Dr. Dennis Gordon, MD, West Valley City, UT 84120

Dr. Gordon recognizes that his patient’s ability to be active leads to a healthy life. His goal is to help his patients move freely, focusing on treatment to achieve optimal recovery for conditions related to the knee, shoulder, and hip.

Dr. Gordon has served as president of the Utah State Orthopedic Society, Utah representative to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Board of Counselors, and currently serves on the Utah Orthopedic Society Executive Committee. Dr. Gordon served as chairman of the department of surgery at Pioneer Valley Hospital and Jordan Valley Medical Center.

Dr. Gordon is part of the extended Physician Group of Utah Network

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Languages

English, Spanish, Bosnian

Areas of Expertise

Conditions

Acute Pain
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arm pain
Arthritis
Auto-related injuries
Back pain
Baker's Cyst
Bursitis
Cancer
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical spine disorders
Chronic pain
Coccydynia
Complex regional pain syndrome
Degenerative disc disease
Degenerative spinal conditions
Extremity Dysfunction/Pain
Facet syndrome
Foot drop
Foot pain
Fracture
Gait disorders
Herniated disc / bulging disc
Hip pain
Joint pain
Knee pain
Kyphosis
Leg pain
Ligament strain
Lower back pain
Lumbar spine disorders
Meniscal tears
Muscle pain / muscle strain
Myalgias
Myositis
Neck pain
Nerve pain / neuralgia
Neuropathic pain
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic compression fracture
Pinched nerve
Piriformis syndrome
Post Surgery Functional Problems
Post Surgery Pain
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Rotator cuff injury
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Sciatica / radiculopathy
Scoliosis and deformity
Shoulder pain
Spinal infections
Spinal stenosis
Spine Conditions
Spondylolisthesis
Sports injuries
Tendonitis
Tenosynovitis
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic spine disorders
Trauma
Tumors
Upper back pain
Whiplash
Workers' Compensation Injuries

Treatments

Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
Anterior cervical fusion
Back surgery
Bone graft substitutes
Bracing
Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
Cervical spine surgery
Coccygectomy
Diagnostic testing
Diet & nutritional counseling
Discectomy
Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
Endoscopic microdiscectomy
Exercise
Extremity manipulation
Hip joint injections
Knee injections
Lower back surgery
Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
Medications for pain and related health issues
Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neck surgery
Nerve blocks
Peripheral joint and muscular injections
PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
Sacrococcygeal injections
Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
Shoulder injections
Soft tissue injections
Spinal Decompression
Spinal fusion
Spine Surgery
Sports medicine
Trigger point injections

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Certifications

Board Certified, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

President, Utah State Orthopaedic Society
Board of Counselors, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Chair, Department of Surgery, Pioneer-Jordan Valley
Honorary President, Utah Medical Society
Navy Commendation - Vietnam and Desert Storm

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