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Biography: Dr. Jed Vanichkachorn, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in Henrico, VA. He is 56 years old and has been practicing for 30 years. Dr. Jed Vanichkachorn, MD is affiliated with Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Lockett Garnett, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in North Chesterfield, VA. He is 71 years old and has been practicing for 38 years. Dr. Lockett Garnett, MD is affiliated with Retreat Doctors' Hospital and Parham Doctors' Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Interventional Pain & Spine Specialists was founded by Dr. Nadeem Khan to provide outstanding patient care for the treatment and management of spinal and neuro-musculoskeletal pain and disorders. Dr. Khan is a fellowship trained and board certified physician dedicated to providing an accurate diagnosis and formulating a total and patient centered management plan to include physical and medicinal therapy and state of the art interventional techniques. At the core of Interventional Pain & Spine Specialists is the mission to provide the best patient care available in the interventional pain field.Top 5 Areas of Expertise: Spine pain, Pinched nerve, Peripheral Neuropathy, Complex regional pain, RSD, Back and Neck Pain, Pinched nerve, Knee Joint pain, Hip Joint pains, Shoulder pain

Care Philosophy: I decided to pursue a career in medicine at the age of ten years old because I am fascinated by how our bodies work and I wanted to work with people. I am inclined to emphasize healthy living and ways to prevent or treat disease aside from taking medication.

Biography: Now specializing in MAKOplasty total hip and partial knee replacements.Chippenham Hospital is the only hospital in the central Virginia area to offer this advanced technology/the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. Indicated for patients with non-inflammatory or inflammatory degenerative joint disease. For a potential higher level of patient-specific implant alignment and positioning.To accurately reproduce the surgical plan, an aspect not consistently achieved in manual techniquesPre-op scan performed to create a patient-specific 3-D model of the joint, and to plan optimal implant placement.During surgery, the system. Guides the surgeon in preparing the joint anatomy and positioning the implants in the desired orientation with more accuracy. Provides real-time data and images allowing surgeons to know and control accurate implant placement.Benefits include accurate alignment and positioning of implants:Important factors affecting surgical outcomes and the lifespan of implants. Enhance stability and mobility. Restore an active lifestyleIt's called direct anterior hip replacement and one Neighborhood Health Watch doctor is having a lot of success by replacing hips with artificial versions that are put in place from the front instead of the back.It's a tissue-sparing alternative to traditional hip replacement surgery with a smaller incision. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Miller, with Orthovirginia, says patients recover faster, too. They have no hip precautions. They have their surgery that day. They're up that day. And as soon as they're up and down stairs, they go home which is in a day or two. Doctors can also avoid cutting through muscle with this anterior approach.