Overview
Michael Baer, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon at Summit Orthopedics specializing in hip and knee arthritis and joint replacement, serving Minneapolis/St. Paul patients. After residency, he attended the renowned Scripps Clinic Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, where he received specialized training in simple and complex hip and knee arthroplasty, revision arthroplasty, and nonarthroplasty joint preservation. “Spending ample time at the beginning leads to a high rate of successful surgeries that get patients back to a life that they’ll enjoy and find meaningful,” Dr. Baer shares.
Dr. Baer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Contracture Deformity. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Knock Knees, Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, Osteotomy, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
11995 Singletree Lane, Suite 325, 3rd Floor, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
9825 Hospital Drive, Door C Lower Level, Maple Grove, MN 55369
15700 37th Avenue North, Suite 150, Floor 1, Plymouth, MN 55446
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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Andrew Georgiadis is an Orthopedics provider in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Georgiadis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Contracture Deformity. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Femoral Deficiency, Knock Knees, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Georgiadis is currently accepting new patients.
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Tom Novacheck is an Orthopedics provider in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Novacheck is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Contracture Deformity. His top areas of expertise are Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia, Trisomy 14 Mosaicism, Rhizotomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Novacheck 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. Baer isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Experienced
- Baker CystDr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Beukes Familial Hip DysplasiaDr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia.
- BowlegsDr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Bowlegs.
- Brachydactyly Type A2Dr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type A2.
- Brachydactyly Type BDr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type B.
- Brachydactyly Type CDr. Baer isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Type C.