General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Primary Care
  Before surgery, your regular physician, primary care doctor, will evaluate you and "clear" you to undergo the procedure. Your internist or family physician may check your blood sugar levels and ensure that diabetics have adequate control of their blood sugar levels before surgery. This is important for proper healing and recovery. You may also require evaluation by a cardiologist to insure there are no cardiac related issues which might create a risk in undergoing the surgical procedure. A visit to your dentist is also highly recommended so that loose teeth, carious or infected teeth and gums may be addressed. All this planning is what helps ensure a good outcome.

Radiologist

• X-Rays

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Verghese Orthopedics - Orthopedic Specialties Hip and Knee Replacements Kankakee, Bradley, Bourbonnais, Manteno, Frankfork, New Lenox, Illinois
• Joint Replacement
  Dr. Verghese graduated medical school in India and after completing his Internship at the acclaimed Christian Medical College Hospital in South India, he moved to the United Kingdom for further training. There he worked with pioneers in the field of Orthopedic Trauma and Joint Replacement surgery. He completed Fellowships at both the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, as well as, the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow.
• Orthopedic Surgery
  George B. Verghese, M.D., a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and member of the exclusive American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons has been practicing orthopedic surgery for over 20 years. He has focused his practiced on joint replacement surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder joints, concentrating on techniques to replace worn out and damaged joints and the disability associated with this condition. Following completion of his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Massachusetts in 1999, he completed a Fellowship in Adult Joint Reconstruction at Harvard University in Boston MA. Dr. Verghese
• Hip Replacement
  Surgical procedure known as staged bilateral hip replacement. And, her miracle worker is orthopedic surgeon, George Verghese, MD. Her miracle is having the ability to simply walk without pain or assistance. While it sounds easy enough, there was a point in her life not too long ago when she wondered if she’d ever be able to stand up straight or move from here to there without a walker or crutches.
• Knee Replacement
  Affecting nearly 40 million Americans, it is the number one cause of chronic disability in the U.S. “Arthritis is the biggest enemy of our knees and can be caused by injury, disease or the passage of time," explains George Verghese, MD. "It damages and wears away the cartilage in the knee. When the cartilage deteriorates, the bones of the knee grind against each other, typically causing severe pain."  Which is precisely the situation that Bonewell was in before she turned to Dr. Verghese for Zimmer* Gender Solutions™ High-Flex Knee replacement.  It is the first and only implant that is anatomically shaped to conform to women's knees.  Not only was Bonewell the first patient in the area to have this gender‑specific knee replacement (September 2007 at Provena St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee), Dr. Verghese was the first surgeon on the local front to complete it.

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
• Physical Therapy
  Knee replacement may be an option when non‑surgical interventions, such as medication and physical therapy, no longer help relieve the pain. Your primary care physician or an orthopedic surgeon can help you determine when it is time for knee replacement surgery.
• Back Pain