Overview
Dr. Lietman is a board-certified and fellowship-trained adult reconstruction specialist. His clinical interests include total knee/hip replacement, total knee/hip reconstruction and revision, and musculoskeletal tumors. Dr. Lietman earned his medical degree from Dartmouth College. He completed his residency at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Lietman completed fellowships in orthopaedic oncology at Boston Children's Hospital and at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Lietman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Sciatica, Fibrous Dysplasia, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Osteoarthritis.
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Locations
100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822
16 Woodbine Lane, Danville, PA 17821
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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- OsteoarthritisDr. Lietman isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- SciaticaDr. Lietman isAdvanced. Learn about Sciatica.
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- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- Bone TumorDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- BursitisDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Epithelioid SarcomaDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Epithelioid Sarcoma.
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Lietman isExperienced. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.