HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery
World's #1 in Orthopedics
New state-of-the-art facility opening Spring 2025
Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Care
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), ranked #1 in orthopedics, is bringing the next generation of musculoskeletal healthcare to Southwest Florida through an innovative collaboration with NCH. HSS at NCH provides high-quality orthopedic care, offering comprehensive services including surgery, non-surgical treatments, imaging, and rehabilitation. This partnership delivers world-class expertise and exceptional care close to home.
Specialties
- Foot and Ankle
- Hand and Wrist
- Interventional Pain Management
- Knee and Hip Arthroplasty
- Spine
- Sports Medicine
*Most major insurance plans accepted
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David Backstein, MD
Medical Director
Primary & Revision Joint Replacement
Hip Arthoplasty
Hip Arthoplasty
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Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD
Spine Surgery
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April Fetzer, DO
Physical Medicine
Rehabilitation & Interventional Spine
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Gregory Rubin, DO
Primary Sports Medicine
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Jason Lehman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Hand & Wrist
Jeffrey Stimac, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Nicholas Clark, MD
Spine Surgery
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Patrick Smith, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Richard de Asla, MD
Foot & Ankle Surgery
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Scott Thompson, MD
Musculoskeletal Injuries
Fracture Care
HSS at NCH is made possible by philanthropy
Mobility is essential to a healthy, vibrant life —without it, chronic and critical health issues can quickly follow. Your support empowers quality of life.
Building a New Facility
Our new state-of-the-art facility at the NCH North campus opens Spring 2025.
HSS at NCH will design and build the most advanced medical facility at the North Naples Hospital campus.
The facility will be more than 80,000 square feet and be a destination for comprehensive outpatient and inpatient musculoskeletal services, including a jointly owned and operated ambulatory surgery center, clinics, imaging and rehabilitation services.
