Whole Health Orthopedic Institute

03/12/2026

🏀💚 A Proud Alumni Moment: You WISH You Were a Mercyhurst University Laker!

As Mercyhurst University alum (Class of 2001), my heart was full this week watching the Lakers battle in the conference championship.

For those who may not realize it, Mercyhurst recently made a bold leap from Division II to Division I athletics. This is only their second year competing at the Division I level across all men’s and women’s sports.

That transition is no small feat.
New competition.
New expectations.
A completely different stage.

And yet… there they were.

Two nights ago, Mercyhurst went toe to toe with Long Island University in the conference championship, coached by NBA great Rod Strickland. The game was tight from start to finish before LIU finally pulled away late.

What makes this even more remarkable is that because of the NCAA transition rules set by the NCAA, Mercyhurst is still in its probationary period and not yet eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

Think about that for a second.

Had they been eligible… and had they won that game… Mercyhurst would have punched a ticket to NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The Big Dance.

For a small university that was still called Mercyhurst College when I was there from 1997 to 2001, that is an incredible accomplishment in such a short amount of time.

A huge amount of credit belongs to the leadership behind the scenes.

Athletic Director Joe Spano, the winningest coach in Mercyhurst history from more than two decades leading the baseball program, helped guide the transition to Division I.

And Head Coach Gary Manchel.

Twenty three years leading the Mercyhurst men’s basketball program. Building a culture. Recruiting players who believe in staying loyal to a program and growing together for four years.

Now, just two seasons into Division I competition, he has his team playing championship basketball.

That is extraordinary leadership.

As an alum, I could not be prouder of what Mercyhurst has become.

And if you love a good Cinderella story during NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament season…

Keep your eyes on Mercyhurst.

The Big Dance is coming.

And when that day arrives, it is going to be one of the best stories in college basketball. 🏀✨

Mercyhurst University Athletics
Mercyhurst University Alumni

03/12/2026

𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝘄-𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀’ (𝗮𝗸𝗮: 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻) 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ❤️

Behind every long day in medicine…
there’s usually someone quietly holding the rope.

For me, that person is my wife, Karen.

She’s my rock. My biggest supporter.
The one who understands the late nights, early mornings, and the constant pull that medicine places on our lives.

And truthfully, she and our boys are often the ones who sacrifice the most so I can do the work I love.

Karen isn’t someone who enjoys the spotlight.
She prefers to fly under the radar.

But for this episode of Our Orthopedic Journey: Real Medicine with Dr. Molli, she stepped outside her comfort zone and asked a question that means a great deal to her.

Her father, Jim, has battled cancer twice.

Thanks to modern medicine, and particularly immunotherapy, he’s still here with us today… creating more memories with our family and our boys.

Karen has seen firsthand what innovative medicine can do.

So her question to me was simple, but powerful:

𝙄𝙛 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚... 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙮𝙚𝙩?

This was a special conversation.

One that started with love…
and turned into a discussion about the future of healing.

Give it a listen. 🎙️

03/12/2026

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗶

“𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.”
— 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯

Imagine going on a safari through unfamiliar terrain.

The landscape is incredible… but it can also be unpredictable.

There are safe trails.

And there are places you definitely don’t want to wander into alone.

That’s where the guide comes in.

A good guide doesn’t just point out the scenery.

The guide helps you stay on the trail, avoid the danger zones, and navigate the terrain safely.

In many ways, recovery after surgery works the same way.

A lot of people assume the most important moment in the journey is the surgery itself.

But surgery is really just one moment in a much larger expedition.

The process works like two bookends.

The first bookend is Preparation.

That’s where we spend time getting the body and the brain ready for what lies ahead.

We build better habits.
We improve nutrition.
We optimize health.
We prepare for success.

But the mistake many people make is thinking surgery is the finish line.

It isn’t.

It’s actually the start of the next phase of the journey.

Because once surgery is complete, the body enters a catabolic state. It’s working overtime to heal, rebuild tissue, and recover.

