Grand Rapids Orthopedics of East Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Orthopedics of East Grand Rapids is an orthopedic surgery practice in East Grand Rapids, MI. The practice offers ACL repair, rotator cuff repair, knee replacement, and carpal tunnel release, along with other procedures. Its procedures are designed to reduce hospital stays, lower costs, and help patients return to the activities they love sooner. The practice holds a rating of 4.60 from the customers who have reviewed it. Dr. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and specializes in sports medicine, ACL reconstruction, full and outpatient partial knee replacement, and all forms of arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Dr. Vasiu uses a less invasive approach with the goal of minimal recovery time, and he pursues all conservative treatment options before recommending surgery. The practice's procedures include outpatient joint replacement, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, minimally invasive ACL reconstruction, sports medicine, hand and carpal tunnel release, anterior lateral ligament reconstruction, pediatrics, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, foot and ankle surgery, and bone density testing. Conservative treatments are prioritized first, and when surgery is needed, minimally invasive techniques such as arthroscopic procedures with small incisions are used. For more complex procedures, options such as partial outpatient knee replacements are available, avoiding long hospital stays or extended recovery times. The office sits on Cascade Road Southeast, about 0.1 miles from the road itself, in the Forest Hills area roughly 0.2 miles away. The Forest Hills Community and Aquatic Center is about 0.8 miles away, Forest Hill Avenue Southeast about 0.9 miles, and Forest View Hospital and Forest Hills Park each about 1.1 miles from the practice. Patients describe Dr. Vasiu as polite, with good bedside manners, explaining things in terms patients can understand. One patient noted that he does not go straight to surgery and takes conservative steps first, and would recommend him to anyone with joint pain or fractures.