
Overview
Anton Plakseychuk, MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Kazan State Medical University in Russia. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency and a joint reconstruction fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Plakseychuk also trained in surgical navigation, robotics, and computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. He is fellowship-trained in hip arthroscopy by M. Philippon, world-renowned hip arthroscopy pioneer. Dr. Plakseychuk also trained and worked with Prof. G. Ilizarov, founder of the eponymous revolutionary limb-lengthening procedure, and has 25 years of clinical and research experience in limb lengthening and correction of skeletal deformities. Dr. Plakseychuk provides comprehensive care for patients with hip and knee disorders. He is an expert in minimally invasive direct anterior total hip arthroplasty and in the treatment of avascular necrosis. Dr. Plakseychuk is an experienced hip resurfacing surgeon and has performed over 600 surgeries. Dr. Plakseychuk has over 100 publications and over 30 patents in the field of orthopaedics. He currently sees patients at The Bone and Joint Center at Magee- Womens Hospital of UPMC. Are you already a patient of this provider and have a MyUPMC account? Log in to MyUPMC to schedule.
Dr. Plakseychuk is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Kienbock's Disease. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Bursitis, Acute Pain, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Kienbock's Disease.
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Locations
300 Halket Street, Suite 1601B, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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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- Hip ReplacementDr. Plakseychuk isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Plakseychuk isAdvanced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Plakseychuk isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
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- Acute PainDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Bone GraftDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- BursitisDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- Kienbock's DiseaseDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Kienbock's Disease.
- OsteonecrosisDr. Plakseychuk isExperienced. Learn about Osteonecrosis.

