Hospitals
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Hospital For Special Surgery
Education
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Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency
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Hospital for Special Surgery
Fellowship
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Hospital for Special Surgery
Dr. Geoffrey Westrich is committed to providing the highest quality orthopedic care in a caring and supportive setting. Research Director Emeritus of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service at Hospital for Special Surgery, he is a foremost expert in diagnosing and treating complex injuries and diseases of the hip and knee in adults of all ages, including the customized treatment of arthritis in these joints. He performs robotic-assisted partial and total joint replacement, as well as complex revision hip and knee replacements.
Because he is highly specialized in these areas, Dr. Westrich is able to provide the highest level of care. Knowledgeable of the latest advances that will benefit patients, he conducts research to advance the field. He served as Research Director of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service at HSS for more than 15 years and has published more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, case reports and book chapters.
As a Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Dr. Westrich trains other doctors specializing in orthopedic surgery and joint replacement. He also serves in a number of committees at HSS. He is co-chair of the Complex Case Review Panel, co-chair of the Infection Control Committee and co-chair of the Thromboembolic Disease Committee.
Dr. Westrich has a strong background in engineering, having received a bachelor’s degree in this specialty from Tufts University School of Engineering. Upon graduating from Tufts, he was invited to join Eta Kappa Nu, the prestigious Engineering Honors Society. Combining his background in engineering with his orthopedic surgery training, Dr. Westrich has become a leading expert in hip and knee replacement surgery, performing approximately 500 procedures each year. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive total hip and knee replacements, complex revision surgery, partial knee replacements, robotic-assisted partial and total joint replacements, dual mobility hip replacement, cementless knee replacement, recall hip and knee surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery, and fracture treatment of the hip and knee. By combining his degree in engineering with his orthopedic expertise, Dr. Westrich has worked to design new and improved joint replacement implants and surgical instrumentation.
Dr. Westrich strives to treat his patients with compassion and respect. He does not hesitate to take on the most difficult cases, including revision surgery when a hip or knee implant needs to be replaced. He has expertise in treating infections and other serious complications after joint replacement, and individuals have come from around the country and around the world for his care. He has enabled patients to overcome the most challenging problems when other doctors said there was no hope.