In April 2019, the following Glens Falls Hospital physician practices joined together to become an integrated team called the Surgical Specialists of Glens Falls Hospital:
By joining together, we are able to provide an enhanced patient experience.
When you choose to have surgery at Glens Falls Hospital, you’ll be treated with care, compassion and close attention. We also offer minimally invasive surgical procedures that reduce pain, help speed healing, and decrease the risk of complications.
The Orthopedic Specialists of Glens Falls Hospital are an elite, integrated team that comprehensively addresses the inconvenient and often painful injuries and conditions associated with bones and joints. Using cutting edge surgical and non-surgical treatments, we are here to deliver relief from pain and sustainable techniques for recovery.
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Glens Falls Hospital utilizes cutting-edge technology to provide surgical care for a broad spectrum of benign and malignant diseases involving the lungs, mediastinum, chest wall and esophagus.
Glens Falls Hospital offers elite, and comprehensive medical and surgical treatments for a wide variety of urologic conditions.
This new and expanded practice is located at 14 Hudson Avenue in Glens Falls, adjacent to the Glens Falls Hospital Emergency Department. Orthopedics is located on the first floor, with general surgery, urology, and thoracic services on the second floor. This new office features a modern, state-of-the-art, specialty physician practice space for patient consultations. Surgeries and major procedures are performed at Glens Falls Hospital.
Fellowship trained in Hand Surgery
Dr. Adam Brod specializes in upper extremity operative and non-operative treatment, nerve and tendon repair and total shoulder replacement.
Dr. Brod attended medical school at the SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine in New York and completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He then completed a Hand Surgery Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center and New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Brod is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery with distinctions from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
Dr. André Johnson specializes in cartilage restoration procedures, arthroscopic shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle surgery, total shoulder and reverse total shoulder replacement, total knee replacement and sports medicine. He also serves as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Glens Falls Hospital.
Dr. Johnson attended medical school at Albany Medical College and completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio, followed by a fellowship at Georgetown University’s Nirschl Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center in Arlington, Virginia.
Dr. Johnson is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and has received distinctions from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
Dr. Mark Kircher specializes in total hip and knee replacement, sports medicine, ACL reconstruction and general orthopedics.
After attending medical school at Albany Medical College, he completed an internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey followed by an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at the Cornell University Affiliate Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Dr. Kircher is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery with distinctions from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Sigma Xi Society, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
Dr. Douglas Kirkpatrick specializes in total hip and knee replacement, sports medicine, arthroscopic shoulder surgery and arthroscopic knee surgery.
Dr. Kirkpatrick attended medical school at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. He then completed an internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at New England Medical Center in Boston, followed by a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Colorado in Denver and Aspen Valley Hospital in Aspen, Colorado.
Dr. Kirkpatrick is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery with distinctions from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Sports Medicine, Medical Society of the State of New York, NYS Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.
Fellowship trained in Shoulder & Elbow
Dr. Michael Rozell specializes in arthroscopic shoulder surgery, total shoulder and reverse total shoulder replacement including revision, rotator cuff repair, and upper and lower extremity fracture care.
Dr. Rozell attended medical school at Albany Medical College before completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He then completed the San Francisco Shoulder & Elbow Orthopedic Fellowship program. Dr. Rozell is Board Eligible in Orthopedic Surgery with a distinction from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Specializes in Total Joint Surgery
Dr. Thomas Varney specializes in total hip and knee replacement. Prior to joining the Glens Falls Hospital medical staff, Dr. Varney served as a Staff Surgeon and Department Head at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam as well as a Staff Surgeon at the Naval Health Clinic in Newport, Rhode Island.
Dr. Varney attended Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, followed by an internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at University of Massachusetts in Worcester.
Dr. Varney is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery with distinctions from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons.
