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Dr. Berghausen | Mr. Duby | Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Edward Berghausen
Dr. Berghausen is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
He finished his training in 1985 and has been practicing as an Orthopedic surgeon for over twenty-three years. Dr. Berghausen’s training was at the Harvard Surgical Service in Boston, Massachusetts for general surgery. His orthopedic training program was at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts and he completed a Fellowship in joint replacement surgery at the combined Harvard Surgical Service Program at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, finishing in 1985.
He then taught at the University of Louisville, where he was the Co-Director for the Center of Joint Replacement until 1992. Dr Berghausen then practiced in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was on the Volunteer Teaching Faculty for the University of Cincinnati as well as in private practice until he re-located to Tucson, Arizona in 2002.
Dr. Berghausen specializes in joint replacement surgery including revision joint replacement surgery and small incision joint replacement surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee and hip. He has performed over 3,000 joint replacements during his professional career.
His professional practice is aimed at the management of complex injuries involving the shoulder, hip and knee for which he is an expert in arthroscopic surgery of these joints. He performs small incision surgery, as well as computer-assisted surgery on appropriate patients.
Mitch Duby
Mitch Duby has been a resident of Tucson for over 20 years. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1985 with a bachelors in Exercise, Sports and Science. In 1987, he received a Masters in Education. He became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1985 and pursued a 10 year career in sports medicine, working with high school, collegiate and professional athletes. He treated athletes at the University of Arizona, University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Center, Georgetown College, and Houston Astros minor league players. In 1995, he received a Bachelors in Science as a Physician Assistant from the University of Kentucky.
Over the last 10 years Mitch has worked as a Physician Assistant for two neurosurgical groups in Tucson. He now has devoted his passion towards orthopedics and sport medicine, and wishes to share his knowledge, experience, and commitment towards his patients.
Hospital Affiliations
- Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital, Tucson, AZ | View Map
- Tucson Surgical Center, Tucson, AZ | View Map
Helpful Information
In scheduling patients
We allow plenty of time to give each of you the care you deserve.
However, should you experience a short wait, please remember that
each patient’s problem is unique and may require more of our time than
anticipated.
Payment for services
In our continuing effort to keep down health care costs, we ask for
payment at the time of service. We will file your insurance for you,
provided we are given full insurance information. A copy of your
insurance card usually contains all the information necessary.
Fees vary greatly for different procedures, as does insurance
reimbursement. Remember, primary responsibility for payment is yours,
not your insurance company’s.
Need a prescription filled?
If you need a prescription refilled, please contact your pharmacy with
the prescription number. They will call our office for the authorization to
refill the medication. Please remember, all medication refills must be
authorized by a physician, so we may not be able to authorize the refill
immediately.
If you need a new prescription, please contact our office. When you
call, we will need your pharmacy phone number.
No medications will be prescribed after hours or on weekends by the
doctor on call, since your medical records are not available to him at
those times. If there is an immediate need for medication, you will be
directed to an emergency facility.
Worker’s Compensation
For our patients who have been injured on the job, we will file all
necessary paperwork with your worker’s compensation carrier. We ask
that you provide us with the name of your carrier, date of injury and
claim number. This information can be obtained from your employer. If
you do not have this information, you will be billed until you provide it.
Worker's compensation is much like sports medicine in that our physicians
understand how important it is to see every patient back to work and
back in the game.
Insurance
We accept many insurance plans, please call us for details.
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