Overview

Dr. John Velyvis is an orthopedic surgeon at the Desert Orthopedic Center (DOC) in Rancho Mirage, CA. His areas of specialty include total knee and total hip replacement surgery and arthroscopic knee surgery.

Dr. John Velyvis specialized in minimally invasive surgery in the hip and knee, and has lectured and published extensively on this topic within the field of orthopedics. He helped pioneer a minimally invasive hip replacement surgical technique which is now widely used, and has experience with the MAKOplasty robotic knee replacement. Dr. Velyvis is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Riverside County Medical Association, California Medical Association, and AMA.

Specialty

Total hip replacement THR (for arthritis of the hip joint), Revision Total hip replacement (for previously failed hip joint surgery) , Hip resurfacing, Sports injuries and arthritis prevention program, Arthroscopic management of various knee problems, Stabilisation of the injured knee with ligament reconstruction, Corrective surgery to control progress of arthritis, Management of patella (kneecap) problems, Osteotomies, Hemi (half) knee replacement, Total knee replacement TKR, Revision total knee replacement (for previously failed knee replacement).