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The Joint Replacement Podcast

The Joint Replacement Podcast

Matthew Sloan, MD 37 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Hosted by orthopedic surgeon Matthew Sloan, MD, this podcast helps patients understand hip and knee replacement surgery. Episodes feature interviews with leading joint replacement surgeons covering robotic surgery, implant technology, recovery, and choosing the right surgeon. Clear, expert guidance for anyone considering joint replacement or aiming to stay active and pain-free.

Episodes

#60 - What Should You Eat Before Joint Replacement Surgery? Sagar Desai, MD
#60 - What Should You Eat Before Joint Replacement Surgery? Sagar Desai, MD Oct 13, 2026 00:58:51 Could better nutrition before surgery mean a smoother recovery afterward?In Episode 60 of The Joint Replacement Podcast, Dr. Matthew Sloan welcomes Dr. Sagar Desai, a Toronto-based orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle reconstruction and founder of Proven Therapeutics.Together, they explore an often-overlooked part of surgical preparation: nutrition.How much protein should patients eat
#59 - Can One Surgeon Design a Better Hip Replacement? H. Kurtis Biggs, DO
#59 - Can One Surgeon Design a Better Hip Replacement? H. Kurtis Biggs, DO Oct 11, 2026 00:32:20 Can an orthopedic surgeon design a better hip replacement implant than the major medical device companies?Dr. Kurtis Biggs decided to find out.In Episode 59, Dr. Matthew Sloan interviews Dr. Biggs, a fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon from Naples, Florida, who developed his own femoral stem, taking it from a hand-drawn sketch at his kitchen counter to FDA clearance and implantation in pa
#58 - Are Health Insurance Companies Profiting by Denying Your Care? Bryan Khoo
#58 - Are Health Insurance Companies Profiting by Denying Your Care? Bryan Khoo Oct 9, 2026 00:46:07 Are health insurance companies making money by denying patients the medical care they need?Dr. Matthew Sloan welcomes Bryan Khoo, a Stanford graduate and incoming medical student at Washington University whose investigations into healthcare economics and insurance company practices have attracted national attention, including responses from Mark Cuban.They explore why American healthcare continues
#57 - How Do You Know If Your Joint Replacement Surgeon Is Any Good?
#57 - How Do You Know If Your Joint Replacement Surgeon Is Any Good? Oct 7, 2026 00:20:39 How can you tell whether a hip or knee replacement surgeon is actually good?Dr. Matthew Sloan breaks down the five things patients should look for before choosing a joint replacement surgeon, including surgical volume, board certification, fellowship training, complication rates, revision rates, and the number almost nobody tells patients to ask about: patient-reported outcomes.Patient-reported ou
#56 - What Does a Professional Violinist Know About Orthopedic Surgery? Will Kang, MD
#56 - What Does a Professional Violinist Know About Orthopedic Surgery? Will Kang, MD Oct 6, 2026 00:59:33 Dr. Will Kang took an unusual path to orthopedic surgery.Before becoming a physician, he was a classically trained violinist who earned a master’s degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and worked professionally as a musician. After years of intense practice and a repetitive-stress shoulder injury, he changed direction and ultimately became an orthopedic surgeon.In this
#55 - How Do You Know When It’s Really Time for Joint Replacement? Randall Schultz, MD
#55 - How Do You Know When It’s Really Time for Joint Replacement? Randall Schultz, MD Oct 4, 2026 01:02:31 How do you know when it’s really time for a hip or knee replacement?Dr. Matthew Sloan is joined by Dr. Randall Schultz, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Texas Orthopedics and creator of The Surgeon Unmasked. After more than three decades in orthopedic surgery and thousands of joint replacements, Dr. Schultz brings an especially unusual perspective to the conversation: he has also undergone
#54 - Can You Prevent Arthritis & Joint Replacement? Jocelyn Wittstein, MD
#54 - Can You Prevent Arthritis & Joint Replacement? Jocelyn Wittstein, MD Sep 29, 2026 00:57:36 What happens to a joint decades before someone needs a replacement—and can we change that trajectory?Duke orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein joins Dr. Matthew Sloan to discuss ACL injuries, post-traumatic arthritis, menopause, osteoporosis, cartilage health, and strategies for maintaining healthy bones and joints throughout life.They discuss why ACL reconstruction does not el
#53 - Are Robotics the Future of Joint Replacement? Prof. Fares Haddad
#53 - Are Robotics the Future of Joint Replacement? Prof. Fares Haddad Sep 25, 2026 00:26:13 Professor Fares Haddad joins The Joint Replacement Podcast to discuss how technology, robotics, and increasingly personalized surgical planning are changing hip and knee replacement.We explore his career across arthroplasty, complex revision surgery, elite sports, research, and editorial leadership, and how his surgical philosophy has evolved toward three-dimensional planning, cruciate preservatio
#52 - Am I Too Young for Joint Replacement?
#52 - Am I Too Young for Joint Replacement? Sep 25, 2026 00:14:55 “You’re too young for a joint replacement. Come back when you’re 60.”Is that still good advice?In this episode, Dr. Matthew Sloan breaks down how surgeons approach hip and knee replacement in younger patients and why chronological age is only one part of the decision.We discuss why joint replacement was historically delayed in younger patients, how modern implant materials have changed expectation
#51 - Is Medical Clearance Before Joint Replacement Necessary? Tyler Thurman, DO
#51 - Is Medical Clearance Before Joint Replacement Necessary? Tyler Thurman, DO Sep 23, 2026 00:32:33 What does it really mean when your surgeon says you need “medical clearance” before a hip or knee replacement?Hospitalist and internal medicine physician Tyler Thurman, DO (@hospitaldoctort), joins The Joint Replacement Podcast to explain why physicians often prefer the term risk stratification—and what they are actually looking for before a patient goes to the operating room.We discuss cardiac ri
#50 - Season One Finale — What We Learned About Joint Replacement
#50 - Season One Finale — What We Learned About Joint Replacement Sep 22, 2026 00:17:23 Fifty episodes. One season. A lot of questions about how we can make joint replacement better.In this special Season One finale, Dr. Matthew Sloan looks back at the conversations, debates, patient stories, and ideas that shaped the first 49 episodes of The Joint Replacement Podcast.Hear memorable moments about deciding when it is time for joint replacement, same-day surgery, recovery after knee re
#49 - How do you build an academic career? Andrew Schneider, MD
#49 - How do you build an academic career? Andrew Schneider, MD Sep 17, 2026 00:53:53 Dr. Andrew Schneider joins The Joint Replacement Podcast to discuss what it is really like to build a career as a young academic arthroplasty surgeon.We talk about why he chose academics, transitioning from fellowship to attending life, building a referral base, balancing clinical volume with research and teaching, working with residents and fellows as a young attending, finding mentors, developin

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