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Dr. George Frank Chimento M.D.
Orthopedist
1514 Jefferson Hwy Ochsner Clinic New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. George Chimento is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Chimento specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Chimento 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
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1990
Mechanical Engineering 2000
Mechanical Engineering 1990
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Possible bupivacaine toxicity after intraarticular injection for postarthroscopic analgesia of the knee: implications of the surgical procedure.
- Accuracy and clinical utility of a peri-operative risk calculator for total knee arthroplasty.
- An evaluation of the use of topical tranexamic acid in total knee arthroplasty.
- Risk stratified usage of antibiotic-loaded bone cement for primary total knee arthroplasty: short term infection outcomes with a standardized cement protocol.
- The Financial Impact of a Multidisciplinary Preoperative Risk Stratification Program for Joint Arthroplasty.
- Financial Analysis of Treating Periprosthetic Joint Infections at a Tertiary Referral Center.
- The Effects of a Hospitalist Comanagement Model for Joint Arthroplasty Patients in a Teaching Facility.
- Reply to Letter to the Editor on 'The Effects of a Hospitalist Comanagement Model for Joint Arthroplasty Patients in a Teaching Facility'.
- The Perioperative Surgical Home: Improving the Value and Quality of Care in Total Joint Replacement.
- Intraspinal extradural ganglion cyst.
Treatments
- Osteoporosis
- Torn Meniscus
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Abnormal Gait
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Nearby Providers
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- Dr. Husam Nawas M.D.1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA 70121
- Dr. J. Coller Ochsner MD308 Green Acres Rd Metairie LA 70003
- Dr. Fernando Leon Sanchez M.D.202 Janet Yulman Way New Orleans LA 70118
- Dr. David W. Aiken M.D.4224 Houma Blvd Metairie LA 70006
Nearest Hospitals
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTERl
1516 JEFFERSON HWY NEW ORLEANS LA 70121