The 20 Best Knee Replacement Doctors Near Me

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Bashir A. Zikria
Experienced in Knee Replacement

Dr. Bashir A. Zikria

Orthopedics | Sports Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
Bethesda, MD 
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Experienced in Knee Replacement
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Bashir Zikria is a Sports Medicine specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Zikria is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Frozen Shoulder, Tenotomy, and Knee Replacement.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 72 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Knee Replacement.

Residency
Lenox Hill Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005
Specialties
Orthopedics
Sports Medicine
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
Baptist Health South Florida, Sports Medicine, 2006
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Farsi
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Anthem BCBS
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
First Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • PPO
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Johns Hopkins Healthcare
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
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Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
Suite 2200, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 301-530-3220
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10803 Falls Road, Pavilion III STE 2100, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 443-997-2663
Sibley Memorial Hospital
5215 Loughboro Road Northwest, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20016
Call: 240-762-5100

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.


72 Total Publications

Thigh Muscle Changes in the ACL-Deficient Knee: A 4-Year Longitudinal MRI Study of 1,207 Patients.
Thigh Muscle Changes in the ACL-Deficient Knee: A 4-Year Longitudinal MRI Study of 1,207 Patients.
Journal: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Published: December 10, 2025
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Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Ronald E. Delanois
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Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Ronald E. Delanois
Orthopedics

Sinai Hospital Of Baltimore, Inc

2401 E Belvedere Ave, 
Baltimore, MD 
 (33.2 miles away)
410-601-8500
Languages Spoken:
English
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Ronald Delanois is an Orthopedics provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Delanois is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Brett R. Levine
Orthopedics
Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Brett R. Levine
Orthopedics

Medstar Medical Group Ii LLC

3800 Reservoir Rd Nw, 
Washington, DC 
 (6.2 miles away)
202-444-2000
Languages Spoken:
English, Polish, Spanish
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Brett Levine is an Orthopedics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Levine is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, Acute Pain, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement. Dr. Levine is currently accepting new patients.

Savya Thakkar
Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Savya Thakkar
Orthopedics
Elite in Knee Replacement
Dr. Savya Thakkar
Orthopedics

Charter Professional Center

Columbia, MD 
 (19.0 miles away)
443-997-2663
Languages Spoken:
English, Gujarati , Hindi, Marathi
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Savyasachi “Savya” Thakkar, M.D., is a hip and knee reconstructive surgeon serving patients in the Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., metro areas. His expertise is in minimally invasive hip and knee surgery, including partial and total hip and knee replacement, outpatient joint replacement and complex revisions after previous joint replacement. Dr. Thakkar uses computer and robotic-assisted techniques for these procedures to provide cutting-edge care to patients with hip and knee arthritis. Currently an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Thakkar completed his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and stayed for his residency with the Johns Hopkins Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He was the first recipient of the Ronald P. Byank leadership award as a chief resident. He continued his training as a knee arthritis and traumatology fellow in Switzerland, followed by an adult reconstruction fellowship in New York. He then pursued the prestigious European Knee Society traveling fellowship focusing on advanced surgical techniques in the management of arthritis. Dr. Thakkar’s research interests include technological advances in the treatment of arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, the economic impact of arthritis and the optimization of hospital protocols for arthritis management. He is also interested in exploring same-day joint replacement surgery to help patients minimize time in the hospital and maximize return to function. Dr. Thakkar is the chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. Dr. Thakkar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Knee Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Osteonecrosis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

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