Overview
David Kolessar is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in knee and hip replacement surgery and subspecializing in adult reconstructive surgery. He is chief of Adult Reconstruction for the Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute, Northeast Region.|Dr. Kolessar has an in-depth understanding of the details and complexities involved in primary and revision hip and knee replacements. He offers outpatient hip and knee replacement surgery and online preoperative and postoperative exercise and therapy programs. Dr. Kolessar's clinical interests include management of knee and hip arthritis or deformity in adults, post-traumatic joint damage, and hip disorders such as dysplasia and femoroacetabular impingement. His research interests include joint replacement topics. Dr. Kolessar focuses on contemporary surgical techniques using computer navigation, robotic-arm-assisted surgery and multimodal pain management protocols.|Dr. Kolessar earned his medical degree from Temple University. He completed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center and a fellowship in adult reconstruction and total joint replacement at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He has academic appointments as clinical associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Temple University School of Medicine and at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Dr. Kolessar is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.|A native of the Wilkes-Barre area, Dr. Kolessar attended The University of Scranton for his undergraduate degree.
Dr. Kolessar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Bursitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1175 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
1175 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
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. Kolessar isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- OsteonecrosisDr. Kolessar isAdvanced. Learn about Osteonecrosis.
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Calcium Pyrophosphate ArthritisDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis.
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Foot DropDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Foot Drop.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Kolessar isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.