Cellular Orthopedics Blog
50 Years plus in Orthopedics
“When you are finished changing, you are finished” is a quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin. For 39 years, I was a joint replacement surgeon at a large academic medical center in Chicago where I rose to be the Head of the Joint Replacement Program and Professor of...
Introducing Dr. Siddarth Tambar
As I enter into my last 8 weeks of seeing and treating patients I would like to officially introduce Dr. Siddarth Tambar, MD of Chicago Arthritis. I will continue to evaluate and treat Patients until July 31, 2023. Please continue to contact my office to schedule your...
“Is Arthritis Avoidable?”
Joint pain, stiffness and swelling aren’t always inevitable results of aging The above headline announced a featured article in the May 10, 2023 edition of the New York Times. Last Saturday night, my wife and I attended the Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert and...
For My Life in Orthopedic Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Those Were the Days
Today, we started scheduling patients for their 12-week follow-up appointments. I am reminded that July 31, 2023 will be my last day of practice prior to retirement. It has been a long and rewarding journey starting in 1967, as an intern at Cook County Hospital in...
Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Orthopedics Done My Way
Before I get sentimental about the past -- as the song "Don't Let the Old Man In" still resonates -- let’s focus on the brightness of the present time since I am still offering evidence-based treatment options including but not limited to: 1) Micro-fractured Adipose...
Regarding Stem Cells and Plasma Rich Growth Factors for the Symptomatic and Function Limiting Shoulder
The number of patients presenting with shoulder-generated complaints has dramatically increased in the past several months. Some complaints follow a single trauma, while others are the result of cumulative injury. Then there is osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis,...
15 Years of Regenerative Medicine Practice using Stem Cells and Biologics
It is about 15 years since I exchanged a scalpel for a needle; that is graduating from surgically replacing hips and knees to assisting patients impaired by pain and limited function from osteoarthritis to delaying, perhaps avoiding a joint replacement. During my many...
Two Stem Cell Announcements
Extra, Extra Read All About It Cellular Orthopedics and Biologics, a Regenerative Medicine Medical Practice directed by Mitchell B Sheinkop, MD, that specializes in evidence-based care and the development of advanced patient therapies, announces it has entered into a...
A pause for Biologics; but I am back
It has been many years since I took personal time off to change offices and receive a “tune up” for my arthritic joint right hip. I am back. This past Wednesday, I completed three concentrated bone marrow procedures in my new settings under local anesthesia in our...
Unadulterated Corruption in Regenerative Medicine
Marketing and Reach can be bought; experience cannot. What prompted me to address the fake news concerning Regenerative Medicine is the lasted media blitz repeated in print, on the radio, and on TV by the current opportunists with the standard unsubstantiated...
When Choosing Regenerative Medicine Options, Ask for the Outcomes Data
Most of you are probably old enough to remember Sargent Joe Friday on the radio and then the TV detective series, Dragnet. His calling card: “just tell me the facts”. Over the past several weeks, I have been confronted with a significant healthcare issue as so many...
As The Stem Cell World Turns
From Bob Harman, CEO, Personalized Stem Cells: “In November of last year, I sent a letter to all of you about the Cell Surgical Network (“Berman”) FDA case ruling by Judge Bernal and how this created a unique opportunity to for us to create a pay-for-service business...