At Bronson, we believe expectations are meant to be exceeded. This diverse collaboration of highly skilled orthopedic physicians — the first of its kind in southwest Michigan. We have more than 20 experts working together in virtually every orthopedic and sports medicine subspecialty to treat the whole body. Which means you’re getting the highest level of care, right in your own community.
From Left to Right: Terry L. Nelson, MD; Robert J. Baker, MD, PhD; Michael D. Kasten, MD; Scott A. Free, MD; Robert R. Gorman III, MD; Mark Sytsma, MD; Kenneth P. Highhouse, MD; Bruce A. Rowe, MD; Harry W. Burdick, MD; Jeffrey C. King, MD; Joshua Ellwitz, MD; David J. Christ, MD; James T. VanHuysen, DO; Mark Veenstra, MD; Amy Woznick, MD; Bernard A. Roehr, MD; David L. Gerstner, MD; James R. Smith, MD; Tom Willmeng, MD; Robert Highhouse, MD; Steven F. Kokmeyer, MD; Robert D. Morren, MD; Quinter M. Burnett, MD.
Bronson, HealthCare Midwest and K Valley Orthopedics/Southwestern Michigan Sportsmedicine Clinic have partnered to form Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, the area’s most comprehensive multi-disciplinary group of orthopedic physicians. Twenty-three physicians represent a wide variety of orthopedic subspecialties including fellowship-trained foot; ankle and lower extremity trauma; hand, wrist and elbow; adult reconstructive surgery of the hip and knee; spine disorders; sports medicine; and orthopedic trauma.
This partnership offers the most sub-specialty and fellowship trained orthopedic and sports medicine physicians, more collective experience in orthopedics and sports medicine, a high level of collaboration and the combined strength and resources from Bronson and HealthCare Midwest.
Services Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine offers a full range of services including treatment for:
Arthritis
Bone fractures
Bone and joint infections
Elbow injuries
Foot and ankle injuries
Joint diseases and injuries
Knee and shoulder injuries
Spinal injuries
Sports injuries and sprains
Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine also provides unrivaled, highly specialized services, including:
Hand, wrist, and elbow
Sports Medicine
Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Hip & Knee
Foot, ankle, & lower extremity trauma
Orthopedic trauma
Spine disorders
Joint reconstruction and revision
Shoulder Arthroscopy
General Orthopedics
Pediatric orthopedic care is also available at Bronson Children’s Hospital, southwest Michigan’s only children’s hospital.
While some patients may not need surgical treatment, Bronson provides advanced outpatient and inpatient surgery when needed. With 19 state-of-the-art surgical suites, Bronson is the site for thousands of orthopedic procedures each year. This includes a range of arthroscopic and other minimally invasive surgeries. In fact, Bronson is ranked among the top 10 percent of hospitals in the nation for joint replacement surgery and is best rated in Kalamazoo for overall orthopedics, according to HealthGrades®.
Quality When surgery is deemed the appropriate course of treatment, Bronson provides advanced outpatient and inpatient surgery options. Each year, thousands of orthopedic procedures are performed by Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine surgeons in Bronson’s 19 state-of-the-art surgical suites. This includes a range of arthroscopic and other minimally invasive surgeries such as anterior approach total hip replacement. And consumers in Kalamazoo County prefer Bronson 2 to 1 for orthopedic care1.
HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading independent health care ratings company, recognized Bronson for orthopedic quality in 2012 for its high quality of care. Among these honors:
Ranked among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for joint replacement surgery (six years in a row 2007-2012). Recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence AwardTM. (six years in a row 2007 – 2012)
Best in the region for overall orthopedic services 2012
Best in the region for joint replacement surgery 2012
Five-star rated for overall orthopedic services in 2012
Five-star rated for joint replacement surgery (six years in a row 2007-2012)
Five-star rated for total hip replacement surgery (10 years in a row 2003-2012)
Five-star rated for total knee replacement surgery (six years in a row 2007-2012)
Five-star rated for back and neck surgery (spinal fusion) in 2012
