Overview
Dr. Balsamo is a board-certified general orthopaedic surgeon. His clinical interests include orthopaedic trauma and complex fractures, with a special interest in caring for the geriatric population. Dr. Balsamo attended the Medical College of Pennsylvania, where he earned his medical degree, and completed his residency at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Balsamo is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Balsamo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Hip Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Infectious Arthritis, Bursitis, Tenosynovitis, Tendinitis, and Hip 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:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
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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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Hip ReplacementDr. Balsamo isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Frozen ShoulderDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Frozen Shoulder.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- Legius SyndromeDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Legius Syndrome.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Balsamo isExperienced. Learn about Tendinitis.