A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Alosh says that by the time patients come
to his office, they often know what treatment or procedure they want. “My approach is to
acknowledge that every patient is the captain of their ship, and my job is to give the information needed to make the best decision as an individual,” says Dr. Alosh, an expert in minimally invasive joint reconstruction and replacement.
With a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University, residency at the University of
Pennsylvania, and additional fellowship training at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Alosh credits his mother, a physical therapist, for inspiring him. “She derived a lot of joy getting her patients back on their feet,” he says.
What fascinated Dr. Alosh about orthopedics was the ability to take someone with a condition limiting their mobility and get them moving again in a short span of time. “Joint replacement — especially with the advances we have made in minimally invasive
surgery — is one of the few times in medicine where we can restore a patient’s quality of life,” says Dr. Alosh, whose main domains include muscle-sparing anterior hip replacement, muscle-sparing knee replacement, and robotic surgery. “I recognize that what I do is routine, but it is never routine to the patient. This is a single life-changing moment, and I
am very transparent with giving options and letting them make the decision.”
Dr. Alosh is often called upon for complex cases, such as one early in his career when a 26-year-old born without hip joints was referred to him. “His X-ray was pretty shocking, but he ended up getting both hips replaced and was able to get on with his life as a father of six and full-time chef,” says Dr. Alosh, also a father of six. “That was so rewarding and
fortuitous to happen early in my career.”
