Meet Adam I. Harris, M.D. of San Antonio Orthopaedic Specialists

Dr. Harris: Well, I had first of all a good role model. My father also was an orthopedic surgeon saw the satisfaction he got out of practicing medicine and followed him around enough to say that something that I wanted.

Now, I didn't always know I wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon, that was something, decision I made during medical school.

The lightbulb moment actually was a lecture by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who was presenting their electronic computerized knee brace designed for kids with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

I looked at what he what he was doing, what he did, and how he's going about it. And of course, the computers weren't anywhere near as powerful back then, as they are now.

And I said, "Why don't you just do this mechanically?" And he challenged me said, "Well, why don't you do it?" And I said "I can."

ln all the orthopedic rotation in medical school, I saw two things. I saw one- is something that I could enjoy doing, and two- something that I could be good at. And my decision was made after that lecture.

I think that there are two different things that I bring to the table that you don't find in many of any other places. And number one, is, it's been my goal from day one, to take care of each patient as if they were part of my family.

In these days, there's a lot of pressure on doctors to become assembly lines.
And I refuse to do that I don't want to be treated as an assembly line patient that is rushing down the way and get my five or 10 minutes with doc and then he's off someplace else.

I decided very early on that I was going to be sure that I gave each patient the time that they needed to take care of their problems, their questions, and be sure that the treatment fit them - not my schedule, not the the X ray, but fit the patient that that's number one.

Right about 2003 I started getting involved with less invasive hip surgery and subsequently less invasive knee surgery.
And the rapidity with which these patients recovered was just dramatic.

And so I've been developing the techniques and instruments, one of which has a patent By the way, for less invasive hip and knee surgery since 2003 and 2004.

When I'm meeting a new patient or paper returning patient, I think one of the most important things that I do is try to figure out where that patient is, and how much the problem that brings them to see me affects their life.

And so I'll ask a lot of questions about and try to get an idea about how much impairment they have from the problem that brings them to see me.

Every patient should know that when I'm in their room they have 100% of my attention. I'm not going to be rushing off to see the people to follow.

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[mimidiy]

He also seemed more thrilled to tell me about his robin device and asked me if I knew what a scribe was. I heard the nurse say several times that the doctor wanted to leave early, which is probably why he didn't bother with making himself familiar with my care plan. All of this while contorting his face when I told him why I didn't want to go the steroid route or live my life eating pain pills for breakfast.

[mimidiy]

Unfortunately my experience was rushed and Dr. Harris didn't even make himself familiar with mri findings or his P.A. care plan for me before heading in to meet me for the first time. He also would wave his hand so as to quiet me while I was answering his questions. He did not really listen to me and I find him to have a god complex as well as being a narcissist. His P.A. would make a proficient surgeon over Dr. HARRIS. What's the point of the initial P.A. visit if you are just going to come up with a completely different care plan Dr. HARRIS?