Panorama Orthopedics among a select group of private orthopedic physicians nationwide that publicly reports patient outcomes

Golden, CO — Feb. 1, 2013 — Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is proud to announce the release of its 2012 Quality & Outcomes Report.

Using widely accepted tools for measuring patients’ pain and quality of life, the 2012 Quality & Outcomes Report includes data on Panorama Orthopedics’ outcomes for several procedures: primary total knee replacement, ACL reconstruction, carpal tunnel release, Achilles tendon repair and posterior lumbar fusion.

Panorama Orthopedics is among a select group of private orthopedic practices nationwide that independently publicly reports on their patient outcomes.

“We believe that providing information to patients — as well as their physicians — helps them make better decisions and play a more active role in their own care, ” said Dr. Walter G. Robinson, medical director of Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center. “We’re proud to report that our patients see significant improvements in their pain and quality of life.”

Panorama Orthopedics uses outcomes data to improve the quality of patient care, while attempting to deliver care in the most efficient way possible.

“Reporting on our progress is part of our commitment to best practices and delivering high-quality, integrated care,” said Eric Worthan, CEO of Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center. “Through this analysis and our partnerships, we continue to strive towards better efficiency and lower expense.”

Panorama Orthopedics plans to expand this report, including even more quality and outcome measures, in the future.  You can download a copy of 2012 Quality & Outcomes Report at www.panoramaortho.com.

About Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center

Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is dedicated to providing the best orthopedic care possible for everything from shoulders to feet to all of the bones and joints in between. Conveniently located in Golden, Littleton and Westminster, its team of highly renowned Colorado orthopedic specialists and surgeons focus on sports medicine; spine; joint replacement; orthopedic trauma; foot and ankle; and hand and elbow.

Golden, CO — Oct. 5, 2012 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said it is coordinating a multistate investigation of meningitis among patients who received epidural steroid injections (medication injected into the spine). There is a link to an injectable steroid medication. However, Colorado is not one of the states that received the potentially contaminated medication.

Golden Ridge Surgery Center does not receive ANY pharmaceutical stock, including the injectable steroid in question, from the company that manufactured the potentially contaminated steroid.

About 75 facilities could have received the steroid in 23 states. They are California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Golden, CO – Sept. 24, 2012 – Seventeen-year-old Paschal Nwankwo’s long walk to recovery began a year ago at a Nigerian hospital where he met Colorado resident and Panorama Orthopedics surgeon Dr. Jared Foran. Today Paschal is in Denver, and Dr. Foran has fulfilled a promise and incredible journey of his own. On September 20 at OrthoColorado Hospital, Paschal underwent hip replacement surgery and is now in physical therapy, with the hope of walking normally for the rest of his life.

Thanks to Dr. Foran’s crusade to marshal resources and support, OrthoColorado Hospital at St. Anthony Medical Campus, Panorama Orthopedic physicians and St. Anthony Hospital Foundation contributed funds, services, time and personnel to save Paschal from a life of crippling pain. Zimmer, a maker of orthopedic reconstructive devices and surgical products, donated a total hip implant.

On a September 2011 volunteer medical trip, Dr. Foran diagnosed Paschal’s complicated hip fracture. Treated by a traditional bone setter, the three-year old fracture had healed poorly and left Paschal, after a year in bed, with a severe and painful limp. With one leg several inches shorter than the other, the teenager relied on a walking stick to get around, unable to play soccer or find work to support his family.

Paschal and his mother had walked miles to see the visiting American surgeons. “One week and 18 surgeries later, we realized it was too dangerous to operate on Paschal’s hip without the proper tools and equipment,” said Dr. Foran. He described as heartbreaking having to watch Paschal and his crying mother walk away, the son leaning upon her shoulder and his cane. “I told them I would try to bring them to the U.S. for surgery,” recalled Dr. Foran.

Now with the required equipment, facilities, personnel and post-operative care environment, Dr. Foran has performed an operation he’s waited a year to do. Panorama Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Peter Lammens assisted. Paschal continues his physical therapy at OrthoColorado Hospital.

For Father Charles Anedo, Chaplain, St. Anthony Hospital Pastoral Services, the sheer logistics making the young Nigerian's Colorado surgery possible are surpassed by “a greater sense of providence.” He points to the fact that he first met Father Emmanuel Umezinwa, who has traveled here as Paschal's guardian, during his own pastoral studies and early service in Nigeria years ago. “Without Father Emmanuel's help," Father Charles recounts, “it is quite unlikely Paschal could have obtained the necessary visa for the journey.” Father Charles is hosting the two Nigerian guests at his Denver home.

“We are thrilled to help Dr. Foran keep his promise to Paschal. For OthoColorado Hospital to provide this surgery reaffirms our mission to help patients achieve the best quality of life, and on a personal level is deeply rewarding for all involved in making this possible,” said Jude Torchia, CEO OrthoColorado Hospital.

“We are honored to donate the airfare for Paschal and Father Emmanuel to fly from Nigeria and play a part in this amazing journey that will forever change a young man’s life,” said Leslie Strate, Chief Development Officer, St. Anthony Health Foundation. “Being able to bring our mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ to life, locally and half way across the world, is truly special.”

