02/14/2017

Wentworth-Douglass to open orthopedics and joint replacement practice

Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Robert Harrington joins Wentworth Health Partners

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new Wentworth Health Partners speciality practice, Wentworth-Douglass Center for Orthopedics and Joint Replacement. The opening signifies the return of respected orthopedic surgeon Robert Harrington, MD, previously with Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.

Located at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital near downtown Dover, the practice is part of the hospital’s Musculoskeletal Health service line, which offers a full complement of orthopedic services to the community, including pre-habilitation and surgical optimization, joint camp education and coordination, integrative therapy, a specialized inpatient team of nurses and rehabilitation experts; outpatient rehabilitation programs in many disciplines, including neurological, orthopedic and post-concussion.

Dr. Robert Harrington is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has been practicing in the Dover area for many years. He offers expertise in chronic and acute orthopedic conditions with specialized training in the latest joint replacement techniques, such as the anterior hip replacement and the Conformis 3D knee replacement. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and his medical degree from the University of Vermont School of Medicine. He served his internship at the Naval Hospital in San Diego and completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is a member of the American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons. 

The new Dover office officially opens on March 9, and will be located just steps inside the South Entrance of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital at 789 Central Avenue. Appointments are now being scheduled. For more information, call (603) 609-6260 or visit wdhortho.com.

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Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (wdhospital.org) is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit charitable health care organization located in the Seacoast community of Dover, New Hampshire with a 110-year history of compassionate care and innovation. Serving its communities since 1906, it is a family of almost 400 providers and over 2,300 employees including 494 registered nurses and over 200 volunteers dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of residents and visitors to the Seacoast area of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital was awarded Magnet® designation in 2016 and includes a 178-bed hospital, several urgent care and walk-in facilities, multiple testing centers, Wentworth Health Partners (primary and specialty care providers in 29 practices), the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation and The Works, a full service health and fitness center.