District of Columbia Orthopedic Surgery Report

Name: District of Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Rankings
Creator: OrthoProcedures
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Medicare procedure volume data for joint replacement surgeons.

Surgeons

1,045

Procedures

Cities

0.2%

of U.S. Total

Procedure Breakdown

Procedure	Surgeons	Total Cases	Avg per Surgeon	#1 Volume
Hip Replacement	11	431	39	86
Knee Replacement	14	473	34	87
Shoulder Replacement	4	141	35	55

Top Surgeons by Procedure

Hip Replacement -- #1 in District of Columbia

Dr. Anthony Unger

Washington, DC -- 86 verified procedures

Knee Replacement -- #1 in District of Columbia

Dr. Savyasachi Thakkar

Washington, DC -- 87 verified procedures

Shoulder Replacement -- #1 in District of Columbia

Dr. David Lutton

Washington, DC -- 55 verified procedures

How District of Columbia Compares Nationally

District of Columbia accounts for 0.2% of the nation's 8,320 orthopedic surgeons. With 18 surgeons, District of Columbia has fewer than the national average of 166 per state.

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OrthoProcedures. (2026). District of Columbia Orthopedic Surgery Report. Retrieved from https://orthoprocedures.com/reports/dc

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