Overview
William Fred Hess, MD, is the chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute. Dr. Hess received his medical degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., where he also completed his general surgery internship and orthopaedic surgery residency. He completed the Rae R. Jacobs Spine Fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center and has been a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Geisinger since 1990. He is a member of the Scoliosis Research Society, as well as a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hess’s clinical interests are spine trauma and pediatric and adult spine deformity, including scoliosis, kyphosis, tumors and post-traumatic deformities. These interests have led him to provide care in many third-world settings, mainly through his involvement with the Foundation for Orthopaedics and Complex Spine. He has performed reconstructive spine surgery in Ecuador, Ghana, Barbados and Jamaica since 1994. “I am proud to provide surgical spine care to patients at Geisinger, but also around the world. To those who have been given much, much is to be expected. We are all called to return the blessings we have received to others less fortunate.”.
Dr. Hess is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Myelopathy. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Osteotomy, and Microdiscectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
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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Areas of Expertise
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- OsteotomyDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
- ScoliosisDr. Hess isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
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- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Bone GraftDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- DiskitisDr. Hess isExperienced. Learn about Diskitis.