Meet Our Orthopedic Surgeons

In addition to performing hundreds of joint replacements each year, he has combined his knowledge of surgical oncology and joint replacement surgery, prosthetic design, allograft transplantation and soft-tissue reconstruction to address the most difficult “limb salvage” adult orthopedic reconstructive problems affecting the hip and knee.

Dr. Finn was twice listed among America’s Top doctors in Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Replacement in the Consumers’ Research Council of America’s Guide to America’s Top doctors. Dr. Finn also has received numerous times the distinguished honor from his peers of being named in “Chicago’s Top Doctors” in Chicago magazine.

Many of the devices that Dr. Finn has invented are in wide use at major medical centers in the United States and abroad. He is the designer of the Finn Knee™ System, which is utilized for reconstruction of knees with difficult problems. The Finn Knee™ was recognized as one of the most significant advancements in the field of orthopedics in the last century in the millennium edition of Orthopedics Today, as well as by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons as one of the more notable orthopedic innovations in the 75 years of their existence.

Year Started Practice
1986

Clinical Specialties

• Orthopedic surgery

Board Certifications

• Orthopedic surgery

Research Interests

• Prosthetic design for hip and knee replacement
• Cementless total hip replacement
• Skeletal reconstruction for metastatic carcinoma
• Limb salvage for cancer and limb threatening non-oncologic problems

Special Interests

• Joint replacement, revision total joint replacement
• Trauma, bone-cancer metastatic, arthritis
• Lower extremity surgery, infections, deformities
• Workers compensation

Medical Training

• Medical School: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
• Internship: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
• Fellowship: Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

In The News

CCO Medical Director, Henry Finn, M.D., often appears in the news. Following are some recent media appearances:

Henry Finn, M.D., recently helped one man get his life back through knee revision surgery. The build up of extensive scar tissue – called arthrofibrosis – resulted after nine prior surgeries. Read the article on NWITimes.com.

Henry Finn, M.D., discusses the most exciting opportunities for total joint replacement surgeons today. Read the article on Becker’s Orthopedic Review.

With the improvements in technology, recovery, and longevity of today’s implants, many people are getting knee replacements at a younger age to improve quality of life. Watch Henry Finn, M.D., discuss the advances in knee replacement surgery on CNN Health.

• WAAY TV 31
• WFMZ-TV

Henry Finn, M.D., is featured in The Wall Street Journal video news segment dedicated to new treatment options to prevent and treat arthrofibrosis—the build up of scar tissue—after knee replacement surgery. Watch the video and read the article.

Henry Finn, M.D., discusses a revolutionary hip reconstruction that completely eliminated his patient’s unbearable pain, featured onseveral publications’ websites. Read the article.

Henry Finn, M.D., discusses the risks and benefits of total joint replacement in the management of RA, featured on MedPageToday.com. Read the article.

Henry Finn, M.D., was recently featured on several television news and health segments, discussing the unexpected consequences from hip surgery: uneven limbs.View the segments:

• ABC 7 Healthbeat (Chicago, IL)
• WFMZ.com (Philadelphia, PA)
• We Are Greenbay.com (Greenbay, Appleton, WI)
• Texoma’s Home Page.com (Wichita Falls, TX – Lawton, OK)