Overview
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Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Acute Pain, Tendinitis, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Acute Pain.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- PPO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
- HMO
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- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
Locations
1 Mercado St, Suite 202, Durango, CO 81301
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Paige R. Mallette, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in adult reconstruction surgery and total joint arthroplasty.Prior to earning her medical degree from the University of Colorado at Denver, Dr. Mallette graduated with distinction from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in biochemistry. She received her orthopedics and sports medicine training from the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Mallette completed her fellowship in adult reconstruction at Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Orange, California. Dr. Mallette has also received advanced education on hip and knee arthroplasty from the DePuy Synthes Institute in Chicago.Dr. Mallette has participated in several orthopedic clinical research and basic science research projects in association with the University of Washington, the University of Colorado and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. In addition, she has co-authored several scientific articles and participated in many medical presentations. She is a previous member of the Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society, a professional group for female orthopedic surgeons.Previously, Dr. Mallette served as the clinical research coordinator for both the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Department of Orthopedics at Genzyme Corporation - Biosurgery and Diagnostics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Dr. Mallette enjoys skiing, sailing and hiking.Special Interests:-Cementless hip replacement-Cementless knee replacement-Total hip replacement surgery-Total knee replacement surgery. Dr. Mallette is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, and Hip Replacement.
Richard Lawton is an Orthopedics provider in Farmington, New Mexico. Dr. Lawton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Pain. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Acute Pain, Synovitis, and Tendinitis. Dr. Lawton is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- OsteoarthritisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.