Dr. Ben Robinson
Overview
Dr. Ben Robinson is an orthopedic surgeon at Intermountain Health's Sevier Valley Specialty Clinic and Sevier Valley Orthopedics in Beaver and Gunnison. He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and English and serves patients in Beaver, Wayne, Sevier, Emery, and Piute counties. He performs joint replacements, sports medicine, traumatic injuries, and basic hand procedures.Dr. Robinson and his wife grew up in Southern Utah, and some of his fondest memories are of shadowing his father, who served as a family physician for more than 40 years at the rural hospital in Beaver, Utah. This experience fostered his love for rural medicine. Dr. Robinson has a deep appreciation for the residents of rural communities in Central and Southern Utah and is passionate about helping them live their healthiest lives possible, close to home. After dedicating more than 20 years to the Air Force, Dr. Robinson and his wife were eager to return to their roots. They love living in rural, Central Utah, spending time in the mountains hiking, camping and mountain biking with their five children.
Dr. Robinson is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tenosynovitis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
Beaver, UT 84713
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.
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- Distinguished
- OsteoarthritisDr. Robinson isDistinguished. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- Advanced
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Robinson isAdvanced. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Knee ReplacementDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- Synovial OsteochondromatosisDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Synovial Osteochondromatosis.
- SynovitisDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Synovitis.
- TendinitisDr. Robinson isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.