Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Special Expertise: Trauma, Fractures, Fractures-Non Union
Hospital Affiliations: Delray Medical Center, Boca Raton Regional Hospital
South Palm Orthopedics’ team of board certified, fellowship trained physicians provide specialized orthopedic treatment for any orthopedic need.
The group is proud to offer complete orthopedic care, whether you’re dealing with an arthritic condition or acute injury. Specialties include joint replacement and reconstruction, sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, trauma and fracture care, hand and upper extremity and foot and ankle conditions as well. They also provide platelet-rich plasma. “I love what I do,” says Russell D. Weisz, M.D., who specializes in orthopedic traumatology and the treatment of complex fractures. “I enjoy everything that goes along with my job, from treating patients to surgeries. I love seeing patients get better from the time of their injury to resuming their normal life.”
South Palm Orthopedics offers cutting-edge surgical and nonsurgical treatments. “If one of us sees something and it’s not in our area of expertise, we refer them to someone else in our office,” says Dr. Meadows. “We each have different specialties.” They also offer the convenience of onsite physical and occupational therapy. Therapists are highly trained and experienced and include a certified hand therapist.
The team at South Palm Orthopedics spends time assessing your health issue. “I try to really understand the nature of the patient’s problem in order to best treat them,” Dr. Weisz says. “You need an accurate diagnosis to treat a patient appropriately,” he says.
Steve E. Meadows, M.D., believes helping people recover, whether from a severe traumatic injury or sports injury, is a privilege and one of the most satisfying aspects of his job. His goal is to ensure his patients can get back to their lives as quickly and painlessly as possible. “I am fascinated by the new and exciting advancements in surgical technology that allow us to perform less invasive surgeries that mean quicker and easier recovery times for the patient,”says Dr. Meadows.
David Buchalter, M.D., who specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery, started the Delray Beach practice 30 years ago. The practice has since grown to five physicians. Steve E. Meadows, M.D., focuses on hand and upper extremity surgery; Brian E. Coleman, M.D., has expertise in foot and ankle surgery; and William P. Toole, M.D., focuses on sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery. All are certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.