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    Meet our Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeons

    See our hip and knee replacement surgeons below and use the button to see our entire team, including Advanced Practitioners and fellows.

    Meet our entire team
    • William Tomford, MD

      • Interim Chief, Center for Hip & Knee Replacement
      • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • Former Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Christopher Melnic, MD

      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Instructor Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • David Lhowe, MD

      • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • Fulton Kornack, MD

      • Hip & Knee Replacement and Spine Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • Hany Bedair, MD

      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Medical Director, Kaplan Joint Center at NWH
      • Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • John Esposito, MD

      • Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Instructor Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    • John Siliski, MD

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

      • Program Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program
      • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
      • Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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