assessed by magnetic resonance venography. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (American) 2002; 84-A(11): 1998-2004.
Macaulay W, Westrich GH, Sharrock N, Sculco TP, Jhon PH, Peterson M, Salvati EA. Effect of pneumatic compression on fibrinolysis after total hip arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research 2002; 399: 168-176.
Sculco TP, Colwell CW Jr., Pellegrini VD Jr., Westrich GH, Boettner F. Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolic disease in patients having a total hip or knee arthroplasty. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (American) 2002; 84-A(3): 466-477.
Boettner F, Sculco TP, Sharrock NE, Westrich GH, Steinbeck J. Thomboseprophylaxe in der hüftendoprothetik (Prevention of thrombosis in hip prosthesis implantation). Der Orthopäde 2001; 30(11): 890-896.
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