For nearly 60 years, patients have trusted Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics (MKO) — founded in 1963 by the visionary Dr. Herbert Mendelson and now proudly part of Synergy Health Partners — for compassionate, world-class musculoskeletal care.
Dr. Mendelson’s story still guides everything we do. A Detroit native who paid his own way through Wayne State and the University of Michigan Medical School, he turned a high-school football injury into a lifelong mission to “fix what hurts.” With equal parts mechanical instinct and boundless empathy, he and co-founder Dr. Richard Hall built a practice where every patient felt respected and heard. That commitment to personal, patient-centered care remains our North Star.
What began as a single orthopedic clinic soon expanded to spine services and has since evolved into a full-service musculoskeletal network serving all of Southeast Michigan. Today MKO offers:
Comprehensive Orthopedics & Total-Joint Replacement
Advanced Spine, Neck & Back Care
Physical & Occupational Therapy
Interventional Pain Management
Podiatry and Hand & Upper-Extremity Services
Integrated diagnostic and non-surgical treatments
Backed by Synergy Health Partners’ resources and rigorous clinical standards, our multidisciplinary providers craft individualized treatment plans that blend surgical and non-surgical options for the best possible outcomes.
Dr. Mendelson’s legacy of perseverance, curiosity, and good humor lives on through every physician, therapist, and team member at MKO. Together with Synergy Health Partners, we deliver seamless, end-to-end care our community can rely on — ensuring each patient receives the region’s highest level of orthopedic and musculoskeletal expertise, just as Dr. Mendelson envisioned.