And that’s exactly why Guided Recovery becomes the second bookend of the process.

This is where we protect everything we worked so hard to prepare for… and everything we worked so hard to accomplish in surgery.

This is not the time to ease up.

If anything, this is the time to double down.

We focus even more on the things that helped get us here:

• high-quality nutrition
• adequate protein intake
• proper vitamins and minerals
• continued healthy habits
• structured recovery and movement

Because recovery isn’t about simply waiting for the body to heal.

It’s about guiding the body through the healing process while protecting the investment that has been made.

Just like on safari, the terrain can be beautiful… but there are still places where patients can unintentionally wander off the trail if they’re not careful.

My job isn’t just performing the surgery.

My job is helping guide patients safely through the rest of the journey.

Tomorrow we arrive at the final phase of
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™.

Restored Life.

Because the goal was never just surgery.

The goal was always helping patients get back to living the life they truly want to live.

03/11/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱

Precision matters.

Not just in the operating room, but in everything that happens before a patient ever gets there.

By the time a patient reaches the operating room in 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™, something important has already taken place. They are informed, they are prepared, and they are medically optimized.

That changes everything.

Because surgery should never feel rushed.

But it should always be precise.

Precision surgery begins with respecting the body and its natural anatomy. The goal is always to minimize unnecessary trauma while restoring biomechanics as accurately as possible.

In my own practice, that philosophy has led me to focus heavily on muscle-sparing hip and knee replacement surgery, where the goal is to perform the operation without cutting or detaching muscles or tendons from bone.

When we respect the body in this way, something powerful tends to happen on the other side of surgery:

• less tissue trauma
• less pain after surgery
• faster recovery
• a quicker return to normal movement

But precision isn’t just about surgical technique.

It’s about intention and focus inside the operating room.

Every incision.
Every movement.
Every decision matters.

When the first two phases of
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™ — Expectation and Preparation — are done well, patients arrive in surgery positioned for success.

Not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well.

And when that happens, surgery becomes what it was always meant to be: a powerful step forward in a much larger journey.

Because the goal was never just the procedure.

The real goal is what happens after it.

Tomorrow we move into the next phase of the journey:

Guided Recovery.

Because what happens after surgery often determines how fully a patient returns to the life they want to live.

03/10/2026

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁...𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

“𝘉𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭.”
— 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯

Preparation has been a defining theme throughout my life.

I wasn’t always the best athlete growing up, and I certainly wasn’t the smartest student in undergrad, medical school, or residency either.

But there was one thing I could control.

Preparation.

If something mattered, I was willing to out-prepare almost anyone. I am a workhorse. As gritty as they come.

That mindset followed me into surgery.

Today, I prepare for every case as though the patient on the table were my mother or my father.

Every case has a plan.
And every plan has multiple backup plans.

Because preparation is where success actually begins.

That philosophy is exactly why Preparation became the Step 2 of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™ — and quite honestly, one of the most important steps in the entire process.

Preparation in our practice is intentional and comprehensive.

We have built what I believe is one of the most extensive patient education platforms anywhere, including:

• More than nine hours of patient education videos
• Delivered to the right patient
• At the right time
• Covering the right topic

Timing matters

Giving patients the right information at the wrong time can be just as overwhelming as giving them none at all.

Education is something I take personally.

My father taught in Meadville for 31 years.
My wife is a teacher.
My three older sisters teach in different ways.
Several of my aunts were teachers as well.

Teaching runs deep in my family.

And I truly believe that as physicians, we are teachers first.

That’s why I personally host monthly patient education seminars to help patients understand the journey ahead.

But preparation goes beyond education.

We also place tremendous focus on medical optimization before surgery, improving health and reducing surgical risk before a patient ever enters the operating room.

Because when patients are properly prepared:

• complications decrease
• recovery improves
• confidence grows

I’ll be honest — this phase is hard.

It requires real effort from both my team and our patients.

