Senior Lawyers Division: Webinar on Joint Replacement

The Senior Lawyers Division and Gallagher & Kennedy, a national law firm with a major office in Phoenix, are pleased to present a webinar featuring Dr. Bertrand P. Kaper, the Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Honor Health in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Kaper will discuss and explain Joint Replacement and Repair, particularly knee and hip replacement. He will also explain some of the latest techniques and what a patient can expect to experience after surgery. The webinar will be moderated by SLD Treasurer Albert Jacobs, Jr. who has had both knees and both hips replaced, the second hip having been done by Dr. Kaper shortly after Mr. Jacobs moved here from New York City.

About the Presenter

Bertrand P. Kaper, M.D.

Appointments
Active Staff, Department of Surgery:

• HonorHealth, Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
• North Valley Surgical Center, Scottsdale, AZ
• Prescott Outpatient Surgery Center Prescott, AZ
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale, AZ

Positions

• Chairman, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery,  HonorHealth, Scottsdale Thompson Peak
• CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Operation Walk International

Education

Undergraduate
The Unviersity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of Arts – Biological Sciences with Honors, June 1988.

Medical School
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois. Doctorate of Medicine, June 1992.

Internship
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire. General Surgery. July 1992 – June 1993.

Residency
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire. General Surgery. July 1993 – June 1994.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire. Orthopaedic Surgery. July 1994 – June 1998.

Fellowship
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Adult Reconstructive Fellowship, Total Joint Arthroplasty, Ors Robert Bourne and Cecil Rorabeck. August 1998 – July 1999.

Professional Practice Focus

Adult reconstructive surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder, with focus on:

• Hip:
  • Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Complex Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Complex Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Reconstruction with Femoral Shortening Osteotomy
• Knee:
  • NAVIO Robotic-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Complex Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • NAVIO Robotic-assisted Uni-compartmental Knee Arthroplasty
• Shoulder:
  • Primary  Shoulder Arthroplasty
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Surgical  Experience: >11,000 surgeries (1999 through 2019)

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Board Certified, July 12, 2001
Recertification, current through January 1, 2021

Registration

Registration Fees

Free!

How to Register

Please RSVP to Al Jacobs at ajacobsaz@jacobsgroup.co.