Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Desai practices Orthopedic Surgery in Golden, Colorado.

Physician Profile for Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD

Address:: 660 Golden Ridge Road Suite 250; Golden, CO 80401

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 19; Practice Member Since: 1996.; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/partnership,
Awards and Honors:: 1982, Cum Laude Society; 1986, Sigma XI Society
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: 1996, Colorado Medical Society; 1996, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons; 1996, American Medical Association; 1996, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society; 1996, Colorado Orthopaedic Society
Publications:: 1994, Divergent Alignment of Femoral Interference Screws in Single Incision Endoscopic Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Contemporary Orthopaedics
Physician Treats:: Arthritis, Bunions, Club feet, Foot & Ankle Diseases (Disorders & Injuries), Fractures, Lower extremity trauma, Multiple injuries
Physician Performs:: Hardware removal, Fracture Repair, Bone & joint repair, Removal of bone spur, Hammertoe correction, Foot surgery, Diabetic foot care
Foreign Languages Spoken:: Hindi

Patient / Medical Philosophy: To practice high quality orthopedic care for my patients. The philosophy is the patient drives the practice. The employees are team members who are mutually accountable and pursue our goal of high quality care in a team approach.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Temple University School Of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 1990
Internship:: Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Residency:: Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Fellowship:: Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Undergraduate School:: Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Hardware removal	207
Fracture Repair	196
Bone & joint repair	112
Removal of bone spur	96
Hammertoe correction	71
Foot surgery	39
Diabetic foot care	-

Health Plan / Other

Physicians that Share Call:: Douglas Straehley, Walter Robinson, Mark Conklin, James Johnson, Christopher Hirose, Douglas Wong, Douglas Foulk, Mark Mills, Thomas Friermood, Michael Morley, Amit Agarwala, Courtney Brown, Christopher Brian, Thomas Puschak, Peter Lammens, Patrick Mcnair, Eric Stahl, Mitchell Seemann, and Charles Gottlob.
Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Bharat M. Desai, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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