Michael Mont, MD
Co-Director, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction
mmont@lifebridgehealth.org
Additional Information about Dr. Mont

Dr. Mont began his medical career at Johns Hopkins in 1989 and was confronted with many teenagers who had avascular necrosis, a bone disease that leads to joint destruction. Rather than performing total hip replacements in these young patients, he became dedicated to trying to save the joints by developing innovative new bone grafting techniques and other procedures.

Dr. Mont is an Associate Professor on the part-time staff at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, where he teaches and performs research. He has published more than 300 articles and book chapters on various aspects of joint reconstruction.

Dr. Mont is a world renowned expert on preserving joints in patients with avascular necrosis (the condition that Bo Jackson had). He performs the most difficult hip and knee replacements, including cases that are referred to him from around the country. In addition, the team is developing novel new procedures to save people from needing total joint replacements.

Barry J. Waldman, MD
Co-Director, Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction

Wayne B. Leadbetter, M.D.
wleadbet@lifebridgehealth.org
Additional Information about Dr. Leadbetter

Clinical Staff

Jean Preller
Coordinator, Clinical Services
jpreller@lifebridgehealth.org

Jean oversees all clinic-related patient care. Always the patient's advocate, she also acts as liaison between the patient and Dr. Mont when he is not available. In addition to coordinating clinical care, Jean spends time answering patient calls and visiting patients in the hospital after surgery. 

Pablo Paulino
Surgical Assistant

Pablo is an Orthopedic Surgical Specialist responsible for the surgical instrumentation and positioning of the patient before and during surgery.

Office Staff

Terri Drotar
Coordinator, Office Services
tdrotar@lifebridgehealth.org

Terri began her career with Dr. Mont when he started his practice 15 years ago. Some of her responsibilities include management of support staff, administrative duties, and surgical scheduling.

Colleen Kazmarek
Medical Secretary
ckazmare@lifebridgehealth.org

Colleen joined Dr. Mont in 1999 with a background in Physical Therapy. Her responsibilities include appointment/surgery scheduling and helping to answer the phones. She also works as Dr. Mont's Editorial Assistant for manuscript submission and manuscript review. 

Valaicia Lemon
Financial Coordinator
vlemon@lifebridgehealth.org

Valaicia oversees all insurance issues for Dr. Mont's patients. Her duties include obtaining pre-certification and billing. She discusses insurance coverage with patients.