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Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Gregory Hampton Dairyko Jr., MD)

(261 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, degenerative disc disease, and more.

303 W Ogden Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559

1-888-693-6437

Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD is a sports medicine doctor in Westmont, IL specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2004 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD is affiliated with Edward-Elmhurst Health, AdventHealth, Duly Health and Care, DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP LTD and Duly Health and Care.

Office Locations

Address:

303 W Ogden Avenue
Westmont, IL 60559

Address:

1801 S Highland Avenue
Lombard, IL 60148

Address:

133 East Brush Hill Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126

Address:

4115 Fairview Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Some issues Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

aspiration	136
diagnostic evaluation	19
doctor visit	392
hip imaging	14
hospital care	27
injections	136
inpatient care	27
manual therapy	146
musculoskeletal imaging	37
pelvic imaging	20
rehabilitation	658
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	73

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	32
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	70
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

aspiration	128
diagnostic evaluation	14
doctor visit	472
hip imaging	18
hospital care	42
injections	128
inpatient care	42
manual therapy	190
musculoskeletal imaging	16
pelvic imaging	14
rehabilitation	639
spinal procedures	27
X-rays	57

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	34
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	81
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

aspiration	163
doctor visit	544
hospital care	36
injections	163
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	18
pelvic imaging	28
rehabilitation	132
spinal procedures	20
X-rays	66

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	66
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	374
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	124
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	147
doctor visit	517
hospital care	19
injections	147
inpatient care	19
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	9

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	44
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	51
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

aspiration	166
doctor visit	498
hospital care	21
injections	166
inpatient care	21
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	27

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	47
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	46
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	208
doctor visit	605
hospital care	36
injections	208
inpatient care	36
musculoskeletal imaging	20
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	46
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	58
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	173
doctor visit	638
hospital care	31
injections	173
inpatient care	31
musculoskeletal imaging	18
spinal procedures	52
X-rays	69

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	28
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	63
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

aspiration	156
doctor visit	446
hospital care	14
injections	156
inpatient care	14
spinal procedures	44
X-rays	40

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	19
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	49
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

aspiration	413
blood draw	17
doctor visit	1162
hospital care	16
injections	413
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	10
lab tests	21
minimally invasive procedures	10
musculoskeletal imaging	83
spinal procedures	82
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	164

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Westmont, IL were rehabilitation, aspiration, injections and manual therapy.

aspiration	187
blood draw	17
diagnostic evaluation	16
doctor visit	587
hip imaging	16
hospital care	26
injections	187
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	10
lab tests	21
manual therapy	168
minimally invasive procedures	10
musculoskeletal imaging	33
pelvic imaging	20
rehabilitation	477
spinal procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	65

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD.

**Gender**
Female	234
Male	129

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	284
Hispanic	25
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
85 and over	54
75 to 84	99
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	172

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at University of Chicago Medical Center. He is certified by the Orthopaedic Surgery Languages English and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center (2009)

Board Certification: Orthopaedic Surgery Languages English

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Edward-Elmhurst Health

AdventHealth

Duly Health and Care

DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP LTD

Duly Health and Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 261 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Westmont, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gregory H. Dairyko JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$144 Persona $144
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$99 TFN ADVANCED $99
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$14 Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $14
Lilly USA, LLC	$12 FORTEO $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$269

Biography

Dr. Gregory Dairyko is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine in Lombard, IL, Westmont, IL, and Downers Grove, IL. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among his clinical interests: arthroscopic surgery, stress fractures, and osteoarthritis. Dr. Dairyko attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Dr. Dairyko's hospital/clinic affiliations include AdventHealth, Edward Hospital, and Duly Health and Care. AdventHealth reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in.