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    Dr. Young Min-Kwon, a hip and knee replacement surgeon, during a surgery.

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      Meet our Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeons

      Our joint replacement surgeons specialize in innovative approaches to total hip replacement and total knee replacement using a variety of minimally invasive techniques and new materials developed by our faculty.

      Meet our entire team
      • Hany Bedair, MD

        • Chief, Hip and Knee Replacement Service
        • Medical Director, Kaplan Joint Center at NWH
        • Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • Kyle Alpaugh, MD

        • Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
        • Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical School
      • Fulton Kornack, MD

        • Joint Replacement and General Orthopaedic Surgeon
        • Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • Young-Min Kwon, MD, PhD

        • Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
        • Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
        • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • Christopher Melnic, MD

        • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
        • Director, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program
        • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
      • John Siliski, MD

        • Hip and Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Surgeon
        • Clinical Instructor in Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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