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Dr. John Russell Klein, MD

(Dr. John R. Klein, MD)

(17 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1996)

Professional interests include: spinal cord injury, dislocation, strains, and more.

6618 East Carondelet Drive
Tucson, AZ 85710

(520) 290-0961

Dr. John Russell Klein, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Tucson, AZ specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1996 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. John Russell Klein, MD is affiliated with Northwest Healthcare, Carondelet Health Network, TMC Health and Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

6618 East Carondelet Drive
Tucson, AZ 85710

Address:

Tucson, AZ 85710

Some issues Dr. John Russell Klein, MD can help you with:

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury medicine is a branch of medicine that treats damage to the spinal cord from an injury or a nontraumatic myelopathy, which is any disorder that affects the spinal area. The spinal cord is a section of nerve tissue protected by the vertebrae (spinal bones). Trauma to the spinal cord, typically caused by compression or bent vertebrae, prevents the body and brain from communicating. This can result in pain, loss of sensation, and impaired physical function and movement. Acute spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a leading cause of permanent disability. Spinal cord injuries may develop from accidents or myelopathies, disorders that provoke spinal compression. Traumatic incidents such as falls, sports injuries, vehicle accidents, and bullet or stab wounds can cause an acute spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury medicine seeks to stabilize the spine and to alleviate the symptoms of spine damage. Practitioners of spinal cord injury medicine are called spinal cord injury specialists. Spinal cord injury medicine is an interdisciplinary field, meaning physicians of various specialties may be trained to treat spinal cord injuries.

Damage to the spinal cord may initially be diagnosed through X-ray, MRI, or CT scans. Patients can also undergo spinal exams to evaluate their sensory ability and strength. Injuries to the spinal cord can be complete (no feeling or sensation) or incomplete (some feeling or sensation remains). Conditions spinal cord injury medicine specialists may treat include:

Paralysis, such as paraplegia (loss of function in the legs), or quadriplegia (loss of function from the neck down)
Spine fracture or trauma, which can lead to impairment and/or significant pain
Spinal infections
Myelopathies, such as herniated disks, spinal tumors, and rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylosis, and degenerative conditions like Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)

Treatment for spinal cord injuries often involves surgery, either directly after an injury occurs or at a later date. Surgery for spine injuries is intended to ease spinal compression and stabilize the spine. Surgical procedures can involve shifting vertebrae, removing bone, or altering spinal placement with implantable devices. Patients with significant spinal trauma may require urgent surgical intervention.

Surgical treatments can be complemented by rehabilitative physical therapy to improve mobility. Spinal cord injury specialists also treat complications arising from a spinal injury, such as respiratory or bladder conditions. Some patients with spinal cord injuries may require lifelong treatment. Spinal cord injury specialists aim to help these patients successfully adjust and lead an improved quality of life. An emerging treatment for spinal cord injuries is neural prosthetics, which replicate patients' lost nerve function. Neural prostheses may be used as artificial body parts or assistive devices that patients may cognitively control. Other assistive devices include wheelchairs and scooters.

Spinal cord injury specialists may collaborate with physical therapists, radiologists, neurologists, urologists, and orthopedists.

aspiration	489
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	909
injections	521
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	34
upper extremity surgery	35

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	84
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

aspiration	541
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
doctor visit	875
injections	576
joint surgery	8
lower extremity surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	75
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

aspiration	470
doctor visit	686
injections	468

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	134
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	126
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

aspiration	467
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	699
injections	465
joint surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	19
upper extremity surgery	20

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	64
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	447
doctor visit	704
injections	445

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	56
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

aspiration	439
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	705
injections	460
joint surgery	44
minimally invasive procedures	44
upper extremity surgery	45

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	64
Less than 65	24

aspiration	484
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	734
injections	508
joint surgery	36
minimally invasive procedures	36
upper extremity surgery	37

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	79
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

aspiration	483
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	784
injections	495
joint surgery	46
minimally invasive procedures	46
upper extremity surgery	47

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	58
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	480
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	724
injections	499
joint surgery	48
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	48
upper extremity surgery	35

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	58
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

aspiration	521
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	808
injections	534
joint surgery	40
minimally invasive procedures	40
upper extremity surgery	41

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	76
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Russell Klein, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Russell Klein, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Tucson, AZ were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

aspiration	482
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	764
injections	498
joint surgery	35
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	35
upper extremity surgery	37

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Russell Klein, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	72
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	159
85 and over	74
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	192

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Russell Klein, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. John Russell Klein, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1996. He completed residency at Maimonides Medical Center. He has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1996)

Residency: Maimonides Medical Center

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Russell Klein, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwest Healthcare

Carondelet Health Network

TMC Health

Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Russell Klein, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.82 out of 5 stars based on 17 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Russell Klein, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Tucson, AZ.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Team_Makena_LLC	$17,837 Non-Covered $6,816	Wound Vac $11	$11,011
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,685 $3,685
ImpactOrtho, Inc.	$3,531 $3,531
Goode Surgical Inc	$1,522 $1,522
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$668 Regeneten $668
Other	$1,508 Juggerknotless Soft Anchor $222	Tricera Handpiece $204	Regeneten $138	HYMOVIS $85	REGENETEN Shoulder $50	Other $809

**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	$17,600
Education	$8,530
Food and Beverage	$2,215
Travel and Lodging	$406

Biography

Dr. John Klein is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He works in Tucson, AZ. On average, patients gave him a rating of 3.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Klein's clinical interests include strains, knee problems, and spinal cord injury. He obtained his medical school training at Medical College of Wisconsin and performed his residency at Maimonides Medical Center. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. His professional affiliations include Carondelet Health Network, Northwest Healthcare, and TMC Health.