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Erik Schnaser, MD Adult Hip & Knee Joint Replacement & Reconstruction

Erik Schnaser Introduction

Introduction

The great thing about specializing in hip and knee replacements is that these procedures truly have the ability to give patients their lives back. Few careers are this rewarding.

Erik Allen Schnaser, M.D. is a fellowship trained and Board Certified hip and knee replacement surgeon. He specializes in adult hip and knee disorders including pre-arthritic and arthritic conditions. He has a special interest in patient specific instrumentation, surgical navigation, robotic surgery, as well as taking care of and revising patients with failing or failed total joint replacements. His surgical skill set includes but is not limited to total hip replacements, total knee replacements, partial knee replacements, knee arthroscopies, total hip revisions, total knee revisions, and lower extremity traumatic injuries.

Dr. Schnaser is originally from Carson City, Nevada and is the son of an orthopedic surgeon. He received his Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Southern California and then attended medical school at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then completed a surgical internship and an orthopedic surgical residency at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Following his residency, Dr. Schnaser completed a fellowship in adult hip and knee reconstruction at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

Dr. Schnaser is particularly interested in researching clinical outcomes after hip and knee replacements. He believes that patient specific instrumentation, navigation, and robotics have the potential to increase patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes following joint replacement surgery. He has given over 20 national and international presentations stemming from his research, has author several peer reviewed publications, and has written book chapters on the subject of joint replacement surgery. He was a member of the America Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon’s Research Development Committee and has spent time on Capitol Hill in order to ensure that the Nation Institutes of Health continues to receive research support for musculoskeletal conditions.

Past Event

Anterior Total Hip Replacement Surgery…What’s the hype?
A muscle sparing approach that may help you recover quicker

When: Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 4:00pm-5:00pm
Where: The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences.

  • University of Nevada School of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
    2003 - 2007
  • University of Southern California
    Bachelor of Science (BS), BiochemistryBachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry
    1998 - 2002
  • Pain Management Strategies logo
    Pain Management Strategies After Joint Replacement Surgery

    Outpatient Hip & Knee Replacement logo
    Outpatient Hip & Knee Replacement Surgery: A Paradigm Shift
  • Total Hip Replacement logo
    When Is It Time to Consider Hip Replacement Surgery?

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    When Conservative Treatment Fails: Knee Surgery
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    Quick Video Tip: Anti-Inflammatory Medications

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    Robots Among Us How Robotic Technology is Improving Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
  •  Hip Replacement: an Orthopedic Surgeon’s Overview Video
    Hip Replacement: an Orthopedic Surgeon’s Overview

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Locations & Directions
  • Rancho Mirage Office
    39000 Bob Hope Drive
    Harry & Diane Rinker Building
    Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
  • Comprehensive Pain Care Center
    39700 Bob Hope Drive
    Joel M. Hirschberg, MD Building
    Suite 310
    Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
  • Palm Springs Office
    151 S. Sunrise Way
    Suite 100
    Palm Springs, CA 92262-0118
  • Palm Springs Office
    415 S. Palm Canyon Drive
    Suite 200
    Palm Springs, CA 92264
  • LA Quinta Office
    45280 Seeley
    Eisenhower George & Julia
    Argyros Health Center
    2nd floor
    La Quinta, CA 92253
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  • American Society for surgery of the hand
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  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons logo