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Dr. Bents was born and raised in Portland, OR. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1986 and from Oregon Health Sciences University Medical School
in 1990. After surgical internship he was an F-16 flight surgeon in Misawa AB, Japan. He completed orthopedic surgery residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center in
San Antonio and became chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. He next advanced to Chief of Orthopedics at the US Air Force Academy, Colorado, where
he also served as Head Team Physician for NCAA Varsity Hockey, Baseball and Boxing teams.
Dr Bents returned to Oregon in 2004 and established himself as one of the premier surgeons in Southern Oregon. He is actively involved in research and has numerous
publications in prestigious journals. He specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive procedures, with a focus on shoulder and knee surgery. He has surgical
privileges at Rush Medical-Surgical Center, Grants Pass Surgery Center, Three Rivers Community Hospital, and Ashland Community Hospital.
He and his wife, Denise, have 3 children and reside in Grants Pass, OR. He is an avid fisherman, and enjoys coaching and playing baseball, woodworking, and camping
with his family.
Dr Bents is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
CURRICULUM VITAE
I am a Harvard Fellowship educated Adult Reconstructive orthopaedic surgeon. After my medical school and orthopaedic residency, I trained with some of the most
respected and skilled total joint surgeons in the world. In my practice I care for patients with arthritis of the knees and hips and for patients with painful or
failed total joint replacements. I start with conservative non-surgical treatments and only advance to surgical treatment when other avenues of care have failed.
Over the last twelve years my passion has been to give my patients the best total joint results through the most advanced techniques and technology. My "pathway'
involves not only the "surgery" alone but a comprehensive program to prepare my patients for success focusing on the most rapid recovery, the best pain control, the
longest lasting results, and the most satisfied patients.
I use cutting edge technology and technique, but temper my use of them. I make sure what I do is not merely a "Fad", but based on research and long term outcome
studies. I spent much of my life involved in research involving human aging, herpes viruses, AIDS, human organ transplantation rejection, spinal trauma surgery and
instrumentation, smart metals and scoliosis, developmental deformities of children, and FDA joint lubrication studies. Because of my research background I use all
sources of information and learning to continually improve and perfect the care of total joint patients.
Most patients come to me for their total joint because their physician sends them or they have met one of my satisfied patients. Patients with quick recoveries, good
surgical experiences, and long lasting total joints are my best advertising.
Many patients are sent to me because of failed, infected or painful total joint replacements. They come to me from all over southern Oregon, coastal Oregon, central
Oregon, and northern California. My experience at Harvard, my practice in Oregon, and my extensive connections with other total joint surgeons, makes me one of the
best suited surgeons in the region to care for patients with these difficult problems.
I grew up in coastal California. Biophysics at U.C. Berkeley and then Masters Research in veterinary virology at U.C. Davis was my starting point to medical school in
Philadelphia at Hahnamann University. Playing rugby, writing computer software manuals, selling computer software, and researching human DNA repair got squished in
the middle. I met my wife in Philadelphia and we went on to New York for my orthopaedic surgery residency. Two children later and a stint at the Springfield MA Shrine
Hospital, we moved to Boston and Harvard. There I developed my skills in joint replacement and was a trauma attending at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
We came to Grants Pass because southern Oregon needed my skills and we needed a beautiful place with lots of outdoor activities to raise our three children.
Patti is a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) who joined our practice in August 2004. Patti received her Bachelors Degree of Nursing Science from Oregon Health Sciences
University in 1994. As an RN, she has practiced in all venues of hospital nursing including ten years of orthopedic and neurology care. Her experiences include
perioperative practice functioning as an operating room nurse and first assistant for general, orthopedic, and neurological cases. In that ten year period, she also
worked as a nurse in a busy orthopedic practice for as many as twelve surgeons.
She went on to receive her Masters Degree in nursing science and family nurse practitioner from Western University of Health Sciences in 2004. She has worked in family
practice, women's health, and orthopedic surgery. Patti is board certified by the ANCC as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and is certified through the National
Association of Orthopedic Nurses.
Patti excels in all areas of orthopedics other than surgery, including clinical diagnosis, injection and assisting the surgeon during operations.
I have worked as a specialist in orthopedic diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation since graduating for the top ranked University of Nebraska inter service physician
assistant program in 2000. I performed additional surgical assistant training at the Carle Clinic in Illinois, a regional trauma center. Prior to PA school, I worked
as a cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. I have received additional training in ATLS, ACLS, PALS, CPR
instructor, and Wilderness ALS.
I have worked with high end occupational athletes in the Army Special Forces and served for 7 years as a team commander. I have worked with the Iraqi army in remote
site medicine as well as at the Combat Surgical Hospital in Balad, Iraq.
I work extensively with local athletes in Southern Oregon focusing on gymnastics. Duties in the practice include orthopedic consultations, diagnosis, prescriptions,
joint injections, fracture reduction and management, pre and post operative management. I work closely with all of the orthopedic surgeons in the office to maximize
your potential for recovery.
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