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Biography: Ariel Palanca, MD, received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She finished an orthopedic surgical residency at Stanford University Medical Center and an AOTrauma Fellowship from Flinders Medical Center in Adelaide, Australia. She served as an Assistant Professor at Stanford University Medical Center in the Foot & Ankle Division, has been published in dozens of peer-reviewed publications and served in three global humanitarian aid locations. Dr. Palanca speaks English and Spanish.

Biography: Dr. Eric Kagel, MD is an Orthopedic Surgery Specialist who practices in San Jose, CA. He is 61 years old. Dr. Eric Kagel, MD is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital.

Care Philosophy: Listen to your patients and they will tell you the diagnosis. This is an axiom taught by a famous physician and one in which I deeply believe. To me, the first and most important thing I can do as a physician, is listen to the patient. Only by taking a careful and complete history of the problem, can an accurate diagnosis be made. With all of our new patients, this is followed by a comprehensive neurological examination. Many patients have remarked at the end of their encounter, that they had previously never had as thorough an evaluation. Of course, this takes time. So we schedule 60 minute appointments for our new patients. This provides the necessary time both for the evaluation, and for questions, explanations and patient and family education. Patients who understand their ailments are better prepared to participate in their management. Did you know that the word, doctor, comes from the latin, ``docere,`` which means ``to teach.``

Biography: Dr. Delaney is a specialist in orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and joint replacement surgery, including anterior hip replacement. He received his M.D. from New York Medical College in 1986 and went on to do a surgical internship at St. Luke's Hospital/Columbia University in New York. He completed a four year orthopedic residency at Catholic Medical Center/Cornell University in 1992. During this time he trained in spinal reconstruction and pediatric orthopedics at NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases as well as an advanced AO fracture and trauma course. He then completed a one year Joint Replacement Fellowship, which included training in Anterior Hip Replacement, at Stanford University in Palo Alto. He has been in private practice in Los Gatos, California since 1993.Dr. Delaney is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.aaos.org and is Board Certified by the American board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. www.abos.org.Dr. Delaney has training in as well as extensive experience performing advanced arthroscopic surgical techniques including Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) repair, meniscus transplant, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and cartilage replacement procedures. He serves as team physician and orthopedic consultant to several area high schools, semi pro and club sports teams.He does this through both operative and non-operative care, calling upon his extensive training in advanced arthroscopic techniques, cartilage replacement, ligament repair, minimally invasive and custom joint replacement surgeries. He is committed to remaining up to date with all technological advances in orthopedics by attending seminars and courses and maintains close ties with his community by providing orthopedic care to several local schools and sports teams as well as conducting regularly scheduled community lectures and seminars.