Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Safa Kassab, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who treats diseases and injuries of bones, joints, and tendons at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has two convenient locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan.
Dr. Kassab is a native of Detroit, having completed his undergraduate degree at Wayne State University. He attended Wayne State University School of Medicine and graduated in the top 10% of his class, and received his Doctor of Medicine with distinction. He completed orthopedic surgery training at the Detroit Medical Center and was elected Chief Orthopedic Resident in his final year. Dr. Kassab further refined his skills by completing a one-year fellowship in hip and knee joint replacements with two pioneering surgeons at the University of California, San Diego.
This training makes Dr. Kassab one of the few orthopedic surgeons in the Detroit metropolitan area skilled and specifically trained in hip and knee replacement and reconstruction surgery.
Dr. Kassab is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds memberships with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
Robert Howard, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Howard is a native of Oakland County and is proud to serve the community he was raised in.
Dr. Howard is both a graduate of Lake Orion High School and Oakland University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in biology. He then went on to earn his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery training at Mclaren Oakland hospital. Dr. Howard then completed a foot and ankle fellowship in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the direction of Dr. Michael Monroe, MD. The fellowship emphasized diagnosing and treating problems of the foot and ankle. He gained extensive experience in treating complex foot and ankle disorders.
Dr. Howard holds professional memberships with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Dr. Howard is a member of Kensington church and values his faith in God above all. He and his wife Marie, a physical therapist and native of Troy, Michigan, have two wonderful boys. Dr. Howard enjoys astronomy, grilling, weight lifting, pickleball, and any form of competition.
Andrew Ames, DO, is an orthopedic specialist practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, located in Clarkston and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His clinical interests include the management of shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee injuries and regenerative orthopedics.
Dr. Ames provides a comprehensive spectrum of care utilizing the latest rehabilitation techniques, orthobiologics, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, and joint reconstruction. He utilizes a holistic approach to treating the whole patient. This philosophy guides his primary focus on helping patients return to a healthy, active lifestyle.
Dr. Ames completed his fellowship training in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at the prestigious New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as Assistant Team Physician for the NBA Boston Celtics and Merrimack College (NCAA Division I Athletics). He also cared for athletes from Harvard University and Tufts University.
Dr. Ames is a Michigan native, former paramedic, and entrepreneur who found his passion in orthopedics. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also graduated with honors. While there, he learned the importance of holistic, patient-focused care. Dr. Ames completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at Ascension Genesys Hospital.
Dr. Ames is an active physician-scientist who is passionate about advancing the practice of sports medicine through scholarly work. His research interests include joint preservation and injury prevention, surgical implant design, and advancing joint restoration and reconstruction techniques. He is currently studying expanding indications for shoulder replacement implants and stratifying patient outcomes based on the surgical indication in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Laboratories.
Dr. Ames has authored a textbook chapter on knee cartilage injury and rehabilitation and previously won research awards for his work in ankle
ligament injury diagnosis and repair. He has been an invited speaker at several national meetings and serves as a clinical reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He is honored to have been awarded the Dr. Mark Steiner Research Award.
After completing his sub-specialty training in Boston, Dr. Ames has returned home to Michigan to serve the communities that have supported him throughout his life. He is an avid cyclist, and when he can’t ride outdoors, he enjoys finishing at the top of his spin class. He and his wife and son enjoy hiking with their dog, traveling, and water sports.
Maher Bahu, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Bahu grew up in the Detroit area; his father was a lifelong auto worker, and his mother a housewife. With a modest background, his parents stressed the importance of higher education and instilled a tremendous work ethic in their sons. He followed in the footsteps of his three older brothers, who are all physicians practicing locally in and around Detroit.
As an undergraduate Dr. Bahu attended Wayne State University, where he was a varsity athlete playing football while maintaining exemplary academic standards throughout his college years. He sustained a serious sports injury during that time and had a major ligament in his knee reconstructed. It was after this experience that Dr. Bahu decided on a career in orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Bahu then attended Wayne State University School of Medicine. With the advantage of his early decision to become an orthopedic surgeon, he participated in numerous operative cases and research opportunities early in his educational career.
