Individualizing Joint Replacement with Robotics and AI
What if the next advance in joint replacement is not simply performing surgery better, but understanding what each patient needs?
In this episode, Dr. James Germano, an orthopedic surgeon at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedics, discusses what it actually requires to individualize hip and knee care. He explains how revision arthroplasty has changed as patients have gotten younger and more demanding, and why expectation-setting and listening now carry as much weight as technique. He describes how a background in hip arthroscopy, unusual for a joint replacement surgeon, gave him a three-dimensional understanding of the hip that later shaped his use of robotics and AI planning. He also explains how his group operates as a nimble private practice within Northwell, and why patients with healthy joints are steadily moving to ambulatory surgery centers while hospitals retain complex cases.
Tune in to hear how connected data, collaborative teams, and thoughtful technology can make orthopedic care more personalized, efficient, and patient-centered.