Michael A. Mont, M.D., is a fellowship
trained orthopedic surgeon with extensive experience in total joint replacement
and reconstruction. He received his fellowship training in reconstructive
surgery at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions where he specialized in
complex total joint revisions and actively participated in different clinical
research studies in the area of total joint replacement. A partial listing of
Dr. Mont’s credentials includes:
He hails from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions where
he was an associate professor and continues to teach and
perform research. He has published over 400 articles and book chapters on various
aspects of joint reconstruction.
Dr. Mont is involved in multiple
professional societies including the Knee Society, Hip Society and the National
Osteonecrosis Foundation. He is on the board of editors of
multiple journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and he has
received multiple research grants.
Dr. Mont completed his orthopedic residency
at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, where he received hands-on experience in
performing complicated reconstructive surgery.
His medical degree is from the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
Expanding Our Tradition of Excellence in
Orthopedic Care
Michael A. Mont, M.D., serves as co-director of the Rubin Institute for Advanced
Orthopedics, and the Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement. Under his
leadership, Sinai Hospital is breaking new ground in the area of hip
preservation and replacement techniques.
Treatment for a Wide Range of Orthopedic
Conditions
Dr. Mont specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of joint pain in teens and
adults due to:
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Joint degeneration
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Complex bone and joint disorders
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Avascular necrosis
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Hip, knee, shoulder and ankle injuries
Delivering Innovative Solutions
Although Dr. Mont has performed thousands of joint replacements, he has
extensive specialty training in the surgical treatment of complex bone
disorders, including secondary or revision joint replacement surgery and
infected joints. Much of his hands-on experience was received at The Johns
Hopkins Medical Institutions.
Dr. Mont started 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 these joints by
developing innovative new bone grafting techniques and other procedures.
In addition to being a world expert on preserving joints
in patients with avascular necrosis, Dr. Mont performs the most difficult hip
and knee replacements. He has become known as the reconstructive surgeon of last
resort as he is sent cases from around the country and world that other surgeons
are reluctant to attempt.
Dr. Mont has been instrumental in bringing a
revolutionary hip replacement alternative, called Metal on Metal resurfacing, to
the United States. This alternative procedure offers younger patients several
advantages over the traditional total hip replacement including bone
preservation, greater range of motion, reduced risk of dislocation, a more
natural feeling joint and normal gait (walking) characteristics.
He is presently working on a new minimally invasive
approach for total knee replacement.
Achieving the Highest Quality of Life with
the Least Risk
Dr. Mont believes in educating his patients and in
exhausting all conservative treatment options before recommending surgery. As a
result, many patients are effectively treated with nonsurgical interventions,
which may include weight loss, physical therapy, oral medication and injections.
If surgical intervention is required, Dr. Mont provides each patient, and his or
her immediate family, with a full description of the procedure, the risks and
complications, as well as a thorough explanation of the postsurgical
rehabilitation process.
Dr. Mont has been
instrumental in bringing
new
joint replacement
technology to the
United States.
More about Dr. Mont...
Dr. Mont is dedicated to his wife Rhonda, and their four children, Judy,
Harrison, Billy and Shayna. He is an avid tennis player and enjoys nothing more
than teaching his children, who are top junior tournament players. His other
hobbies include being a national baseball trivia expert who has appeared on
television quiz shows. He is also an amateur conchologist.
