- Dr. William F Hess, MD
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Dr. William F Hess, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
- Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre
Overview
Dr. William F Hess, MD works in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania is a specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and graduated Kans University Med Center in 1990. Dr. Hess is affiliated with Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and practicing for 42 years
Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Allergy and-or Sensitivity Elimination Reprogramming Technique
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Blepharophimosis - Ptosis - Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Complex Tooth Extraction
• Complex Vaginal Surgery
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• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Deviated Septum
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Dog Allergy
• Dust Mite Allergy
• Endometrial Ablation
• Enlarged Turbinates
• Esophageal Diverticulum
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Food Additives
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Sulphite
• Food Additive Allergy
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Carp
• Food Allergy - Codfish
• Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
• Glaucoma - Sleep Apnea
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Hemofiltration
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypothermia
• Infertility Surgery
• Joint X-Ray
• Lumbar Epidural Nerve Block
• Lumbar Spine Surgery
• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• Multiple Injuries
• Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• North Carolina Macular Dystrophy
• Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Hip Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Radiation Proctitis
• Recurring Pneumonia
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Skin Aging
• Sperm Retrieval (Via Electroejaculation)
• Stress Test
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Third-Degree Burns
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Ureteral Stones
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Procedures
• Achilles Tendinitis• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
• Back Pain
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
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• Chronic Neck Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Disc Replacement
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Elbow Bursitis
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Excision of Scapula, Clavicle, Rib, or Sternum
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot Fracture
• Gait Abnormality
• Hammer Toe
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand Fracture
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hip Replacement
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Joint Drainage
• Kyphoplasty, Percutaneous
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Myelopathy
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Osteosarcoma
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rib Fracture
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fracture Treatment
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Steroid Injection
• Synovial Biopsy
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
• Trigger Finger
• Trigger Point Injection
• Vertebral Column Tumors
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 42
State License
- Pennsylvania
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Kans University Med Center
Kansas City, KS, USA
Year completed: 1990
Kansas City, KS, USA
Year completed: 1990
Medical School
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine
Tampa, FL, United States
Graduated: 1981
Tampa, FL, United States
Graduated: 1981
Internship Hospital
University South Fla
Tampa, FL, USA
Year completed: 1982
Tampa, FL, USA
Year completed: 1982
Awards
1 AAOS
2 AMA
3 Christian Medical Dental Society
4 Scoliosis Research Society
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Office Locations
Primary location
Geisinger Specialty Clinic
1000 East Mountain Drive
Pennsylvania (PA)
Wilkes Barre
18711
Phone:(570) 826-7300
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 500 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Geisinger Specialty Clinic, 1000 East Mountain Drive, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania (PA), 18711
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Amerihealth
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital Blue Cross
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Blue PPO
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health America PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Open Access Plus
- PHCS Network PPO
- Priority Health
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
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Affiliated Hospitals
Geisinger Medical Center
100 North Academy Avenue
Pennsylvania PA,
Danville,
17822
Geisinger Medical Center is a hospital located in Danville, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 3 of 15 procedures.
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
1000 East Mountain Boulevard
Pennsylvania PA,
Wilkes Barre,
18711
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center is a hospital located in Wilkes Barre, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 15 procedures.
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