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Christopher Meckel, M.D.
Monterey Spine & Joint
Orthopedics, General Surgery: Hip and Knee Replacement Specialist
Monterey and Salinas
4.9
418 Ratings
191 Comments
Dr. Christopher Meckel is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of Monterey Spine and Joint, where he is recognized as the hip and knee replacement specialist. His expertise in joint replacement surgery allows for minimally invasive anterior total hip replacements and minimally invasive, computer-assisted knee replacements.
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4.9
418 Ratings
191 Comments
Dr. Christopher Meckel is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of Monterey Spine and Joint, where he is recognized as the hip and knee replacement specialist. His expertise in joint replacement surgery allows for minimally invasive anterior total hip replacements and minimally invasive, computer-assisted knee replacements.
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Dr. Christopher Meckel is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of Monterey Spine and Joint, where he is recognized as the hip and knee replacement specialist.
His expertise in joint replacement surgery allows for minimally invasive anterior total hip replacements and minimally invasive, computer-assisted knee replacements.
He completed his undergraduate degree in medical anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley and earned his Master of Science degree in the biological sciences from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Dr. Meckel was a Dean’s Scholar at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and received his medical doctorate degree in 1996. He completed a general surgical internship and a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.
Dr. Meckel pursued advanced training in arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine, and joint reconstruction in a Fellowship with the AOS Medical Center in Glendale, Calif., where he joined a team of physicians pioneering the latest techniques in anterior total hip replacements and computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty.
Dr. Meckel is an associate Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, a member of the University of Southern California Graduate Orthopedic Society, and is one of the team physicians for California State University Monterey Bay.
Dr. Meckel was raised in Carmel and graduated from Carmel High School in 1984. He happily returned to the Monterey Peninsula In 2003.
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Completely trust what you have to do with the knee.,,,
Professional and the smartest! He performed tests for my wife’s hip replacement that other doctors didn’t even do! The nurses at CHOMP exclaimed he is the best Doctor period. Nuff said!
Would have likes to have seen my xrays and Mari. Other than that it was a great visit. Questions answered and clear instructions for next steps and what to do if I had additional questions.
Thank you and your surgical team and the physical therapist Leann. Dr Meckel you gave me a wonderful gift, it is called independence, elderly people like myself need that, I now have it again. Sandi Cohen
The Best!
The BEST!!
Dr Meckel is the best! I feel very comfortable with him.
Dr. Meckel is Pleasant, reassuring, to me obviously a real medical professional/surgeon . My need is surgery ASAP — pain really awful !!!
His medical care is much appreciated.
During our first meeting Dr Meckler was very easy to talk to. He diagnosed my hip problem and offered several options. We collaborated and developed a solid plan of action. It was a great meeting.