Dr. Aaron Seidman: Your Hometown Orthopedic Physician

FARMINGTON HILLS — Aaron J. Seidman, D.O., has returned to his Farmington Hills hometown and is accepting new patients at Michigan Orthopedic Specialists.

“I was born at the former Botsford General Hospital, graduated from West Bloomfield High School, and always dreamed of coming back here to help the community that raised me,” said Dr. Seidman, who is also affiliated with Beaumont Hospital.

A 2016 graduate of University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, he was also fellowship-trained at Massachusetts General Hospital in the latest approaches to primary and complex revision hip and knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty).

He treats patients with musculoskeletal-related problems, hip or knee pain, injuries, back or shoulder issues, fractures and more — and he is dedicated to offering a treatment plan tailored to each patient’s specific needs, goals and lifestyle.

“While I do like being in the operating room, I never push surgery unless the patient absolutely needs it,” said Dr. Seidman, adding that he always starts with the least invasive, nonoperative path such as injections and physical therapy.

Partial knee replacement, a less invasive procedure involving replacement of a single compartment, is one of Dr. Seidman’s specialties.

“It’s an amazing option that gives people the feeling that their native knee is still intact,” he said.

Most importantly, Dr. Seidman enjoys seeing his patients reclaim their former, active lives.

“There is nothing more gratifying than knowing  a patient was able to dance at their son’s or daughter’s wedding or travel again when they doubted they ever could because their bad hip wouldn’t even let them walk around the grocery store,” he said.

One wheelchair-bound patient with chronic hip pain turned to Dr. Seidman when no one else would help her.

“The other surgeons likely felt she couldn’t walk so why replace her hip,” he said. “But after spending an hour with her I learned she was only in the wheelchair because of her hip.”

Thanks to his expertise in complex recon-struction, the woman was able to regain her mobility.

“Instead of managing pain we are restoring function, which can be life changing,” he said. “I encourage people to come in and talk with me about their problem and see what their options are.”

Michigan Orthopedic Specialists is located at 28080 Grand River Ave. (Suite 207) in Farmington Hills. For more information, call (248) 372-9600 or visit miortho.com. Follow @michiganorthopedics on Facebook.