Overview
Dr. Hardy’s clinical interests include the care of athletes of all ages. She manages shoulder, knee and ankle injuries in pediatric, collegiate, adult and senior athletes, and enjoys taking care of “Weekend Warriors” as much as she enjoys helping high-level athletes.She is the daughter of a nurse and a carpenter and decided that to fill both her parents’ shoes she’d blend the two and became a surgeon. She and her husband, Tracy, are both native Tucsonans and enjoy hiking, fishing, camping and anything else in the great outdoors. She also enjoys riding her horse, baking pies, building stuff and tending her beehives.
Dr. Hardy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Frozen Shoulder. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Bursitis, Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, and Hip Replacement.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- POS
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
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- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- OTHER MEDICARE
- 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
Locations
1555 East River Road, Suite 125, Tucson, AZ 85718
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hardy has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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
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
- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Hardy isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- Synovial OsteochondromatosisDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Synovial Osteochondromatosis.
- TendinitisDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- TenosynovitisDr. Hardy isAdvanced. Learn about Tenosynovitis.
- Experienced
- Baker CystDr. Hardy isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- BowlegsDr. Hardy isExperienced. Learn about Bowlegs.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Hardy isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knock KneesDr. Hardy isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.