Patient Stories

Hear real Alaskans talk about their experience at OPA.

Click the button below each patient’s photo to watch their testimonial video or read their full story.

Barbara Chambers

Barbara Chambers

After a complex back surgery, Barbara Chambers could be herself again. "I have absolutely so much more energy. I’m dancing, I’m skiing, I’m gardening..."
Braeden & Athena Fulton

Braeden & Athena Fulton

From Athena, mother of hand patient Braeden Fulton, " I recommend OPA to everyone I know when they have injuries...They care about your well being, they really do"
Carey Hejl

Carey Hejl

Outdoors woman Carey wanted to be able to four-wheel, hunt, fish, garden and lift her grandchildren without debilitating pain. Surgery for her spondylolisthesis made that happen.
Amy Malouf

Amy Malouf

Alyeska Ski Patrol member Amy Malouf broke her ankle severely, requiring surgery with foot specialist Eugene Change, MD. Six months later she raced up Mt. Marathon.
Trevor Kirn

Trevor Kirn

After hip impingement surgery, finds relief. “I think I’m set for the rest of my life.”
Janice Henderson

Janice Henderson

I'm kinda hoping now with this new hip I’ll be dancing on tables again. My husband and I like to ballroom dance.
Gary Mashburn

Gary Mashburn

"I don't have the soreness, I don't have the swelling. This has given me 20, 30 years back on my life.”
Sven “Ole” Jordan

Sven “Ole” Jordan

"I'd like to thank OPA for your fixing my Achilles. It was so bad I couldn't even ride my bike and here I am today doing Mt. Marathon. and I couldn't be more excited about it."
William Carr

William Carr

“I had both knees done at once and the next day I was up and walking down the halls.”
Abbie Baugh

Abbie Baugh

"The injury I had was an 18-month recovery, but I am already mountain biking and skiing at nine months."
Joshua Wilson

Joshua Wilson

“I could go on about all the good experiences that I have had with this office. It was never awkward, not even my first visit.”
Kathy & Jim Kincaid

Kathy & Jim Kincaid

“It has just changed my life so dramatically it is wonderful...“After the surgery and some physical therapy and exercise my hip is just like new!”

Questions?

The OPA team includes Alaska’s leading specialists and offers some of the latest, most advanced treatment procedures available today.

OPA treats a wide variety of conditions and offers comprehensive treatment options — including many non-surgical solutions, minimally invasive arthroscopies (repairs), and total joint replacement.

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