Two New ROC Express Locations

NOW OPEN - ROC Express in Fernley and ROC Express in South Reno, just off Mt. Rose Highway. Urgent orthopedic care, now closer to your neighborhood.

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775-786-3040 800-748-6861

Chad Watts, MD

  • Specialities

    Joint Replacement, Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement, Robotic Knee Replacement, Direct Anterior Hip Replacement, Outpatient Total Joint Replacement Surgery, Partial Knee Replacement, Same Day Surgery, Revision Knee Replacement

  • Fellowship

    Joint Replacement - OrthoCarolina Hip & Knee Center

  • Residency

    Mayo Clinic

  • Medical School

    University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

About Chad Watts, MD

Dr. Watts is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, specializing in hip and knee replacement. He completed his residency training in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and his fellowship in advanced hip and knee reconstruction techniques at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina.  After his fellowship, he was offered a coveted position to join the surgical staff at the Mayo Clinic but chose instead to return to Reno to be closer to family.  He performs roughly 1,000 hip and knee replacements per year, ranking him among the top joint replacement surgeons in the country.

He has nearly forty publications in the orthopedic literature related to hip and knee replacement, has presented at numerous regional and national meetings, and has received awards for his research from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a reviewer for orthopedic journals including the Journal of Arthroplasty, the Bone and Joint Journal, and Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research.

His areas of expertise include:

  • Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement (Arthroplasty)
  • Total Knee Replacement
  • Partial Knee Replacement
  • Revision and Complex Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery (Certified in MAKO, Navio, and Cori robotics)
  • Outpatient Same-Day Joint Replacement Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
  • Custom Knee Replacement (Conformis or Restor3D)
  • Quadricep Sparing Knee Replacement

Click HERE for FAQs about Hip Replacement

Click HERE for FAQs about Knee Replacement

 

I am a new patient at ROC and I had experienced some anxiety prior to my hip replacement evaluation. I found that Dr. Chad Watts and his staff were willing to take the time necessary to answer my questions in detail. Dr. Watts obviously has a lot of experience with this procedure and after reviewing my x-rays I felt comfortable knowing that Dr. Watts is the right person for the job.

Mark

Met with Doctor Watts and his assistant, very nice, explained things and were very helpful.

Teresa

The entire office staff was great. Dr. Watts replaced my knee in 2018 and is helping with my hip now.

Janet

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