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Restoring Your Knee for the Pace of Life

We offer the most advanced treatment options available including:

  • Minimally Invasive (MIS) Total Knee Replacement (TKA)
  • Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) – Navigation
  • Partial Knee Replacement (TKR)
  • Patient Matched Total Knee Replacement
  • Knee Arthritis Surgery
  • Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Care
  • Cartilage Regeneration Surgery
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Fracture Surgery
  • Sports Medicine

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About Dr. Stefan D. Tarlow, MD | Phoenix Knee Surgeon

Stefan D. Tarlow, MD

Stefan D. Tarlow, MD

Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery



Dr. Tarlow is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 20 years specializing in surgery of the knee. With a focus on specialty patient care and service he opened his own clinic, Advanced Knee Care, in September of 2008. The Advanced Knee Care name was chosen because it characterizes the focused professional services provided at our clinic. Dr. Tarlow has two office locations in the Valley, one in Phoenix (Biltmore area) and one in Mesa (Baseline Road). Dr. Tarlow practiced for 17 years at the Portland Knee Clinic (Oregon) and 3 years at Southwest Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Clinic (Arizona) prior to opening Advanced Knee Care.

Dr. Tarlow received his MD degree in 1982 from the Oregon Health Sciences University. His Orthopaedic Surgery Residency was also at the Oregon Health Sciences University. He has done two fellowships, one in Knee Surgery in Sweden with Dr. Jan Gillquist and one in Sports Medicine with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham.

Dr. Tarlow's practice focuses on excelling in the art of Knee Diagnosis and Surgery. He is known as an expert in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) – Navigation – for Total Knee Replacement, Patient Matched Custom Total Knee Replacement (PMI), Unicompartmental Knee Replacement, Cartilage Reconstructive Procedures (Carticel or Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation), Meniscal Transplant, Knee Ligament Reconstruction, including Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and multiple knee ligament surgery and Knee Arthroscopy.

Dr. Tarlow is also known for his diagnosis and treatment of complex knee injuries and conditions and receives these types of referrals from his orthopaedic colleagues.

Dr. Tarlow on Knees
Dr. Tarlow's blog provides personal thoughts about the treatment of knee injuries and disease, answers to FAQs, and occasional insights into the practice of medicine and gratification of patient care.

Stefan D. Tarlow, MD

Specializing in the Knee, with expertise in MIS, Computerized Total Knee Replacement

Medical Degree

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency

Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

Fellowships

  • Sports Medicine Fellowship, Dr. James Andrews, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Knee Surgery Fellowship, Dr. Jan Gillquist, Sweden

Hospital Affiliations

We offer the most advanced treatment options available including:

  • Minimally Invasive (MIS) Total Knee Replacement (TKA)
  • Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) - Navigation
  • Partial Knee Replacement (TKR)
  • Patient Matched Custom Total Knee Replacement (newest form of computer assisted surgery)
  • Knee Arthritis Surgery
  • Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Care
  • Cartilage Regeneration Surgery
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Fracture Surgery
  • Sports Medicine