ABOUT US

We provide patient-focused, personalized knee care.

MEET THE TEAM

Advanced Knee Care Team

Rachel

RACHAEL

Our terrific team member has moved on. Now residing and working in Missouri. All the best to Rachael after 11 years at Advanced Knee Care (2012-2023)
Michelle

MISHELLE H.

Medical Assistant/Surgery Scheduler
Sandy Front-Desk

Sandy

Sandy is now a full time stay at home Mom. Happy for our Front Desk person as she transitions to growing her family.

Integrated Orthopedics Team

BRIAN GRUBER, MD, MBA

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery
Knee & Shoulder Surgery

JACOB R. ADAMS, MD

Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon

ERIC J. BOYD, MD

Board Certified Anesthesiologist with Subspeciality Certification in Pain Medicine

TODD WATERKOTTE, PT, MPT

Physical Therapist / PT Director

JESSICA TATE, PT, DPT, OCS

Physical Therapist

JEFF KEIL, PA-C

Physician Assistant

BRANDON HUNTER, PA-C

Physician Assistant

HOW WE WORK

Personalized Knee Care

Health care is evolving and Doctors and Patients should use this opportunity to improve the delivery of medical services.
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Here is the short version and the 3 talking points:

1.) Focus on the Patient, Physician and Nurse (not health insurers, hospitals or alternative providers)

2.) Complete Patient Satisfaction (including Financial Satisfaction)

3.) Same Day Surgical procedures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers likely provide higher quality care and is more economical (hospital services are the highest dollar item in health care delivery)

Patient Focused

At Advanced Knee Care, we understand that our patients are best served by individualized treatment and rehabilitation programs developed around their personal needs.
  • Each treatment program is custom tailored for the individual patient
  • Each patient is supported with referrals to top physical therapists in the community
  • Communication with your physician is a top priority (phone or electronic)
  • We are pleased to have you as our patient. If you have questions, contact us by phone or e-mail, and our trained staff will assist you to the best of our ability or have Dr. Tarlow address your question when appropriate.
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THE LONG VERSION

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Focus on the Patient, Physician and Nurse (not health insurers, hospitals or alternative providers)
Dr. Tarlow’s practice model is based on a one on one patient contact allowing time with patients as a function of the complexity of the problem leading to complete evaluations resulting in accurate diagnosis and ordering of only necessary tests. Health Care Laws, Insurance Carrier Directives and Hospital Mergers aim to provide high volume care by “Busy Doctors” (defined as Patients’ time with their doctors being decreased, time with PA’s and NP’s being increased) which will lead to increasing the probability of incomplete evaluations, more errors and misdiagnoses, more inappropriate treatment, more radiographs and lab tests. In addition, there will be less communication, less empathy and less understanding for the patient, and less compliance and adherence to the treatment by the patient). Patient dollars need to be spent on patient care, not on Administrative Fees such as Insurance Executive and Hospital Administrator compensation.

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Complete Patient Satisfaction (including Financial Satisfaction)
By moving the delivery of surgical services out of the hospital setting to SurgCenter of Greater Phoenix, a physician owned Same Day Surgery facility, Dr. Tarlow can ensure High Quality surgical care by overseeing every step of the procedure including care by the best nurses, facilities with modern equipment (ASC with a Mako Robot), one on one patient interaction and Financial Satisfaction. Let us show you how we can make your surgical care encounter extraordinary.

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Same Day Surgical procedures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Surgical care delivery is evolving. Current concepts favor getting you home on the day of your joint replacement procedure (just like many other medical procedures) for your well being, your comfort, to improve your outcome, to speed your recovery, and to keep you in your normal life with as little interruption as possible. Having your procedure at an Ambulatory Surgery Center like SurgCenter of Greater Phoenix could lower your out of pocket expenses.

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Patient options/choices are limited by Health Insurers.
Small clinics such as Advanced Knee Care are being excluded from Marketplace Health Plans, Narrow Network Plans, and HMO plans. Patients will still be able to choose their care provider by using out of network benefits. Often times out of pocket costs will be similar/matched.

Anesthesia Team

Camelback Anesthesia physicians excel in exemplary anesthesia care in both inpatient and ambulatory (“outpatient”) surgical settings. These anesthesia doctors expertly employ multi-modal and preemptive analgesia, nausea prophylaxis, and the most advanced regional anesthetic techniques.

Your Anesthesiologist will collaborate with you and your surgeon to develop an appropriate anesthetic plan, and address your questions/ concerns.

Anesthesia care for our SurgCenterGreaterPhoenix patients is provided by Camelback Anesthesia.

Ready to Schedule a Consultation?

Get started today by completing our request form. If you have additional questions, contact us by phone or e-mail, and our trained staff will assist you to the best of our ability or have Dr. Tarlow address your question when appropriate.