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Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: minimally invasive surgery, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), spinal arthritis, and more.

26921 Crown Valley Parkway Suite 201
Mission Viejo, CA

(949) 644-2377

Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD is an orthopedist in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1986 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD is affiliated with Saddleback Medical Center, Greater Newport Physicians, MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center, MemorialCare Medical Group and Edinger Medical Group GNP MemorialCare.

Office Locations

Address:

18035 Brookhurst Street Suite 1200
Fountain Valley, CA

Address:

18035 Brookhust Street Suite 1200
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Address:

26921 Crown Valley Parkway Suite 201
Mission Viejo, CA

Some issues Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD can help you with:

Hip Replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace parts of the hip joint that are damaged by disease or injury. It is most often done to treat arthritis, a common condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints. Surgery is used only after other, less invasive treatments have failed to work.

The type of hip replacement patients receive is based on their age and the extent of damage to their hip. The hip joint has two parts: the femoral head, or hip ball, and the acetabulum, or hip socket. The hip ball is located on the upper end of the femur (thigh bone), and the hip socket is part of the pelvis. Depending on whether one or both parts require replacement, patients may need one of the following procedures:

Partial hip replacement, which is generally recommended in the case of hip fractures or other hip injuries. If a patient is having a partial hip replacement, only the hip ball will be replaced.
Total hip replacement, which is often used to treat the hip joint when it has become damaged due to arthritis. Both the hip socket and hip ball are replaced.
Hip resurfacing, which is usually performed for younger patients. A hip resurfacing procedure reshapes the hip ball and only replaces its surface. This preserves more bone and makes future surgeries easier. If a patient is having a partial hip resurfacing, only the hip ball is resurfaced and replaced. If a patient is having a total hip resurfacing, the hip socket will be replaced as well.

During hip replacement surgery, an incision is made along the side of the hip. The surgeon may access the joint directly through this incision, or by using small tools and a lighted tube called an arthroscope to see and treat the joint. The diseased tissue is removed, and the bones are smoothed out and fitted with metal ends. The metal pieces may be cemented in place, or they may have a porous structure that encourages bone to grow into them and hold them securely. A smooth plastic cushion is placed between the two bones to replace the cartilage and allow the joint to move freely.

Hip replacement surgery takes one to two hours, and afterwards patients may stay in the hospital for several days. When patients go home, they will have to use a cane, walker, or crutches at first. Patients will likely have physical therapy to improve their ability to move with their new hip. After the first few weeks, light exercise such as bike riding or swimming will help them heal, but certain actions, such as climbing stairs or bending over at the waist, may be difficult at first. It will take several weeks before they can drive or return to work. Full recovery may take six to 12 months.

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

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	34
doctor visit	184
injections	34

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

aspiration	32
doctor visit	214
injections	32

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

doctor visit	202
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

aspiration	20
doctor visit	203
hospital care	19
injections	20
inpatient care	19

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	24
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

aspiration	46
doctor visit	270
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	47
injections	46
inpatient care	47
lower extremity surgery	11

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	35
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

aspiration	58
doctor visit	230
hospital care	46
injections	58
inpatient care	46

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	24
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

aspiration	52
doctor visit	234
hospital care	52
injections	52
inpatient care	52

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	37
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

aspiration	16
doctor visit	178
hospital care	50
injections	16
inpatient care	50

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	29
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

aspiration	48
doctor visit	418
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	120
injections	48
inpatient care	120
lower extremity surgery	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fountain Valley, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	38
doctor visit	238
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	49
injections	38
inpatient care	49
lower extremity surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	90
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	18
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	47

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saddleback Medical Center

Greater Newport Physicians

MemorialCare

Orange Coast Medical Center

MemorialCare Medical Group

Edinger Medical Group GNP MemorialCare

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare Advantage, CIGNA Commercial HMO, United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, AARP, Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO, Health Net Commercial HMO, Boeing MemorialCare Health Alliance ACO, Health Net Commercial HMO (GNP), BlueShield Commercial HMO, Health Net Commercial HMO (EMG), BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO, BlueShield Commercial HMO (GNP), BlueShield Commercial HMO (EMG) and Centivo ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Medicare Advantage

CIGNA Commercial HMO

United Healthcare

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

AARP

Health Net Medicare Advantage HMO

Health Net Commercial HMO

Boeing MemorialCare Health Alliance ACO

Health Net Commercial HMO (GNP)

BlueShield Commercial HMO

Health Net Commercial HMO (EMG)

BlueShield Trio Commercial HMO

BlueShield Commercial HMO (GNP)

BlueShield Commercial HMO (EMG)

Centivo ACO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.75 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Anatol Podolsky, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fountain Valley, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-03-22

Over 15 years ago Dr. Podolsky repaired my left shoulder after a major motorcycle crash and I'm continuing to enjoy a strong and stable shoulder to this day, More recently I had the pleasure of seeing him again due to pain in my left hip that has gotten progressively worse in the last 5 years, the hip pain has made sitting for long periods of time impossible, and in just one office visit I left the doctors office pain free.  It's been nearly three month sense my visit and I continue to enjoy a pain free life. Thank you Dr. Podolsky for helping to fix this broken old body.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$14,788 $14,788
Stryker Corporation	$7,205 PRO $2,938	RECON CAPITAL $1,009	Mako $584	AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX $480	T2 ALPHA $322	Other $1,872
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,105 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $2,105
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,345 GLOBAL $1,005	ACTIS $119	ATTUNE $74	HEALIX $16	MONOVISC $10	Other $121
Spine Wave, Inc.	$1,328 Fixation $1,123	Spinal Implants $205
Other	$6,015 BIOLOGIX Allograft Bone $920	Recon Hips $884	Spinal Implant $846	Stimulan $476	ORTHALIGN PLUS $249	Other $2,639

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,788
Food and Beverage	$9,328
Travel and Lodging	$6,684
Education	$1,986

Biography

Dr. Anatol Podolsky's area of specialization is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Podolsky attended the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Mayo Clinic. His average rating from his patients is 2.5 stars (out of 5). He speaks Russian. He is affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians.