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OrthoIllinois (Dr. Geoffrey Van Thiel)

Orthopaedic surgery practice in Rockford and Elgin, Illinois, specialising in arthroscopic hip, knee and shoulder surgery, cartilage restoration and orthobiologic injections.

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Overview

This is the practice website of Dr Geoffrey Van Thiel, an orthopaedic surgeon working within OrthoIllinois, a physician-owned orthopaedic group in northern Illinois. The practice treats patients with hip, knee and shoulder problems and its stated focus is minimally invasive and arthroscopic surgery — keyhole procedures done through small incisions with a camera rather than open surgery.

The service list is mainly surgical and sports-medicine oriented: hip, knee and shoulder surgery, arthroscopy, cartilage restoration, sports medicine, workers' compensation care and second-opinion consultations. Cell-based and injection treatments appear on the site only under the single heading 'orthobiologics'. The website does not break that term down, so it does not say whether it means platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow concentrate, fat-derived cells, or something else. Anyone approaching this practice specifically for a regenerative injection should ask exactly which product is used and how it is prepared.

Dr Van Thiel is described as a team physician for professional sports organisations and as having published widely in orthopaedic medicine. The practice runs clinics in Rockford and Elgin, and is associated with OrthoIllinois locations including Crystal Lake and Algonquin. As a mainstream orthopaedic practice, treatment here is likely to be billed through health insurance, though the site does not state this.

At a Glance

Location
Rockford / Elgin / Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA
Address
vanthielmd.com | Also serves WI patients (Huntley, Dekalb, Barrington, McHenry, Beloit)
Google Rating
4.9 ★ (415 reviews)
Established
Not stated on the website.

Services and Treatments Offered

  • Arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder
  • Hip surgery
  • Knee surgery
  • Shoulder surgery
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Orthobiologics (specific product not described on the website)
  • Sports medicine
  • Workers' compensation programmes
  • Second-opinion consultations

Conditions Treated

Hip conditions and injuriesKnee conditions and injuriesShoulder conditions and injuriesCartilage damageSports injuriesWork-related musculoskeletal injuries

Cell Sources and Technologies

The site mentions orthobiologics only as a heading and gives no detail about the material used.

"Orthobiologics" — no specific cell source or product (bone marrow, fat, platelet-rich plasma, umbilical cord) is named on the website

Physicians and Clinical Team

Dr Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, MD — orthopaedic surgeon; the site also describes him as a team physician for professional sports organisations

Facility and Patient Experience

Two clinic addresses are published: 324 Roxbury Road, Rockford, IL 61107, open Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm; and 1550 N Randall Road, Elgin, IL 60124, with Tuesday clinics from 8am to 4pm. The practice operates as part of OrthoIllinois, which has additional sites in the region including Crystal Lake and Algonquin. There is a patient portal and online appointment booking. No languages other than English are listed, and no international patient service is described.

  • 324 Roxbury Road, Rockford, IL 61107 — Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
  • 1550 N Randall Road, Elgin, IL 60124 — Tuesdays 8am-4pm
  • Part of the OrthoIllinois group; further sites include Crystal Lake and Algonquin
  • Online appointment booking and patient portal available
  • Surgical practice; regenerative injections appear only as unspecified "orthobiologics"

Cost and Payment

No prices are published. This is a conventional orthopaedic practice and most services would normally be billed to health insurance, but the site does not state costs or which insurers are accepted.

Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.

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