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Keith Toto

Keith Toto

Nanuet, NY

Knee Replacement

Keith Toto

My name is Keith Toto from Nanuet, New York. Before coming to HSS, I went to 3 hospitals in the span of 2 years. I had a lot of pain in my right knee as the result of a broken kneecap. The 3 hospitals told me that my knee was fine and there was nothing wrong and told me to until I retired, but I knew that something wrong. So one day I spoke to my sister-in-law, who told me go to Hospital for Special Surgery, so I looked for a knee replacement doctor. First, I went to see Dr. Gregory DiFelice, who examined my right knee and referred me to Dr. Anil Ranawat. Dr. Ranawat examined my right kneecap and as a result of it being outside of my knee, he referred me to his brother, Amar. Dr. Amar Ranawat performed surgery on 2/24/15 and did a wonderful job. Thanks to him, I can lift up to 150 pounds while working for UPS.

Since 2010, I had pain in my left shoulder and in late 2015, Dr. Anil Ranawat referred me to Dr. David Wang. Dr. Wang examined my shoulder and asked Dr. Answorth Allen for a final exam. Upon Dr. Allen's findings, I was transferred to Dr. Amar Ranawat, who operated on my left shoulder in February 2016.

Lastly, when it came time to operate on my left knee, I went back to Dr. Amar Ranawat for surgery to repair major damage sustained from an accident. Dr. Mary Kollakuzhiyil did a wonderful job detailing my history as well as information on what was going on with my body.

Thanks to all who have helped me throughout the years!

HSS Providers

Anil S. Ranawat, MD

Anil S. Ranawat, MD

Sports Medicine and Hip Preservation Surgeon

Amar S. Ranawat, MD

Amar S. Ranawat, MD

Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon

Gregory S. DiFelice, MD

Gregory S. DiFelice, MD

Trauma and Sports Medicine Surgeon

David A. Wang, MD

David A. Wang, MD

Primary Sports Medicine Physician

Answorth A. Allen, MD

Answorth A. Allen, MD

Sports Medicine Surgeon

Mary Kollakuzhiyil, MD, FACP

Mary Kollakuzhiyil, MD, FACP

Internal Medicine Physician

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