Joseph C. Finch, D.O.
Dr. Finch is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who is fellowship trained in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. He is a specialist in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee. After residency he completed a one year fellowship in hip and knee replacement at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis from 1999-2000. This year included intensive training in complicated revision hip and knee replacement in people who have had many surgeries.
In 1999 he completed his residency at Garden City Hospital in Garden City, Michigan and affiliated with Michigan State University-COGMET. He earned his Doctorate of Osteopathy (graduating magna cum laude) from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in Kansas City, Missouri in 1994.
He currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, Wayne State University and is involved in teaching orthopaedic residents. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is also a clinical examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
Currently Dr. Finch utilizes Computer Assisted Navigation for Total Joint Replacement to optimize alignment and outcomes for patients undergoing this procedure. He is also involved in the development of new technology and procedures for Minimally Invasive Total Knee, Total Hip Replacement and Revision Total Knee Replacement Surgeries.
Dr. Finch specializes in Total Joint Replacement of the Hip and Knee. He has a special interest in those people who have pain, infection or instability after total hip or total knee replacement.
Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgeons