Our Story

Meet Dr. Jack Bert.                                                                                                    

Dr. Bert's mission is simple, to heal. He specializes on conditions and diseases of the bone and joints aka orthopedics aka musculoskeletal. He's been practicing for over 40 years.

But simple does not mean easy.

But why orthopedics?                                                                                               

People under the age of 65 spend more on orthopedics than the next 3 diagnosis categories combined. Dr. Bert believes that everyday individuals should have access to the best specialists. Health equity requires all to have access to the best.

But there is a GAP in orthopedic care. And it makes it complex and downright expensive.

But why is orthopedics not easy?                                                                            

Orthopedics requires a personalized approach. It requires a specialized knowledge and skillset to manage.
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Dr. Bert trained for over 18,000 hours in orthopedics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He then launched a private practice where he had over 250,000 patient visits. And performed more than 25,000 orthopedic surgeries. He was the first orthopedic doctor to perform outpatient surgery in Minnesota. And was the Past President of the Arthroscopy Association (over 6,000 orthopedic surgeons worldwide), written over 72 peer-reviewed medical journal articles and is a master instructor at the orthopedic learning academy in Chicago, IL.

His specialty on knee issues led to a critical discovery: about 20% of his patients were unhappy or had experienced unsuccessful total knee surgery(confirmed today by 14+ peer-reviewed journal articles). He found this statistic unacceptable and embarked on a journey to bring this number down to 0%.
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Through rigorous research and practice, Dr. Bert devised a protocol that significantly improved patient outcomes. His work expanded to shoulders, hips, backs, and necks.
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But, Dr. Bert saw many of his incoming patients were still suffering after being in the "system" for months. What bothered him more was the scale of these treatment delays.
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The reach of his treatment protocol was limited to his clinic, yet he knew he needed to extend its benefits to more patients based on their needs and feedback.

But he knew he had a problem. He wasn’t impacting enough patients.

Since then, a few things have changed..                                                                 

Motivated by this vision, Dr. Bert co-founded MDDirect. MDDirect incorporates his philosophy of delivering efficient, personalized treatment pathways specific to the patient's diagnosis.

MDDirect isn’t rocket science (although we have a team of specialized surgeons). We’ve taken the extremely complex and distilled it down to the simple.

Our approach is tailored for individuals who are tired of ineffective and expensive treatments. It’s for people who value superior quality, aren’t afraid to invest an extra 15 minutes to avoid costly, time-consuming and painful treatments, and want the best for themselves and their loved ones.

It's for individuals like Dr. Bert. People who value integrity, dedication, and a job well done.
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