Dr. David H. Trotter, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine Doctor

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Dr. Trotter practices Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. David H. Trotter, MD

Address:: 1585 Barrington Road Suite 101; Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 29; Practice Member Since: 1985.; Current Title: President and Founder, Center for Sports Orthopaedics, SC; Physician Website: http://www.orthodoc.aaos.org/centerforsportsortho; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/Partnership, Full-Time
Awards and Honors:: 1976, Bronze Tablet
: 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:: Illinois State Medical Society; Chicago Medical Society; 1985, Member, American Medical Association; American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians; 2005, Member, International College of Surgeons; 2007, Member, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine; 1988, Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Committees:: Advisory Board, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Euflexxa Knee Visco-supplementation; Surgical Advisory Board, Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Minnetonka, MN
Television:: 2007, OrthoGlide, Ivanhoe, Google, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2921083503614143280
OrthoGlide- An alternative to total or partial knee replacement. (The contents of this video are not representative of (nor to be construed as representative or reflective of) any typical patient, medical device, procedure or results of any surgical procedure. Knee surgery (including but not limited to OrthoGlide implants) may only be potentially appropriate for individuals with specific type and/or location of knee arthritis, and, only based upon a complete evaluation by an experienced orthopaedic physician. The information in the video, links and/or related contents do not at all constitute any physician-patient relationship, medical diagnosis and/or advice regarding possible treatment options. For any additional information, please consider contacting an appropriate and experienced medical doctor.
Professional Interests:: Resurfacing Alternatives to Joint Replacement
Physician Treats:: Adult joint reconstruction, Arthritis, Knee Replacement, Shoulder arthritis, Hip Pain, Foot & Ankle Diseases (Disorders & Injuries), Fractures, Ligament and cartilage tears
Physician Performs:: Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery, Arthroscopic joint reconstruction, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Surgeries, Shoulder joint reconstruction, Knee Resurfacing
Foreign Languages Spoken:: Gujarati, Polish, Spanish

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Joint supplementation, minimally invasive and/or more natural constructs are utilized, often dramatically postponing and/or potentially avoiding total (or even partial) replacement of the knee and shoulder joints. Overall; Joint-sparing and 'resurfacing' procedures for painful, arthritic joints have become a very special focus area of Dave Trotter MD, President and Founder of the Center for Sports Orthopaedics, SC

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. David H. Trotter, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.; Sports Medicine; 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:: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL 1980
Internship:: Loyola University Med Center
Residency:: Loyola University Medical Center Affiliated Hospitals, Orthopaedic Surgery
Maywood, IL 1985
Undergraduate School:: Univ. of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1976
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/Partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery	-
Arthroscopic joint reconstruction	-
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Surgeries	-
Shoulder joint reconstruction	-
Knee Resurfacing	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna
Aetna EPO
Aetna HMO
Aetna POS
Aetna PPO
Assurant
BCBS
Beech Street/Capp Care PPO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield POS
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield-MCNP PPO
CCN PPO
Cigna
CIGNA HMO
Cigna POS
CIGNA PPO
Coventry
Guardian
Humana
Medicaid
Medicare
Unicare
United Health Care
Wellpoint

Accepts Medicare:

Yes

Accepts Medicaid:

Physicians that Share Call:

Theodore Suchy and Sanjay Patari.

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Yes

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. David H. Trotter, MD as of 12/05/2009.
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. David H. Trotter, 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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