Dr. Bahu did his residency in Flint, Michigan, where he gained the vast bulk of his orthopedic experience. This training program provided him with the skills to become a technically sound surgeon and a compassionate physician. At the end of this five-year training period, he was qualified to begin practicing as an orthopedic surgeon but chose to refine his skills. He decided to obtain further expertise in sports injuries and shoulder problems, the subspecialty that drew him to orthopedics in the first place. Living outside the Detroit area for the first time in his life, Dr. Bahu and his wife Sara, a pediatric nurse, moved to New York City to complete this extra training. Working as a fellow at one of the most respected shoulder fellowship training programs in the country allowed him to further refine his skills. He was able to collaborate in groundbreaking research and perform surgery with world-renowned surgeons at Columbia University/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
Dr. Bahu has now returned to his home in the Detroit area to serve the community in which he was raised. Dr. Bahu treats a large range of general orthopedic conditions and has fellowship training in shoulder, elbow, and sports surgery. He is committed to excellence in the diagnosis and management of these conditions. He is accepting direct patients as well as referrals from primary care physicians and other orthopedic surgeons. He is pleased to carry on the tradition of quality care started by Dr. Safa S. Kassab as a member of Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County.
Nicholas Schroeder, MD, is a skilled orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has two locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Schroeder grew up in the Detroit area. He attended Lahser High School and Michigan State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science with high honors in nutritional science.
Dr. Schroeder graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan and further refined his skill by completing a spine fellowship at the University of Colorado.
This extra year of training was primarily focused on diagnosing and treating spine conditions with the latest minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Schroeder is one of the few orthopedic surgeons specifically trained in conditions of the low back and the entire spine.
Dr. Schroeder is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Schroeder looks forward to welcoming new and returning patients to Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County.
Bruce Henderson, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Oakland Orthopedic in Pontiac, Michigan. As a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr. Henderson has been fortunate to help patients for over 42 years.
Dr. Henderson believes that we were designed by our Creator to have a marvelous and intricate musculoskeletal system that can function and even restore itself with proper self-care and, when necessary, with the help of orthopedic treatment. His primary goal is to help guide patients through that process to maximize the restorative powers that God has given us.
One of the most rewarding parts of orthopedic surgery is the ability to identify and define precisely what is causing the pain or symptoms of each patient. While the majority of patients’ problems can be treated nonoperatively, when necessary, orthopedic surgery often can fix and restore the problem. It is a blessing for Dr. Henderson to see the remarkable improvement that orthopedic procedures can provide for his patients.
Some of the common procedures he performs are total knee replacement, total hip replacement, total shoulder replacement, knee arthroscopy for torn meniscus cartilage and arthritis, open rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL), minimally invasive spine surgery, and kyphoplasty.
Dr. Henderson and the team of professionals are committed to providing care that actively improves their patients’ quality of life. Call the office or book an appointment online today.
Blake Fenkell, DO, is a patient-focused orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist who uses the most up-to-date modern resources to provide outstanding care to his Troy, Michigan area patients. At his self-titled practice, Dr. Fenkell and his team treat musculoskeletal pain, including ankle, knee, elbow, wrist, hip, and shoulder pain. He specializes in sports injuries and diseases that affect the joints, including arthritis.
Dr. Fenkell, a native of Metro Detroit, earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended medical school at Michigan State University. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency through Beaumont Health System and then finished up an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship through University of Missouri Health Care, in Columbia, Missouri. During his fellowship training, he served as a doctor for the University of Missouri athletes.
Dr. Kwartowitz has extensive experience in orthopedics and sports medicine. He prides himself on using the latest technology and the best minimally invasive surgical procedures to help patients return to the activities that they enjoy with minimal downtime and pain.
