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Dr. Young Min-Kwon, a hip and knee replacement surgeon, during a surgery.
Dr. Young Min-Kwon, a hip and knee replacement surgeon, during a surgery.
Dr. Young Min-Kwon, a hip and knee replacement surgeon, during a surgery.

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Hip & Knee Replacement Service

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phone: 617-726-8575
fax: 617-726-8770


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Newton, MA 02462
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    Meet our Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeons

    Our joint replacement surgeons specialize in innovative approaches to total hip replacement and total knee replacement using a variety of minimally invasive techniques and new materials developed by our faculty.

    Meet our entire team
    • Hany Bedair, MD

      • Chief, Hip and Knee Replacement Service
      • Medical Director, Kaplan Joint Center at NWH
      • Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • Kyle Alpaugh, MD

      • Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • John Esposito, MD

      • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
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    • Fulton Kornack, MD

      • Hip & Knee Replacement and Spine Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD

      • Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
      • Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • Christopher Melnic, MD

      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program
      • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • John Siliski, MD

      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • William Tomford, MD

      • Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Former Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
      • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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