The Leone Center For Orthopedic Care

William A. Leone Jr., M.D., Is The Go-To For Top-Notch Hip And Knee Surgery

Whether you are a full-time athlete or a weekend warrior, knees and hips often are the first parts of the body to wear and fail. William A. Leone Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S., has seen it happen time and again during more than 27 years of practice as an orthopedic surgeon at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.  

The good news is that, during the last decade, technology, along with effective pain management, has made knee and hip replacement surgery more predictable, less painful and less risky.

“In just the past few years, I’ve witnessed tremendous advancements in orthopedic surgery. From diminishing and pre-empting pain to faster recovery times. Patients routinely go home the same day as their surgery or the next day and return to full and active lifestyles as rapidly as they desire,” says Dr. Leone, who has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s top orthopedic surgeons and recently was named, for the eighth consecutive year, a Florida “Top Orthopedic Surgeon” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research firm.

The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care at Holy Cross Hospital is equipped with the latest technology, including computer navigation and robotics to help achieve precise and reproducible execution of implant position. Dr. Leone also invented the Pelvic Alignment Level (PAL), a simple, intuitive tool that allows for greater implant precision when performing total hip replacements.

Modern day prosthetics and new technologies that improve implant accuracy are important, but the doctor-patient relationship and meticulous, gentle soft-tissue handling cannot be undervalued. 

“It’s not about how fast you operate and how many procedures you perform, it’s about doing the absolute best job you can every time and treating people the way each of us wants to be treated,” says Dr. Leone.

His patients are no longer limited to those in their 70s and 80s – but also patients in their 20s, 30s and 40s who previously feared surgery because of the perceived pain of going under the knife and concerns with how long the prosthesis would last. 

“Today, we have very effective strategies to prevent and minimize pain,” he says. “Our prosthetics have improved and are expected to survive much longer. More people of all ages now choose surgery to regain quality of life.”

Location: Holy Cross Healthplex, 1000 N.E. 56th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334, 954-489-4575; leonecenter@holy-cross.com

Specialties: Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement, Revision Total Hip Replacement, Complex Hip Reconstruction, Minimally Invasive Computer Navigated Total Knee Replacement, Robotic Assisted Partial And Total Knee Replacement, Revision Total Knee Replacement, Knee Arthroscopic Surgery, Diagnosis and Correction of Painful Total Knee Replacements Using Kinematic Sensor Technology

Education and Certifications: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery; Fellowship, Joint Reconstructive Surgery, Holy Cross Hospital; Residency, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Miami; Emory University School of Medicine

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