Dr. Michael Fleischman is joining LKO in February of 2024. Dr. Fleischman is a board certified and fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon with extensive experience in robotic and rapid recovery joint replacement, revision joint replacement, minimally invasive and arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, and non-operative treatment options such as stem cell, PRP, and painless joint injections.
Even though Dr. Fleischman’s surgical practice involves the most cutting edge and scientifically proven technology, the individual attention that he gives to each patient is often referred to as “an old school doctor’s” mentality. He is here to educate you about your orthopedic medical problems, and you will feel well taken care of with his team approach to caring for you.
Dr. Neral is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Surgeon who specializes in the full spectrum of care for the shoulder, hip, and knee. “My goal is to create an individual plan for each patient utilizing the most conservative treatments available. I will provide you with a clear understanding of your condition so we can work together to get you back to your active lifestyle.”
Dr. Neral earned his B.S.E in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and went on to complete the rigorous orthopedic surgery residency at Case Western Reserve University where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. He was then selected for the prestigious University of Michigan Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship where he had the privilege to serve as a team physician for the University of Michigan football and hockey teams as well as care for NCAA, NFL, and NHL athletes.
Dr. Neral specializes in the treatment of all shoulder, hip, and knee conditions. He utilizes the most cutting-edge technologies for an easier recovery and the best outcome for his patients. Dr. Neral is known for his care of complex shoulder conditions including rotator cuff tear, shoulder impingement, labral tear, and shoulder arthritis. He performs minimally-invasive hip arthroscopy for treatment of labral tears and hip impingement. Dr. Neral specializes in custom, patient-specific total joint replacement for the shoulder, hip, and knee including the reverse total shoulder replacement. His practice also treats all sports injuries including ACL and meniscus tears.
Dr. Neral has authored numerous research publications and textbook chapters to advance the field of orthopedics and continues to innovate to bring the best care to his patients. He brings his experience treating high-level athletes to care for patients of all ages.
Safa Kassab, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who treats diseases and injuries of bones, joints, and tendons at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has two convenient locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan.
Dr. Kassab is a native of Detroit, having completed his undergraduate degree at Wayne State University. He attended Wayne State University School of Medicine and graduated in the top 10% of his class, and received his Doctor of Medicine with distinction. He completed orthopedic surgery training at the Detroit Medical Center and was elected Chief Orthopedic Resident in his final year. Dr. Kassab further refined his skills by completing a one-year fellowship in hip and knee joint replacements with two pioneering surgeons at the University of California, San Diego.
This training makes Dr. Kassab one of the few orthopedic surgeons in the Detroit metropolitan area skilled and specifically trained in hip and knee replacement and reconstruction surgery.
Dr. Kassab is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds memberships with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
Andrew Ames, DO, is an orthopedic specialist practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, located in Clarkston and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. His clinical interests include the management of shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee injuries and regenerative orthopedics.
Dr. Ames provides a comprehensive spectrum of care utilizing the latest rehabilitation techniques, orthobiologics, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, and joint reconstruction. He utilizes a holistic approach to treating the whole patient. This philosophy guides his primary focus on helping patients return to a healthy, active lifestyle.
Dr. Ames completed his fellowship training in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at the prestigious New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as Assistant Team Physician for the NBA Boston Celtics and Merrimack College (NCAA Division I Athletics). He also cared for athletes from Harvard University and Tufts University.
Dr. Ames is a Michigan native, former paramedic, and entrepreneur who found his passion in orthopedics. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also graduated with honors. While there, he learned the importance of holistic, patient-focused care. Dr. Ames completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at Ascension Genesys Hospital.
Dr. Ames is an active physician-scientist who is passionate about advancing the practice of sports medicine through scholarly work. His research interests include joint preservation and injury prevention, surgical implant design, and advancing joint restoration and reconstruction techniques. He is currently studying expanding indications for shoulder replacement implants and stratifying patient outcomes based on the surgical indication in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Laboratories.
