Please contact us for an office appointment, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  We do our best to keep our appointment schedule.  Please understand that not all patients require the same amount of time, and the next emergency that delays the physician’s schedule may be your own.  Some delays are unavoidable in a surgeon’s office, so we appreciate your patience and understanding.  During weekday office hours, we are able to accommodate a certain number of “same day,” or urgent care, patients, so call us first before going to the emergency room.

If you are a new patient, please arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to facilitate the registration process.  All new patients will be asked for basic information to establish your medical record and business account.  All patients with insurance should bring their insurance cards and other pertinent policy information to every visit for benefits verification before services are rendered.  Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Please advise our appointments staff of any prior treatment, surgery, x-rays, MRI’s, or electrodiagnostic (EMG) testing that you have had related to your current orthopaedic problem(s).  If you are taking any medicine(s), herbs, vitamins, or other non-prescription medicines, it would be helpful to bring a written list of them, with dosages.  A list of known allergies of any kind along with the type of adverse reaction(s) is also important for your safety.  We are particularly interested in any of your prescribed medicines that are blood thinners or suppress your immune system.

Please write down questions that you would like answered before your visit with the most important ones first, and we encourage you to bring a trusted relative or friend with you to help you ask questions – especially if they will be medically assisting you in any way.  Written instructions and drawings will likely be used and/or given to you pertaining to your condition – please advise us if you do not understand what is told or shown to you.

Appointments for any work-related condition will require authorization beforehand from your employer and/or their workers’ compensation carrier for us to see you.  This means that you will also have already reported the problem to the employer and completed their initial injury report.