Martin H. Redish MD
A proven and respected orthopedic surgeon in Chattanooga for more than 20 years, Dr. Redish is a native of Indianapolis and a graduate of Indiana University Medical School. He completed a residency at the University of Tennessee at Erlanger Medical Center and, as chief resident, managed an active trauma service. Following residency, Dr. Redish entered private practice in association with Paul C. Thompson, M.D., a noted total joint replacement pioneer. Less than three years later, he established Chattanooga Bone and Joint Surgeons.
Dr. Redish's professional focus is on general orthopedics, with an emphasis on joint replacement, hand, and foot surgery. He has created successful new methods of surgical treatment of fractures of the calcaneus (heel bone) and the ankle. Dr. Redish also has developed the use of innovative internal fixation used for corrective surgery for severe bunion deformities of the foot. Starting in 2000 he began utilizing and perfecting the Repicci technique of unicondylar knee resurfacing, a minimally invasive alternative to total knee replacement. His success with this procedure has allowed him to be a teacher of this technique and a consultant for the Biomet and the Mako corporations, helping to develop new products and techniques for minimally invasive knee resurfacing. “In my years of experience with orthopedic trauma and general orthopedics I have become familiar with multiple techniques that are used in all of the joints. This helps me with every patient encounter and with every surgery I perform. It is my belief that the general orthopedist familiar with the treatment of all joints usually provides better care than one who narrowly specializes.”
Dr Redish enjoys just being outside fishing, hiking, boating, and working in his vegetable garden. He also is an avid bluegrass musician, playing mostly fiddle and mandolin. “Gardening has a lot of similarities to being a doctor in that we have to work with Mother Nature, not try to impose our will on it” He lives in Chattanooga and has two grown sons.
