Danton S Dungy, MD
Mesa, AZ

I'm current 39 years old and live in Scottsdale, AZ with my wife and son. My practice is located in Mesa, AZ which is one of the large suburbs of Phoenix.

I have roots in the Midwest and the East Coast, my training has reflected this at the Universities' of Maryland and Illinois, George Washington University and Harvard. My current practice remains general orthopedics with a strong slant toward Adult Reconstruction, both primary and revision surgery. My public speaking began back in high school as student body President. Clearly, every orthopedic surgeon is well accomplished as seen through each individual CV; however, I may provide a special skill set when it come to media encounters. Specifically, I was a staff writer and editor for a bi-monthly newspaper at the University of Maryland for 3 years. I believe that this has provided me with some unique insight into the mind of the media, which will allow me to help them obtain the information they want and avoid many of the novice interviewee pitfalls.

I realize that the media often gravitates toward the sensational or relies upon the science behind academia when contacting a spokesperson; however I may be able to contribute as a community orthopedic surgeon seeing average Americans with everyday musculoskeletal problems. With a practice located in the 5th largest city (Phoenix) in the country I see a variety of issues. Also, not having a academic/residency program makes me "stay on my game" regarding the latest technology, trends, techniques, etc. I definitely have to live up to our commitment of life-long learning.

Areas of specialty

Active lifestyle

• Active lifestyle
• Boomeritis
• Weekend warrior

Cultural competency

• Cultural competency

Diseases

• Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Viscosupplementation treatment for arthritis

Geriatric orthopaedics

• Geriatric orthopaedics

Hips

• Arthoplasty
• Bursitis of the hip
• Hip arthroscopy
• Hip dislocation
• Hip fracture
• Hip implants
• Hip resurfacing
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Osteonecrosis of the hip

Infection

• Total joints

Injury prevention

• Driving safety
• Slips and falls

Knees

• Arthroscopy
• Articular cartilage
• Implants
• Knee ligament injuries
• Kneecap bursitis
• Minimally invasive surgery
• New techniques
• Osgood schlatter disease (knee pain)
• Osteotomy
• Patella dislocation
• Preventing acl injuries in women
• Unispacer
• Unstable kneecap

Miscellaneous

• Diagnostic imagin techniques
• Making a surgical decision

Patient centered care

• Patient centered care

Sports: injury prevention

• Biking/mountain biking
• Cross training
• Cycling
• Golf
• Helmet use
• Weight lifting

Total joint replacement

• Elbow
• Hip
• Infections
• Internal fixation
• Joint reconstruction
• Knee
• Shoulder
• Unicondylar

Trauma

• Amputation

If you would like to set up an interview with Danton S Dungy, MD, please contact us.

Kristina Findlay Manager, Media Relations 847-384-4034 findlay@aaos.org

Lauren Pearson Media Relations Specialist 847-384-4031 lpearson@aaos.org

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