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Avg. Recovery
14 weeks
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Orthopedic Surgery · Portland, OR

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Causing Your Pain.

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2,400+
Procedures completed
98%
Patient satisfaction
6 wks
Avg. wait to surgery
Total Knee Replacement
ACL Reconstruction
Hip Resurfacing
Rotator Cuff Repair
Spinal Fusion
Arthroscopic Debridement
Shoulder Arthroplasty
Meniscus Repair
Ankle Stabilization
Cartilage Restoration
Total Knee Replacement
ACL Reconstruction
Hip Resurfacing
Rotator Cuff Repair
Spinal Fusion
Arthroscopic Debridement
Shoulder Arthroplasty
Meniscus Repair
Ankle Stabilization
Cartilage Restoration
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Recovered lives, in their own words.

8 patient stories — real outcomes from real procedures.

Margaret, a woman in her late 60s smiling outdoors on a trail
Margaret O'Sullivan
Total Knee Replacement · Age 67

"I went from a walking stick to walking the Camino in five months. Dr. Mercer told me exactly what was wrong on the first visit — no guessing, no 'let's wait and see.'"

Total Knee Replacement
Priya, a woman in her 50s standing in a garden
Priya Nambiar
Hip Resurfacing · Age 52

"Hip resurfacing instead of full replacement — they preserved what they could. That decision added twenty years to my hiking life."

Hip Resurfacing
Carolyn, a woman in her 60s with a warm smile
Carolyn Vásquez
Spinal Fusion · Age 61

"The spinal fusion was a last resort. But now, two years on, I forget I ever had it. The pain that ruled my mornings is just — gone."

Spinal Fusion
Ruth, a woman in her 70s with kind eyes
Ruth Halverson
Total Hip Replacement · Age 73

"I'd had two injections and a year of physio elsewhere. Here, they looked at the scans properly and said: this needs fixing. It did. Now it is."

Total Hip Replacement
Darius, a man in his 30s wearing athletic gear
Darius Reinholt
ACL Reconstruction · Age 34

"Back on the trail three months after ACL surgery. The rehab plan was precise — I never felt lost in the process."

ACL Reconstruction
Tom, a middle-aged man with a confident expression
Tom Bradfield
Rotator Cuff Repair · Age 48

"My rotator cuff had been shredding for three years. One arthroscopic repair, twelve weeks of physio — I'm back to swimming laps."

Rotator Cuff Repair
James, a young man in his late 20s
James Okafor
Knee Arthroscopy · Age 29

"Knee arthroscopy on a Friday. Back at my desk Monday. I expected six weeks down — it was four days."

Arthroscopic Repair
Kenji, a man in his 40s looking at the camera
Kenji Watanabe
Shoulder Reconstruction · Age 41

"Shoulder reconstruction after a climbing fall. The surgical team walked me through every step. I knew exactly what was happening and why."

Shoulder Arthroplasty
Outcomes Data

Numbers that mean something.

Surgeon in operating room with overhead light, performing orthopedic procedure
Our Practice
2,400+
Joint procedures completed since 2014 — across knee, hip, shoulder, and spine.
Satisfaction
98%
Would recommend to a friend or family member
Wait to Surgery
6 wks
From first consultation to operating room
Non-Surgical Outcomes
41%
Of patients treated successfully without surgery
Dr. Nathan Mercer, orthopedic surgeon in white coat with calm professional expression
Lead Surgeon
Dr. Nathan Mercer
MD, FRCS(Orth) · Stanford Medicine · 18 years experience

"I trained to fix joints precisely. But what I've learned is that the consultation — the moment someone finally understands what's wrong — is often where the healing begins."

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