Dr. Ames has authored a textbook chapter on knee cartilage injury and rehabilitation and previously won research awards for his work in ankle
ligament injury diagnosis and repair. He has been an invited speaker at several national meetings and serves as a clinical reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He is honored to have been awarded the Dr. Mark Steiner Research Award.
After completing his sub-specialty training in Boston, Dr. Ames has returned home to Michigan to serve the communities that have supported him throughout his life. He is an avid cyclist, and when he can’t ride outdoors, he enjoys finishing at the top of his spin class. He and his wife and son enjoy hiking with their dog, traveling, and water sports.
Robert Howard, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Howard is a native of Oakland County and is proud to serve the community he was raised in.
Dr. Howard is both a graduate of Lake Orion High School and Oakland University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in biology. He then went on to earn his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery training at Mclaren Oakland hospital. Dr. Howard then completed a foot and ankle fellowship in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the direction of Dr. Michael Monroe, MD. The fellowship emphasized diagnosing and treating problems of the foot and ankle. He gained extensive experience in treating complex foot and ankle disorders.
Dr. Howard holds professional memberships with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Dr. Howard is a member of Kensington church and values his faith in God above all. He and his wife Marie, a physical therapist and native of Troy, Michigan, have two wonderful boys. Dr. Howard enjoys astronomy, grilling, weight lifting, pickleball, and any form of competition.
Maher Bahu, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Bahu grew up in the Detroit area; his father was a lifelong auto worker, and his mother a housewife. With a modest background, his parents stressed the importance of higher education and instilled a tremendous work ethic in their sons. He followed in the footsteps of his three older brothers, who are all physicians practicing locally in and around Detroit.
As an undergraduate Dr. Bahu attended Wayne State University, where he was a varsity athlete playing football while maintaining exemplary academic standards throughout his college years. He sustained a serious sports injury during that time and had a major ligament in his knee reconstructed. It was after this experience that Dr. Bahu decided on a career in orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Bahu then attended Wayne State University School of Medicine. With the advantage of his early decision to become an orthopedic surgeon, he participated in numerous operative cases and research opportunities early in his educational career.
Dr. Bahu did his residency in Flint, Michigan, where he gained the vast bulk of his orthopedic experience. This training program provided him with the skills to become a technically sound surgeon and a compassionate physician. At the end of this five-year training period, he was qualified to begin practicing as an orthopedic surgeon but chose to refine his skills. He decided to obtain further expertise in sports injuries and shoulder problems, the subspecialty that drew him to orthopedics in the first place. Living outside the Detroit area for the first time in his life, Dr. Bahu and his wife Sara, a pediatric nurse, moved to New York City to complete this extra training. Working as a fellow at one of the most respected shoulder fellowship training programs in the country allowed him to further refine his skills. He was able to collaborate in groundbreaking research and perform surgery with world-renowned surgeons at Columbia University/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
Dr. Bahu has now returned to his home in the Detroit area to serve the community in which he was raised. Dr. Bahu treats a large range of general orthopedic conditions and has fellowship training in shoulder, elbow, and sports surgery. He is committed to excellence in the diagnosis and management of these conditions. He is accepting direct patients as well as referrals from primary care physicians and other orthopedic surgeons. He is pleased to carry on the tradition of quality care started by Dr. Safa S. Kassab as a member of Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County.
Nicholas Schroeder, MD, is a skilled orthopedic spine surgeon practicing at Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County, which has two locations in Bloomfield Hills and Clarkston, Michigan. Dr. Schroeder grew up in the Detroit area. He attended Lahser High School and Michigan State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science with high honors in nutritional science.
Dr. Schroeder graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan and further refined his skill by completing a spine fellowship at the University of Colorado.
This extra year of training was primarily focused on diagnosing and treating spine conditions with the latest minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Schroeder is one of the few orthopedic surgeons specifically trained in conditions of the low back and the entire spine.
Dr. Schroeder is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr. Schroeder looks forward to welcoming new and returning patients to Orthopedic Specialists of Oakland County.
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