Carlos Higuera Rueda, MD

Surgeon:

Yes

Treats:

Adults Only

Fellowship - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics
Philadelphia, PA USA
2012

Residency - Cleveland Clinic

Orthopaedic Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
2011

Internship - Cleveland Clinic

General Surgery
Cleveland, OH USA
2005

Research Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Biomechanics
Baltimore, MD USA
2004

Medical School - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine

Bogota Colombia
1999

Hip and knee replacement, including primary and revision hip and knee surgery; hip muscle sparing techniques; knee patellofemoral arthroplasty; clinical outcomes research; predictive modeling

• Arthritic Knee Conditions
• Arthritis Surgery
• Arthroplasty
• Hip & Knee Surgery
• Hip Replacement
• Hip Revision
• Joint Preserving Hip Surgery
• Joint Reconstruction
• Joint Replacement
• Joint Replacement Of The Knee
• Knee Arthroplasty
• Knee Revision
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Patello-femoral Knee Surgery
• Reconstructive Surgery Of The Hip
• Reconstructive Surgery Of The Knee
• Revision Hip Arthroplasty
• Revision Hip Joint Replacement
• Revision Joint Replacement
• Revision Knee Arthroplasty
• Revision Knee Joint Replacement
• Revision Total Hip Replacement
• Revision Total Knee Replacement
• Total Knee Replacement

• Arthritis Of The Hip
• Arthritis Of The Knee
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Joint Disorders

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