Ted Schlegel, M.D. has joined Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based American Orthopedic Partners (AOP) as senior vice president, clinical excellence.
Ted Schlegel, M.D. Joins American Orthopedic Partners
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Dr. Schlegel, a founding member of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic-Denver, has almost 30 years of orthopedic experience in both clinical and academic settings. Under Dr. Schlegel’s leadership, Steadman Hawkins Clinic partnered with Aurora, Colorado-based UCHealth and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The partnership resulted in a “state-of-the-art orthopedic facility for sports medicine.”
Dr. Schlegel is currently focused on evaluating different approaches to reducing healthcare delivery costs. He is a co-founder of the North American Specialty Hospital based in Denver, Colorado. Per its website, the hospital provides high quality healthcare “at a substantial reduction in cost.”
OTW spoke with Dr. Schlegel about what he is most looking forward to in his new role. Dr. Schlegel told OTW, “I’m looking forward to being a part of a team that is building a national orthopedic practice. As a physician myself, I know how important it is to have physicians leading this effort. The scale we are developing will drive both clinical and economic value.”
Dr. Schlegel continued, “Orthopedic physicians who join our group will help us develop national standards for best practices and be a part of a collaborative approach to problem solving that will foster growth, access to care, and more.”
American Orthopedic Partners has partnered with orthopedic practices in California, Illinois, and New Jersey. Practices that join American Orthopedic Partners get the benefit of a physician-owned partnership model while being able to continue to focus on improved patient outcomes.
In the press release, American Orthopedic Partners CEO Jay Bronner, M.D. expressed excitement about Dr. Schlegel joining the team, stating, “We are excited to have Ted join our team. His vast experience in the orthopedic profession will help us continue to build a national orthopedic practice that focuses on quality care and clinical value.”
Dr. Bronner continued, “We are passionate about building a strong future for practices that join AOP and Ted will help us do just that.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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