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Orthopedics

Our orthopedists offer advanced care and treatment for injuries and conditions affecting the bones, joints and muscles. They treat any pathology across the field of orthopedic trauma, joint replacement, sports related injuries, hand & upper extremity, shoulder reconstruction, and tumor.

Orthopedic services are offered at both the Aurora Campus and the Colorado Springs location. Our orthopedic team is structured on five full-time orthopedic surgeons, two part-time contracted orthopedic surgeons, six physician assistants and three nurses. In addition, we have residents and fellows from the UCH orthopedic residency program.

Orthopedic providers 

Dr. Lorenzo Silvestri, MD

Dr. Silvestri is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Aurora, Colorado.  He has over 25 years of experience in the orthopedic field.

He received his medical degree from the University of Florence - Italy, with Magna Cum Laude. He completed his orthopedic residency program in Italy, followed by a Knee & Shoulder Fellowship program at Boston University, an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia, and an Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Silvestri is a Veteran and he served as director of Healthcare Operations in the 183 Italian Airborne, from 1996 to 2002. He is currently the chief of orthopedic surgery at Rocky Mountain Region VA Medical Center. He is also an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Colorado. Silvestri specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and trauma surgery at tocky Mountain Region VA Medical Center, including complex ligament reconstructions and joint preservation procedures.

Dr. Edmund Brinkis, MD

Dr. Brinkis obtained his undergraduate degree at UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles). He graduated from the New York Medical College with an MD degree. He completed an Orthopedic Residency training at SUNY Buffalo. He is fellowship trained in adult lower extremity reconstruction (hip and Knee replacements) at The Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

He is former assistant professor and chief of Adult Reconstructive Services at the University of Florida School of Medicine at Jacksonville. Brinkis has more than 20 years of surgical experience specializing in knee and hip replacement.

Dr. Jared White, MD

Dr. Jared White has completed advanced training at the world-renowned Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center and Noyes’ Knee Research and Education Foundation. There he served as a sports orthopedic surgical fellow and consultant for the Cincinnati Bengals football team and Cincinnati State University Athletic Teams. He co-authored several research articles while in fellowship and has since become an authority on the subject, presenting award winning research and lecturing with other nationally acclaimed sports medicine physicians. As a specialized sports medicine trained orthopedic surgeon, osteopathic physician, and a prior emergency medicine physician assistant, Dr. White’s extensive background makes him an expert in the field of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine and has cemented him as a specialist in the treatment of sports related injuries.

Dr. Christopher Gallas, MD

Dr. Christopher Gallus is an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center Denver, UC Health University of Colorado Hospital. He is also an Assistant Professor at CU Anschutz Medical Campus. He received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and has expertise in treating spinal fusion, neck pain and spine problems.

Location of service at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center

The Orthopedic Clinic is located in Building E on the 1st Floor (Mount Elbert Peak)

Contact

To make an appointment (front desk):

720-723-6683

720-723-6684

720-723-6685

General orthopedic inquiries not related to scheduling:

720-857-5580 (ortho nursing line)

Hours of operation

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. MT Monday-Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday.