Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Education
University of California, San Francisco
University of Arizona, Tucson
Jefferson Medical College

Specializing in Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery
Minimally invasive Total Hip Replacement
Minimally invasive Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty
Kyphoplasty (Minimally invasive spine fracture fixation)
Arthroscopic diskectomy spine

Teaching the technologies to other surgeons
Clinical Instructor for Kyphon: Teaches neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons how to perform the kyphoplasty procedure.     
Clinical Instructor for Clarus: teaches other surgeons how to perform Percutaneous Laser Discectomy, spinal arthroscopy, and facet ablation

What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?
Minimally invasive surgery is the performance of surgery through a technique that is specially designed to have a smaller entrance into the body. Less tissue disturbance usually relates to less pain and blood loss, smaller scar and, most importantly, a quicker recovery. Dr. Katzman devotes his practice to maximally advanced technology toward minimally invasive surgery. Arthroscopy and laparoscopy are forms of minimally invasive surgery.

Newer types of minimally invasive surgery are now available at selected sites throughout the world. Dr. Katzman has focused his practice to developing and improving techniques for minimally invasive joint and spine surgery. In some of these techniques, he is the leader promulgating new techniques and ideas.