PatellofemoralPainSyndromePFPS near Tappahannock, VA

Biography: R. Douglas Wills, MD, MS, FAAOS, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Pratt Medical Group in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Dr. Wills is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (formerly Medical College of Virginia) and completed his orthopedic residency training at Wayne State University - Detroit Medical Center.Prior to medical school, he earned a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Virginia. Dr. Wills has over 20 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon.Dr. Wills is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is highly skilled in minimally-invasive robotic surgery and in treating high energy trauma to the extremities. In addition, his specialties include total knee and hip replacement, as well as arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgeries.Dr. Wills has served as a clinical mentor for surgical first assistants at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville.

Biography: Nearly 600,000 people undergo knee replacement surgery every year. But new technology has the replacement joint lasting longer than it used to. Dr. William Nordt is an orthopedic surgeon at the Parham Doctors Medical Complex. He tells us surgery should still be a last resort.We put people in programs where we try to understand how they carry the forces through their knee joint and why that knee joint is deteriorating in a specific area. And then through neuromuscular training, or physical therapy we try to reduce the forces on that joint.

Biography: Dr. Dustin Dyer, DO is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Mechanicsville, VA. He is 41 years old and has been practicing for 33 years. Dr. Dustin Dyer, DO is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Advanced Orthopaedics is a full-service orthopaedic practice located in Central Virginia. Here, each patient is treated with the pinpointed expertise of a trained subspecialist, a physician who dedicates his entire practice to one area of orthopaedics. The result of this approach: state-of-the-art health care.

Biography: Dr. Julious Smith, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Richmond, VA. He is 57 years old. Dr. Julious Smith, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital.

Care Philosophy: We are pleased you are considering our office for your orthopedic care. As board certified orthopedic surgeons with more than 50 years of experience, our doctors take a personal approach to caring for our patients, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Our entire staff is committed to orthopedic excellence and patient satisfaction.

Biography: Telehealth visits are available.