Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome PFPS near Crystal River, FL

Care Philosophy: Our mission is to help patients achieve their personal wellness goals by providing comprehensive musculoskeletal care that is unsurpassed in quality, accessibility and compassion. We are dedicated to Improving Lives - Everyday. The Orthopaedic Institute is a private practice group of specialty physicians providing the complete spectrum of musculoskeletal care. TOI has served North Florida for more than 30 years and has four locations in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City and Alachua.

Care Philosophy: The mission of the Center for Bone and Joint Disease is to provide the greater Tampa Bay area with excellent multi-specialty healthcare, focusing in the areas of orthopedic and podiatric medicine. The Center for Bone and Joint Disease leads in providing healthcare in a multi-specialty setting by improving the health of the community through educating and providing excellence in both clinical and surgical care.

Care Philosophy: The mission of the Center for Bone and Joint Disease is to provide the greater Tampa Bay area with excellent multi-specialty healthcare, focusing in the areas of orthopedic and podiatric medicine. The Center for Bone and Joint Disease leads in providing healthcare in a multi-specialty setting by improving the health of the community through educating and providing excellence in both clinical and surgical care.

Care Philosophy: The mission of the Center for Bone and Joint Disease is to provide the greater Tampa Bay area with excellent multi-specialty healthcare, focusing in the areas of orthopedic and podiatric medicine. The Center for Bone and Joint Disease leads in providing healthcare in a multi-specialty setting by improving the health of the community through educating and providing excellence in both clinical and surgical care.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Gray is the Division Chief, Section of Adult Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction, and the William Petty Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the University of Florida College of Medicine.He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He obtained his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where he was elected to the AOA Medical Honors Society, and where he graduated with honors. He completed his internship, residency, and research fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was elected to serve as Academic Chief Resident by his faculty and peers. He then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip and Knee at University of California San Francisco Medical Center where he served on faculty prior to coming to the University of Florida.Dr. Gray is active in several national organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leader'??s Program.He has won multiple honors for his work while at UF, including the highest honors at the UF Patient Safety and Quality Week, an exemplary teaching award from the UF College of Medicine, and most recently a Faculty Enhancement Award to study leadership and management through the American Orthopaedic Association and the USC Marshall School of Business. He currently holds the title of Associate Professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, he is also the Associate Physician Director of Quality for the Department, overseeing Quality for inpatient care.

Care Philosophy: We consistently offer a personalized approach to healthcare. Our philosophy is to treat the total patient not just the disease.

Biography: Dr. Thomas Bendowski is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon. He was born and raised in Northeastern PA, active in sports and drama in high school and attended the University of Scranton in PA, earning his BS in Biology. He went on to complete his MS in Physiology and his Medical Degree at Georgetown University. His internship was done in Honolulu after which he completed a utility tour in ER, 121st Evac Hospital in Seoul, Korea. He came back to Honolulu for his residency and was then stationed at Bassett Army Hospital in Fairbanks, AK. Leaving the cold north, he headed to Crystal River, FL in 1992 where he established his private practice. A husband, father to two beautiful children and grandfather to an awesome grandson, Dr. Bendowski enjoys skiing (snow and water), boating, cycling and running.

Care Philosophy: I am a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in end stage arthritis of both the hip and the knee. I completed medical school and Orthopedic Surgery Residency in Alberta, Canada and then completed further training in Joint Replacement at Rothman Orthopedic Institute in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. I had a late start to medicine having worked both commercial fishing and felling timber after graduating high school. It took a knee injury to make mre realize my love and calling, Orthopedics, and having been a patient, I will strive to make you experience and results outstanding.

Care Philosophy: Quality patient care in the most professional manner. Each person that visits our office has a unique set of circumstances that requires a diligent review. It is our goal to aid you in your recovery and to return you to a better quality of life.

Care Philosophy: I focus on timely, compassionate and patient-focused orthopedic care.