"Latest Treatments for Hip and Knee Pain" is the topic of a free community lecture to be presented at the Darien YMCA on Thursday, February 12, at 9:15 A.M. The featured speaker is Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA, Chief of the Norwalk Hospital Medical Staff and an Orthopaedic Surgeon with Coastal Orthopaedics. He will explain what osteoarthritis is and discuss treatments available both non-operatively and operatively including total hip and total knee replacements. His presentation will conclude with questions and answers.
Dr. Marks is internationally recognized for his leadership in orthopaedic surgery. His area of expertise focuses on hip replacements, total knee replacements, spinal diseases and sports injuries.
Named to "Connecticut's Top Docs - Surgeons," Dr. Marks was also selected to be a member of Strathmore's Who's Who in the Healthcare Industry. This reference directory includes the highest achievers from throughout the country and across the world and recognizes them for achieving notable success in their respective fields. In addition, Dr. Marks has been named to "America's Top Physicians" by Consumers' Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C., based research organization whose purpose is "to educate and assist consumers in obtaining the finest professional services."
Dr. Marks is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Past-President of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society. He completed his orthopaedic residency at George Washington University and completed a Spine Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in 1988. He received his MBA from the University of Tennessee in 2001. He has lectured locally and nationally and has appeared frequently on television discussing hip replacement, knee replacement, kyphoplasty, osteoporosis, cervical and lumbar diseases, and other orthopaedic issues. A Senior Attending Surgeon at Norwalk Hospital, he has been a team physician for the Weston High School Football Team since 1988.
Dr. Marks is credited with bringing innovative orthopaedic treatments, including Pedicle Screws and Kyphoplasty (a minimally invasive surgical procedure used in treating vertebral fractures caused by osteoporosis), to the Greater Norwalk area. For his pioneering efforts, he has been a two-time winner of the Frank J. Scanlon Award for Surgical Innovation.
For more information about this program, call Norwalk Hospital Community Relations at (203) 852-2250.
