George Branovacki, MD

Dr. George Branovacki specializes in adult reconstructive surgery and sports medicine, with particular interest in cartilage preservation, restoration surgery, and total joint revisions. He completed his adult reconstruction fellowship at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, California, graduated from Northwestern University Medical School, and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Dr. Branovacki performs surgery using advanced technology, including an IPOD to increase joint placement accuracy. He performs the most joint replacement revisions in the southern suburbs and serves as head of Total Joint Reconstruction at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Through 2021, he had performed more than 10,000 surgeries in his career, including over 6,000 total joint replacements, among some of the most complex reconstructions and revisions in the Chicago area. He was one of the first surgeons in Illinois to use the VERASENSE™ sensor-assisted wireless device, a breakthrough technology used during total knee replacement.

He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Academy of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, and a distinguished member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Dr. Branovacki speaks Polish, and is the author of the Ortho Atlas Book on Hip Arthroplasty, available at orthoatlas.com.