KarlRussellBalchMD

Summary

• As a fellowship-trained joint replacement surgeon, Dr. Karl Balch specializes in the latest joint replacement procedures. Dr. Balch performs total hip and knee replacement, partial knee replacement, minimally invasive hip surgery, computer-assisted knee balancing, quadriceps-sparing knee approaches, as well as revision surgery for the hip and knee. He also offers injections for nonsurgical pain management for the hip and knee. He is dedicated to helping patients walk pain-free and get their mobility back after living with pain for years.
  
  Dr. Balch ensures that patients understand their injury or condition and their available treatment options so that they can work as a team to develop a treatment plan to meet their needs and goals together. His approach is to offer the same care to his patients that he would want a member of his own family to have. Dr. Balch is proud to work at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI) at their Bakersfield Office.
  
  When he is not seeing patients, Dr. Balch enjoys spending time with his wife and children, woodworking, and playing music as a drummer.