Accepting New Patients: Yes
Gender: Male
Began Practicing: 2014
Languages:
George
Friedhoff, D.O.
Specialties:
Primary Location: St. Vincent Independence Physician Center
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Gender: Male
Began Practicing: 2014
Languages:
Suite 103
Independence, Ohio 44131
Phone: 216.369.2800
Fax: 216.369.0456
Hours:
Disabled Access: Yes
Public Transportation: No
Biography:
Dr. George Friedhoff is board-certified in internal medicine and sports medicine. He serves as a medical orthopedist in the Spine and Orthopedic Institute with special interests in acute/chronic back pain management, osteoarthritis, joint injections under musculoskeletal ultrasound and osteopathic manipulative treatment. Fellowship-trained in sports medicine, Dr. Friedhoff runs the Bump Clinic for school athletes and has special interests in concussions and overuse injuries for endurance athletes. He's held a number of sports medicine appointments, including team physician for Ohio University, Otterbein University, Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships, Nationwide Columbus Marathon, NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, PGA President’s Cup and All Ohio State Soccer Championships.
Education
Riverside Methodist Hospital - Columbus, OH Fellowship - 2014
Riverside Methodist Hospital - Columbus, OH Residency - 2013
Michigan State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical School - 2010
Treatment & Services
- Acute Back Pain
- Adult Sports Medicine
- Arthritis
- Athletic Injuries
- Back Pain
- Back Stenosis
- Foot & Ankle Injuries
- Foot Pain
- Low Back & Neck Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteopathic Care
- Podiatric Sports Medicine
- Spine Pain
- Sports Injury
- Sports Medicine
Insurance Accepted
- AETNA HEALTH NETWORK OPTION - HMO
- AETNA NETWORK - HMO
- AETNA OPEN ACCESS - HMO
- AETNA SELECT - HMO
- AETNA SELECT CHOICE - HMO
- AETNA US ACCESS - HMO
- ANTHEM BLUE PREFERRED - HMO
- CIGNA HEALTH PLAN - HMO
- GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE (CIGNA) - HMO
- HEALTH OHIO (MMO) - HMO
- SUPERMED - HMO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE OF OHIO - HMO
- BUCKEYE COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN HMO - MCD
- CARESOURCE HMO - MCD
- AETNA GOLDEN HMO - MCR
- ANTHEM MEDICARE PPO - MCR
- ANTHEM SENIOR ADVANTAGE HMO - MCR
- BUCKEYE COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN HMO - MCR
- CARESOURCE ADVANTAGE HMO - MCR
- MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO MEDICARE ADV - MCR
- SUMMA CARE HMO - MCR
- UNITED HEALTHCARE ADVANTAGE HMO - MCR
- UNITED HEALTHCARE SELECT HMO - MCR
- AETNA ELECT CHOICE - PPO
- AETNA GOLDEN CHOICE - PPO
- AETNA MANAGED CHOICE - PPO
- AETNA OPEN CHOICE - PPO
- ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS NETWORK (FEDERAL - PPO
- ANTHEM BLUE TRADITIONAL - PPO
- CIGNA HEALTH PLAN - PPO
- CONFINITY (FORMERLY PPOM/ASC FLORA) - PPO
- EMERALD HEALTH NETWORK-INTERPLAN HE - PPO
- FIRST HEALTH NETWORK (COVENTRY) - PPO
- GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE (CIGNA) - PPO
- MULTIPLAN - PPO
- OHIO HEALTH CHOICE - PPO
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS (MULTIPL - PPO
- SUPERMED CLASSIC (MMO) - PPO
- SUPERMED PLUS (MMO) - PPO
- SUPERMED SELECT (MMO) - PPO
- TRICARE - PPO
- UNITED HEALTHCARE OF OHIO - PPO
Recent Posts
August 6, 2020
Innovative, Nonsurgical Treatments Provide Relief from Back, Joint Pain
Millions of Americans suffer each day with pain from arthritis or injury to the back, neck and joints. Many choose to live with what can be debilitating pain, unable to perform household chores or even work, rather than turn to surgery to relieve the ...continue reading
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February 4, 2019
4 Tips to Recover from Joint and Muscle Pain from Exercise
Starting in late January and early February every year, Dr. Friedhoff begins to see an influx of patients suffering from overuse injuries caused by starting their New Year’s exercise regime too aggressively. These injuries are one factor that leads t ...continue reading
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November 12, 2018
Adult stem cell therapy heals grandmother’s shoulder osteoarthritis
Suffering constant pain in her shoulder, Jeanie Fleischer found herself powerless to perform everyday tasks. Unable to open a car door, put water in the coffee pot and reach into her cupboard, Jeanie relied on Ed, her recently retired husband, to ass ...continue reading
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July 16, 2018
Outpatient Procedure Helps Patients Take Control of Arthritis Pain
Sandra turned to St. Vincent Charity Medical Center’s Dr. George Friedhoff in search of an alternative to surgery to relieve her back pain. Dr. Friedhoff performed a cooled, radiofrequency spinal ablation, a state of the art non-invasive outpatient t ...continue reading
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