Craig J. Della Valle, MD

Hip & Knee Replacement

Orthopedic Surgeon

Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery , Chief of Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University Medical Center

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About Craig J. Della Valle

Areas of Care

Hip Knee

Special Procedures

Complex primary hip and knee replacement

Hip and knee replacement

Hip resurfacing

Partial patellofemoral arthroplasty

Partial knee replacement

Revision hip and knee surgery

Research Interests

Diagnosis and treatment of perioprosthetic infection

Long-term outcome studies of total joint replacement

Biography

Dr. Della Valle is a native of New York and received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed his residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. During his residency, he spent a full year devoted to clinical and basic science research in the field of adult reconstructive surgery. Dr. Della Valle completed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush University Medical Center and Central DuPage Hospital.

He is presently the Aaron G. Rosenberg Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Section of Adult Reconstruction at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Della Valle is a busy clinician who specializes in primary and revision total joint arthroplasty and has done more than 13,000 hip and knee replacements. A respected researcher, he has more than 300 peer-reviewed publications on topics including unicompartmental, primary and revision total knee arthroplasty as well as total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing and revision total hip arthroplasty.

Dr Della Valle is a member of The Hip Society, The Knee Society, and The International Hip Society. He is also a Past President of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Past President of the MidAmerica Orthopaedic Association and in the Presidential line of The Knee Society.

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Office Locations

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Chicago Orthopedic Office

1611 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60612

Munster Orthopedics

9200 Calumet Avenue, Suite S-300, Munster, IN 46321

Westchester Orthopedics

2450 S. Wolf Rd., Westchester, IL 60154

Munster Specialty Surgery Center, LLC

9200 Calumet Avenue, Suite S-100, Munster, IN 46321

Rush Oak Brook Surgery Center

2011 York Rd. , Suite 3000, Oak Brook, IL 60523

Rush University Medical Center

1653 W. Congress Pky., Chicago, IL 60612

Lincoln Park Center for Advanced Orthopedic Surgery

331 W Surf St, Suite 5800, Chicago, IL 60657

Dune Grass Surgical Suites

505 Pintail Trace, Chesterton, IN 46304

Clinical Support Staff

Kim DeMarco, RN

Megan Moore, PA-C

Joy Turner, SEC

Jesica Espinal, SEC

Disclosures

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Education / Certifications

Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Residency
Joint Replacement Surgery, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

Fellowship
Orthopaedic Research, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Professional Certifications
Orthopaedic Surgery

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