Said Panorama Orthopedic CEO Eric Worthan, “Dr. Foran, like all of our staff, embodies Panorama’s values. As a physician-owned enterprise, Panorama doctors do what's best for patients in a caring, attentive manner, producing the best outcome and experience for every patient. And they will go to great measures to accomplish this, as Dr. Foran did for Paschal.”

About Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center
Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is dedicated to providing the best orthopedic care possible for everything from shoulders to feet to all of the bones and joints in between. Conveniently located in Golden, Littleton and Westminster, its team of highly renowned Colorado orthopedic specialists and surgeons focus on sports medicine; spine; joint replacement; orthopedic trauma; foot and ankle; and hand and elbow.

About OrthoColorado Hospital
OrthoColorado Hospital is dedicated to providing advanced orthopedic and spine care with an unsurpassed level of service to help patients achieve the best quality of life. Located at the St. Anthony Medical Campus, OrthoColorado Hospital is a partnership between Centura Health and orthopedic physicians.

About St. Anthony Health Foundation
St. Anthony Health Foundation, a division of Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation, is the nonprofit fundraising arm of St. Anthony Hospital.  The Foundation raises funds to support St. Anthony Hospital’s programs and services, both in the hospital and in the community. Fundraising emphasizes programs that benefit the underserved, the elderly, and the community at large.  One hundred percent of all donations to St. Anthony Health Foundation go to support the cause.  No donation is used for operating costs.
 

Media contact:
Amy Fletcher, 720-350-3144, amy@amyfletchermedia.com

Golden, CO — Aug. 27, 2012 — Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is proud to announce Dr. David Schneider has joined its medical practice and will begin seeing patients in the Golden office Sept. 10.

Dr. Schneider, who has practiced locally for the last 10 years, joins Panorama Orthopedics’ highly regarded sports medicine group. Schneider is board certified in sports medicine and has served as the team physician for USA Rugby for the last six years. He previously served as the team physician for several professional teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, the Los Angeles Galaxy and several others.

“Dr. Schneider is a great addition to our group,” said Eric Worthan, CEO of Panorama Orthopedics. “In addition to his other surgical work, he has a special passion for treating patients with shoulder and elbow injuries, and loves working with athletes.”

A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Dr. Schneider has practiced locally for the last 10 years and lives in Lafayette with his family. He completed his residency at Penn State University, where he was also a research fellow.  Dr. Schneider has received numerous awards for his research and has been published in several prestigious, peer-reviewed journals.

“I have always regarded Panorama Orthopedics as a preeminent group in Colorado, with highly regarded experts in every field,” said Dr. Schneider. “I’m thrilled to join a group that is leading the way when it comes to delivering high-quality, integrated care.”

About Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center

Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is dedicated to providing the best orthopedic care possible for everything from shoulders to feet to all of the bones and joints in between. Conveniently located in Golden, Littleton and Westminster, its team of highly renowned Colorado orthopedic specialists and surgeons focus on sports medicine; spine; joint replacement; orthopedic trauma; foot and ankle; and hand and elbow. 

    
Golden, CO — Aug. 18, 2012 —Each year Denver’s 5280’s ‘Top Doc’s’ issue surveys all registered physicians in the metro area to identify fellow physicians who they would most trust to treat themselves and their families. 

Every metro-area doctor with a valid Colorado medical license has the opportunity to fill out the online ballot between the months of January and March.  Voting is broken down into categories approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties. 

Congratulations to the following Panorama Orthopedics physicians who made the list.

Dr. Mitch Seemann, orthopedic sports medicine and sports medicine. Dr. Seemann is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who was a former staff physician for the US Women’s Ski Team and is currently a member of the Medical team for the PGA and LPGA.    He is currently a Colorado Delegate to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.  Dr. Seemann also stays involved with local athletes through his work as the Medical Director of Jefferson County Athletic Trainers and the Team Physician for Regis University and Columbine High School.

Dr. Thomas Puschak, orthopedic surgery. Dr. Puschak is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in the treatment of adult spinal disorders.  He earned his medical degree from Indiana University and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.  Dr. Puschak specializes in degenerative diseases of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, cervical myelopathy, cervical instability from rheumatoid arthritis, spinal tumors, infections, spinal trauma, sports-related spinal injuries, minimally invasive surgical techniques and disc replacement surgeries.

Dr. Karen Knight, pain medicine. Dr. Knight is a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation.  She earned her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, where she was awarded the Bernard Baruch Medal from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.  She is a national speaker on the ethics of pain management and provides service to several national and international organizations as a committee representative.

Dr. Ed Rowland, hand surgery. Dr. Rowland, is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery from the American Board of Surgery.  Dr. Rowland completed his orthopedic residency at Temple University.  To further his expertise in managing complex fractures, Dr. Rowland completed a fellowship at the Kleinert Institute in Louisville, Kentucky, a world renowned center for the treatment of the severely injured upper extremity.  He is also a faculty member of AO North America, an organization that is involved in training orthopedic physicians around the country in trauma techniques.

About Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center
Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center is dedicated to providing the best orthopedic care possible for everything from shoulders to feet to all of the bones and joints in between. Conveniently located in Golden, Littleton and Westminster, its team of highly renowned Colorado orthopedic specialists and surgeons focus on sports medicine; spine; joint replacement; orthopedic trauma; foot and ankle; and hand and elbow.