Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is proud to announce Gerhard Maale, M.D., as medical director of orthopedic oncology.
Dr. Maale received his medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and went on to complete training at the University of Florida and University of Virginia. Dr. Maale has served on several university faculties and is currently serving as a clinical professor of orthopedics at Texas A&M University Medical School. He also has initiated a variety of orthopedic infection protocols which he is asked to speak on at both national and international meetings.
Dr. Maale’s background in DNA biochemistry, molecular biology and bioengineering have helped him to pioneer treatments for biofilms related orthopedic infections. He has published extensively on this subject and some of his more recent publications deal with the one stage treatment of infected total joints with a 90% success rate for eradication of infection. Dr. Maale’s DNA background has lead to the development of new avenues for rapidly identifying and treating bacterial infections in the joints.
“With Dr. Maale joining the Baylor Plano team as medical director we will be able to enhance the comprehensive joint and oncology care we currently provide our patients,” said Jerri Garison, president, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 160-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, pain management, diabetes management and more. Patients have access to digital imaging onsite at Baylor Plano, the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, an outpatient department of Baylor Plano and the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, MD Breast Imaging Center. The hospital offers minimally invasive robotic surgery for procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® Si Surgical System. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano ranks fourth on U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area ranking for the Dallas/Fort Worth area and was named a top performer by The joint Commission. Baylor Plano is also a 2010 recipient of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence and houses an Accredited Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commissions on Cancer. Baylor Plano is the first hospital in Collin County to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For more information, or a physician referral, call toll free 1-800-4-BAYLOR or log onto www.BaylorHealth.com/Plano.
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