Dr. John Richard Lease MD
Orthopedist
1111 E End Blvd Wilkes Barre PA, 18711About
Dr. John Lease is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Wilkes Barre, PA. Dr. Lease specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Lease tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1971
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Treatments
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain
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