and reconstructions, procedures that may be somewhat uncommon to other surgeons are routine to him. And nothing prepares you better than experience. Educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada — Dr. Messieh’s interest has always been in joint replacement. Following a fellowship at Ohio State, he moved to central Florida in 1991 to join the Bond Clinic, leaving there in 2005 to found Messieh Orthopedic Clinic. He has always been drawn to orthopedic surgery because of the immediate, tangible positive results he could accomplish. Such instant improvement for patients has proven to be intensely satisfying for him throughout the years. �������� ���������������� ���������� ���������������������� �������� ���������������������� at getting good outcomes to the personalized care he and his dedicated staff provide. “This is not a teaching center — no interns or residents. The focus is completely on the patient and the patient knows who the operating surgeon is,” Dr. Messieh explains. “I always consult with patients prior to any surgical intervention myself to understand their needs and goals. Once I understand the nature of their pain and functional disability, I present them with their options of management which may be operative or nonoperative. If surgery is considered, the patient is educated on what to expect, the potential risks and complications they may face. It is hard to leave that to a third party, be it a nurse or an educator. I want to do the counseling myself.” “Patients need to understand their own role in their recovery,” Dr. Messieh continues. “I may work on them one hour, but they have many hours of physical therapy to enhance and achieve full recovery. Patients must fully understand what they are contemplating having done.” Dr. Messieh’s candid and precise consultations ensure patients know exactly what they are getting into. Patients praise Dr. Messieh’s forthcoming, easy to understand communication style. And it is a good thing he is clear because misunderstandings abound. Dr. Messieh says several misperceptions are common — for instance, what is actually done during replacement surgery. Some patients are under the misconception that the entire hip or knee is removed and a unit put in, when actually what is done during surgery is a resurfacing of all of the worn out cartilage surfaces in the joint with man-made materials. So, in fact, resurfacing the joint and replacing the joint are often an interchangeable term. Choice and success, individualized counseling and immediate improvement — these are the goals Dr. Messieh and his team have for all their patients. And at the end of the operation, that’s what we all want, isn’t it? Success and improvement. When it comes to joint surgery, those two things seem to be practically assured if Dr. Messieh is involved. After all, he is, according to his own patients, the “bees’ knees.” Pre-operative template for hip replacement used in planning prior to surgery. Messieh Orthopedic Clinic 1601 6th St. SE, Winter Haven 863.419.9301 5 Ryant Blvd., Sebring 863.471.9700 Messiehorthopedic.com 52 PolkDocTalk.com
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