- Dr. Alfred Geissele, MD
Dr. Alfred Geissele, MD
Overview
Dr. Alfred Geissele, MD works in Hickory, North Carolina is a specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and graduated Abbott Northwestern Hospital in 1993. Dr. Geissele is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center and practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Blepharophimosis - Ptosis - Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery
• Complex Spinal Instrumentation Procedure
• Dermatitis Due to Drugs
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• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Dog Allergy
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Endometrial Ablation
• Enlarged Turbinates
• Esophageal Diverticulum
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Chocolate
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Food Additives
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Sulphite
• Food Additive Allergy
• Food Additive Allergy - Amaranth
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Carp
• Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
• Glaucoma - Sleep Apnea
• Glycogen Storage Disease, Type IIb
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Hemofiltration
• Hyperglycemia
• Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
• Hypothermia
• Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
• Infertility Surgery
• Joint X-Ray
• Lumbar Epidural Nerve Block
• Lumbar Spine Surgery
• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• Mood Changes
• Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Ovarian Insufficiency Due to FSH Resistance
• Pancreatic Insufficiency
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 9
• Radiation Proctitis
• Retrobulbar Neuropathy
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sinus Node Disease
• Sinus Polyp
• Skin Aging
• Steppage Gait
• Stress Test
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Third-Degree Burns
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Wart Removal
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Procedures
• Ankle Fracture• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
• Back Pain
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chronic Neck Pain
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• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Femur Fracture
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Fracture
• Gait Abnormality
• Gout
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Hand Fracture
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Replacement
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Joint Drainage
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Kyphoplasty, Percutaneous
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Myelopathy
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Neck Pain
• Neurostimulation, Spinal
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rib Fracture
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Sacrum Disorders
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spine Surgery
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Steroid Injection
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Systemic Sclerosis
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Tibula and Fibula Fractures
• Trigger Finger
• Trigger Point Injection
• Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 39
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospitals
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Year completed: 1993 University Of Minnesota Hospital And Clinic Minneapolis, MN, USAYear completed: 1993
Medical School
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Graduated: 1984
Undergraduate School
Latrobe, PA, USA
Graduated: 1980
Internship Hospital
Washington, DC, United States
Graduated: 1984
Awards
Dr. Geissele Reviews
Based on: 1 review -Add review
I got an appointment when I needed one.
They kept things moving and on time during my visit.
I received a correct diagnosis and up-to-date treatment.
I was given specific advice on lifestyle changes I can make to improve my health.
The provider really listened, gave me the time I needed, and put me at ease.
We discussed treatment options and choices I have.
The provider addressed traditional and alternative medicine treatment options in an open-minded way.
Dwight E. Bowman on Dec 24, 2018
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Alfred E Geissele, M.D. - Orthopedic Surgery - 34+ years experience. This is basically what convinced me (a 67 year old ...male with Post Polio Syndrome) to let him do my back surgery (L4 L5 Fusion) on February 13, 2017. This turned out to be the BIGGEST mistake of my life.
After a 5.5 hour surgery I woke up in recovery to find I couldn’t move my lower left leg. Dr Geissele said it was being caused by a ‘flare up of my PPS’. PPS is a very slow progressing ailment and DOES NOT HAVE FLARE UPS!! I ended up having to spend 3 weeks in a rehab center taking rehab twice a day. I went in on a gurney and came out in a wheelchair. Upon coming home I had in-home rehab twice a week for 2 months and today I’m either behind a walker or in my wheelchair. Great work Geissele!!
In April 2018 I consulted another orthopedic surgeon in Hickory about my problem. After a CT Myelogram on my lower back he found the nerve damage at upper L4 and lower L5. After 3 rounds of injections into my lower back there was no change whatsoever. I ask the doctor if the PPS could have caused this and he stated absolutely not because of it’s slow progression. I also asked him if the CT Myelogram and injections had been done shortly after the surgery if my results would have been different. He stated my chances of getting the use of my leg back would have greatly increased. Dr Geissele and his assistant even discussed doing a CT Myelogram but never followed thru with the test.
Until this day Dr Geissele has NEVER ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY for my paralyzed leg. Dr Geissele has single handily destroyed my later years of life. All the plans my wife and I had made to go places and do things with the grandchildren can now only be done on a very limited basis. I made Dr Geissele a promise during the last office visit I had that I would be doing some advertising for him so here it is.
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Office Locations
Primary location
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists, 2165 Medical Parks Drive, Hickory, North Carolina (NC), 28602
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- American Republic
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blue Options PPO
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MedCost
- MedCost PPO
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Planned Administration Inc
- Pyramid Life
- Thrivent Financial
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
- Wellpath Preferred PPO
- Wells Fargo Insurance
- Worker's Compensation WC
- Workers Compensation
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