Jan 26, 2022 | News, Orthopedics, Patient Stories
Chuck Westendorf still remembers the horrifying feeling of having “uneven legs” after hip replacement surgery. “I knew immediately something was wrong,” Westendorf said. “It was as if I grew almost two inches. When I sat, you could see my right knee was about two...
Jan 26, 2022 | News, Orthopedics, Patient Stories
For Joanne Karas, every step meant pain. Born with a congenital hip defect, she underwent surgery at 12 months old and she felt fine until she reached her 40s. After an initial hip replacement, the pain returned and one leg had become noticeably shorter than the...
Jan 22, 2022 | Heart Care, News, Patient Stories
Lance Lewis was cheering at his son’s basketball game three years ago when suddenly, he collapsed. A massive heart attack had taken control of his body. He then spent three long, challenging months after his heart attack exercising in Weiss Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac...
Aug 3, 2021 | News, Orthopedics
CHICAGO, IL – August 3, 2021 – Weiss Memorial Hospital announces Thomas A. McNally, MD, as the medical director of the Spine Center at the Chicago Center for Orthopedics and Robotic-Assisted Surgery. To complement this new leadership, the community hospital has also...
