Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital Blog — Drs. Cerullo & Sheinkop, Chicago

A Recommended Reading from Dr. Sheinkop

While I am an orthopedic surgeon and have practiced my profession now for over 35 years as a clinician, educator and researcher, I also—from time to time—try to put myself in the role of an orthopedic patient needing a hip or knee replacement. Just as I continually change incisions form large to small (actually having been an early pioneer in the minimally invasive joint replacement evolution in the U.S).; and just as I seek the best implant which will provide the highest quality of function and longest survivorship, I believe my role playing as a patient has led to improved holistic experiences for patients undergoing surgery at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago.

The improved preoperative patient education and preparation experience know known as JOINT CAMP is one such example. I became fascinated therefore when I read a book published in February of this year by Pope Brock, titled Charlatan. In the book the author explores the basis for the American public’s preoccupation that new is better and the patient’s vulnerability to the latest in medical fads, marketing and medical misinformation. It is a book that can be found at any bookseller or in the public library. What I found inside the pages is a confirmation of the patient’s vulnerability to medical misinformation in the U.S. Your safety and satisfaction is the primary concern at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago. We are a private specialty hospital where safety of your surgical experience has been clearly established by HealthGrades, governmental studies, Medicare scrutiny and the private insurance industry.

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