Atul Kamath, MD

Dr. Kamath specializes in adolescent and young adult surgery of the hip and knee. His practice accepts patient as young as teenage years for hip conditions, and up to any age for hip and knee conditions.

Dr. Kamath has a unique background, with advanced training in young adult surgery of the hip and knee, as well as hip and knee reconstruction and joint replacement. He treats professional athletes, performers, and artists, as well as weekend warriors.

This joint preservation work complements Dr. Kamath’s surgical management of arthritis across the spectrum of hip and knee pathology. He performs a large number of total hip and total knee arthroplasty procedures, including anterior total hip replacement, robotic surgery, and minimally-invasive/ muscle-sparing surgical options.

Dr. Kamath pursues research on patient safety after joint replacement, as well as issues of satisfaction and cost measures associated with hip and knee conditions. Other active research interests focus on less invasive surgical techniques and joint preservation strategies for the young. He seeks to evaluate the success of hip preservation techniques in improving clinical outcomes in the management of developmental hip disorders, as well as traumatic and degenerative hip conditions.
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Dr. Kamath is the author of over 350 peer-reviewed publications and chapters, and he serves either as a reviewer or on the editorial board of multiple orthopedic journals. He is an active member on multiple national academic committees, including present and prior work for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), and the Anterior Hip Foundation (AHF).

For more on Dr. Kamath, visit his website.

SPECIALTIES

• Joint preservation (hip and knee), Ganz osteotomy (periacetabular osteotomy – PAO), Surgical hip dislocation

• Hip arthroscopy, Labral tears of the hip, Femoroacetabular impingement

• Direct anterior hip replacement, Primary hip replacement (arthroplasty), Primary knee replacement (arthroplasty)

• Avascular necrosis; core decompression (hip, knee)

• Developmental and post-traumatic disorders of hip and knee

• Hip dysplasia (DDH, CDH)

• Sequelae of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), Legg-Calves-Perthes (LCP) disease

• Sports injuries of hip and knee, Cartilage injury – repair and restoration