Frederick Buechel, MD, ABAARM

Frederick F. Buechel, Sr., MD is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, who specializes in joint replacement surgery for disabling arthritis that is unresponsive to medical care and alternative medical modalities. He is an active clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at Rutgers-NJ Medical School in Newark, NJ and has a private practice at 61 First Street in South Orange, NJ. Dr. Buechel has developed hip, knee, ankle and shoulder replacement implants and procedures that are used worldwide.

In addition to his surgical expertise, Dr. Buechel is board-certified in Anti-Aging Medicine and has extensive experience in "Prolozone Injection Therapy" for inflammatory conditions and arthritis. He is a member of the American Academy of Ozonotherapy and uses ozone injections in his practice on a routine basis.

Ozone injections are preferable to cortisone injections, since ozone will sterilize the injection site and bring the healing power or oxygen and homeopathic medications for a more natural approach to stabilizing painful trigger points or arthritis joins without noticeable side effects. Cortisone injections, although useful for inflammatory conditions, can cause disruption of tendons, accelerate cartilage destruction and occasionally lead to infections

Dr. Buechel is a pioneer in the surgical management of advanced arthritis but is quick to use alternative medical treatments such as natural anti-inflammatory oral supplementation or multi-modal injection therapy as well as physical therapy before resorting to joint replacement surgery. However, if all else fails, he has access to the best artificial joints available that should last for 30 years or more in active patients.