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Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Weill Cornell Medical College

Professional interests include: hip replacement, upper extremity surgery, hand problems, and more.

18555 North 79th Avenue Suite E101
Glendale, AZ 85308

(602) 393-1010

Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD is an orthopedist in Glendale, AZ specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD is affiliated with OrthoArizona, Deer Valley Medical Center, Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, Arrowhead Hospital, Abrazo Health, Honor Health, Sovereign Deer Valley Surgical and Endoscopy Center, Metro Surgery Center, Sonoran Hospital, HonorHealth Deer Valley Hospital and ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NORTH AMERICA PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

18555 North 79th Avenue Suite E101
Glendale, AZ 85308

Address:

2902 West Agua Fria Freeway Suite 1090
Phoenix, AZ 85027

Some issues Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, 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.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	230
hospital care	27
immobilization	14
injections	35
inpatient care	27
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	29
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	230
hospital care	20
injections	74
inpatient care	20
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	26

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	23
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	108
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	389
hospital care	42
injections	143
inpatient care	42
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	16
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	40
X-rays	44

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	410

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	84
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

aspiration	46
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	441
hospital care	23
immobilization	13
injections	98
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	31
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	20

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	30
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

aspiration	62
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	545
hospital care	14
immobilization	32
injections	123
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	29
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	52

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	13
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	32
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

aspiration	137
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	653
hospital care	25
immobilization	35
injections	220
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve procedures	27
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	63

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	11
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	31
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

aspiration	110
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	677
hospital care	31
immobilization	31
injections	242
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve procedures	34
tendon surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	71

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	31
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	434
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	14
immobilization	10
injections	140
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	13
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	54

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	18
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	120
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	1143
hospital care	16
immobilization	46
injections	353
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	33
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve procedures	52
reconstructive surgery	33
tendon surgery	93
upper extremity surgery	178

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD treated as an orthopedist in Glendale, AZ were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

aspiration	81
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	527
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	23
immobilization	25
injections	162
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	10
minimally invasive procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	20
reconstructive surgery	23
tendon surgery	35
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	252
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	27
75 to 84	68
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	163

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed residency at University Hospitals, Cleveland. She is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: University Hospitals, Cleveland

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vimala Ramachandran, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OrthoArizona

Deer Valley Medical Center

Sonoran Crossing Medical Center

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus

Arrowhead Hospital

Abrazo Health

Honor Health

Sovereign Deer Valley Surgical and Endoscopy Center

Metro Surgery Center

Sonoran Hospital

HonorHealth Deer Valley Hospital

ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NORTH AMERICA PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$3,967 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $2,342	Orthobiologics $978	Variax $210	Mako $166	SERFAS ENERGY $136	Other $135
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$167 Implate $167
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$129 $129
TriMed, Inc.	$108 $108
EISAI INC.	$86 Belviq $86
Other	$285 Sports Med Small Joint $51	XIAFLEX $41	Linvatec Extremities $33	FORTEO $28	Zilretta $26	Other $107

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,388
Travel and Lodging	$2,354

Biography

Dr. Vimala Ramachandran specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and practices in Phoenix, AZ. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ramachandran include hip replacement, hand problems, and wrist surgery. Her professional affiliations include Deer Valley Medical Center, OrthoArizona, and Sonoran Crossing Medical Center. Dr. Ramachandran attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at the University Hospitals, Cleveland.