Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D., Named Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Department

Rochester Hills, MI, April 4, 2023-- Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D., an orthopedic knee specialist and pioneer in minimally invasive, robotic-assisted total knee replacement has been appointed to serve as the Chief of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital.

Dr. DeClaire will continue serving as the Director of the Department of Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement Program for the hospital.

In his new role, Dr. DeClaire will supervise the program’s internal processes and help manage protocols. He will also continue to oversee the hospital’s participation in the Michigan Arthroplasty Registry Collaborative Quality Initiative, or MARCQI program, a Michigan joint implant registry that measures quality control based on joint implant successes, failures, and complications.

A board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic knee surgeon who has performed over 30,000 surgeries, Dr. DeClaire offers arthroscopy; ligament reconstruction; meniscus transplantation; cartilage regeneration; and outpatient, partial, and total knee replacement. He has assisted in the design of implants and a ligament-preserving knee.

“I’m extremely motivated to help grow Ascension’s Adult Reconstruction & Joint Replacement Program, which is already one of the best in the state, “says Dr. DeClaire. “I am a firm believer in finding more progressive and innovative methods in my practice and I will apply that skillset in my leadership role at the hospital.”

Dr. DeClaire has been performing knee replacement procedures for more than 30 years and is the first in the world to use the OmniBOTICS system for robotic-assisted surgery.

Dr. DeClaire has been doing traditional knee replacements since 1987 and is known for his cutting-edge procedures resulting in more successful outcomes. He was the first in the world to use the OmniBOTICS system for robotic-assisted surgery. DeClaire’s groundbreaking Elite Knee procedure combines computer-generated imaging with robotic instrumentation and over 30 years of surgical expertise to provide a superior outcome for knee replacement patients. Using robotic technology and a ligament tensioning device to measure a patient’s ligament balance, Dr. DeClaire can determine the best implant position leading to a well-balanced knee replacement. The tensioning device, called a BalanceBot™, gives the surgeon a "second pair of eyes" to accurately measure the knee ligament tension for each patient. Studies show that patients who had this customized approach for knee replacement had more normal knee function and better outcomes two years post-surgery than patients who had undergone traditional surgery.

Jeffrey H. DeClaire, M.D.

Besides his acclaimed Elite Knee, Dr. DeClaire has pioneered the Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Surgical Procedure, a partial knee replacement that has excellent outcomes for qualified patients.

A Clinical Assistant Professor at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, he has been named a Detroit Top Doc by Detroit Hour Magazine and recognized as “Outstanding Physician of the Year” by Former Michigan Governor John Engler.