Russell Tigges

Russell Gerard Tigges, M.D. is a Board Certified in Orthopedics and Joint Replacement Surgeon (muscles, bones joints, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, tumors, infections, and birth defects) in 6511 Spring Brook Avenue Fl 1, Rhinebeck, New York, 12572. He also specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery with expertise in tissue-sparing techniques. He is the Medical Staff President at Northern Dutchess Hospital (NDH), past Chairman of Surgery at NDH and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He has over 29 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Tigges has more experience with Hip, Pelvic Bones, Knee, Lower Limbs and Osteoarthritis (Hand and Wrist) than other specialists in his area. He completed his medical school from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1991. He completed his Residency in Orthopedic Surgery from Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. He is certified in Orthopedic Surgery from the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He had medical practicing license in the state of Massachusetts from 1996 to 2013. He has medical license in the state of New York since 1997 till 2021. One of his publication include â??Femoral Intramedullary Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Indications, Results, Pitfalls, Alternatives, and Controversies. Bono, O. J.,Olcott, C. W.,Carangelo, R.,Jamison, J. P.,Tigges, R. G.,Talmo, C. T.,Bono, J. V.> ;J Knee Surg. 2018 Dec 14â??.