But I’ve never believed in the easy route.

If we want meaningful success, it requires meaningful preparation.

The beauty is that we’ve built a roadmap.

Every patient walking 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™ is carefully guided through each step, supported along the way, and never left wondering what comes next.

Tomorrow we move to the next phase:

Precision Surgery.

But I’m curious to hear from my colleagues.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆?

And do you believe we, as a profession, are doing enough to truly prepare patients for the journey ahead?

03/09/2026

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

One of the most important parts of a successful surgical outcome begins long before the first incision.

It begins with EXPECTATION.

When patients arrive in my office, many have been struggling for years.

They’ve tried therapy.
They’ve tried injections.
They’ve tried to simply push through the pain.

By the time they arrive, they’re often frustrated, tired, and unsure about what comes next.

One of the first things we do in
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™ is slow things down.

Expectation means helping patients truly understand:

• what is happening inside their joint
• what their treatment options are
• what surgery can realistically accomplish
• and just as importantly, what it cannot

This step is incredibly important, and it’s not just my opinion.

In 2010, orthopedic surgeon 𝗕𝗼𝗯 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 and colleagues published a landmark paper in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research titled:

“𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘒𝘯𝘦𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘐𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘐𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵?”

The results were striking.

𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝟭𝟴%) 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

But the most important finding wasn’t the number itself.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲:

𝗨𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦.

To me, that responsibility doesn’t fall on the patient.

It falls squarely on the surgeon and the care team.

If expectations are unclear going into surgery, disappointment becomes far more likely on the other side.

That’s exactly why Expectation became the very first step of 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™.

I spend a tremendous amount of time in this phase helping patients understand the road ahead.

What surgery can do.
What recovery will require.
And what success truly looks like.

Because when expectations are clear, something powerful happens.

Anxiety decreases.
Trust grows.
And patients begin the journey with confidence rather than uncertainty.

Tomorrow we move to the next step:

Preparation.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺?

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥?

03/08/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝟭𝟱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲

If you love basketball like I do, you know the feeling.

The bracket is revealed.
Teams learn their path.
And the journey begins.

As someone who has always loved basketball, coaching, and spending countless hours in gyms, I’ve always appreciated something about this day.

Before the games ever begin…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁.

And in many ways, that idea has been on my mind a lot lately when it comes to medicine.

Over the past 15 years of practicing medicine, my perspective on patient care has evolved in ways I never could have anticipated from the beginning.

Early in my career, like most surgeons, I focused on mastering the technical side of the craft.

Learning procedures.
Refining surgical technique.
Improving efficiency in the operating room.

And those things matter.

But over time I realized that what patients truly want isn’t just surgery.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

They want to walk without pain.
Travel again.
Play with their grandchildren.
Feel like themselves again.

That realization changed how I view orthopedic care.

It’s not just about procedures.

It’s about the entire journey a patient goes through to reclaim their life.

I kept coming back to one simple question:

How would I want my own parents cared for if they were the patient sitting across from me?

That question led to the creation of our Wellness Institute, where we focus on medically optimizing patients before surgery.

More recently it pushed me deeper into functional medicine and nutritional health, helping patients prepare their bodies for surgery and recovery.

At the same time, I’ve found myself on my own personal wellness journey.

Paying closer attention to my nutrition.
My physical activity.
My long-term health.

Because the truth is simple:

You can’t ask patients to change their lives if you’re not willing to do the same yourself.

Out of those experiences over the past 15 years, a framework slowly began to take shape.

We call it:

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™

It unfolds through five key steps:

• Expectation
• Preparation
• Precision Surgery
• Guided Recovery
• Restored Life

Each step builds on the one before it.

Together they create a system that focuses on the entire human being, not just the joint.

Just like in March Madness, the outcome of the journey often depends on how well the path is set from the beginning.

Over the next week, I’m going to take you inside THE Orthopedic Journey™.

Tomorrow we begin with the first step:

Expectation.

But before we start that conversation, I’m curious

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀:

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𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦?

𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺?

03/07/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆: 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱

Over the past decade, I’ve been quietly building something inside my practice.

Not just a surgical technique.
Not just another protocol.

Something much bigger.

A different way of thinking about orthopedic care.

For most of the past several decades, orthopedics has focused heavily on efficiency. Increasing volume. Improving turnover. Refining systems so we can take care of more patients in less time.

And to be clear, many of those advancements have helped our field tremendously.

• shorter operative times
• standardized procedures
• safer and more predictable surgery

Those are real wins for both surgeons and patients.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Several years ago I started asking myself a different question.

Not “How can we do more surgery?”

But rather:

“How can we help patients become healthier before they ever reach the operating room and long after they leave the OR?”

That question led to the creation of our 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 at Whole Health Orthopedic Institute, where we began focusing on medically optimizing patients prior to surgery.

More recently, I’ve taken that philosophy even further by integrating functional medicine and nutritional optimization into the process.

Because the truth is simple.

If the body isn’t healthy going into surgery, recovery becomes much harder on the other side.

What started as a small idea years ago has slowly evolved into something much more comprehensive.

A complete system of care that we now call:

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆™

Over the next week, I’m going to share more about this journey.

Not every detail of the protocol, but the philosophy behind it and why it has become such an important part of how we care for patients at Whole Health Orthopedic Institute.

Each day next week, I’ll walk through one step of the journey:

• Expectation
• Preparation
• Precision Surgery
• Guided Recovery
• Restored Life

This system has taken more than a decade to build, refine, and evolve.

And in many ways, it continues to evolve every single day.

If you follow along this week, you’ll get a glimpse into how we’re trying to deliver a more connected and meaningful form of orthopedic care.

Tomorrow I’ll introduce the framework for THE Orthopedic Journey™.

And on Monday, we begin with Step 1: Expectation.

Stay tuned as I am excited to give you a little, sneak peek and understanding of:

THE Story Behind THE Journey!

03/06/2026

The Pomegranate has been valued for thousands of years, long before anyone could explain why. From a Whole Health perspective it’s one of those foods that quietly checks a lot of boxes.

Inside those bright ruby seeds is a remarkable mix of plant compounds that support the body in subtle but meaningful ways. Powerful polyphenols help the body manage oxidative stress while also supporting cardiovascular health and healthy circulation. Even more interesting, some of these compounds interact with the gut microbiome, creating metabolites that researchers are now studying for their role in cellular energy and mitochondrial health.

Ancient cultures saw pomegranate as a symbol of vitality and renewal. Modern nutrition science is beginning to understand why. Sometimes the most fascinating foods are the ones people have been enjoying all along. 🍎✨

03/05/2026

Soups On! at the Trattoria

03/05/2026

We spend a lot of time looking for the next breakthrough. The next pill. The next device. The next system that promises to finally put our health on the right track.

But the truth is a little simpler and a lot more encouraging.

For most of us, the human body already came equipped with remarkable machinery. Systems designed to move, repair, adapt, and restore balance. Muscles that grow stronger with use. Cells that recycle and renew. Metabolism that responds to the rhythm of activity, nourishment, and rest.

Sometimes the issue isn’t that something is missing. Sometimes it’s that the machinery has been sitting idle for a while.

A walk after dinner. Lifting something a little heavier than yesterday. Stepping outside for fresh air and sunlight. Choosing foods that fuel rather than fog the system. Small actions have a way of waking things back up.

The remarkable part is how quickly the body remembers what to do.

We have the machinery we need.
Sometimes it just needs dusted off. 💪🌿

03/04/2026

Whole Health Orthopedic Institute is Hiring!!

At Whole Health Orthopedic Institute our goal is much more than just creating pain-free joints. We aim to restore lives and create healthy longevity for each of our patients!

This is an opportunity to play a key role in the healthy transformation of our patients.

See all of the details and job requirements in the link below.

Whole Health Orthopedic Institute