Areas we serve · O‘ahu
Hip & knee replacement for patients across O‘ahu
Two clinics — Ala Moana and Kunia — and two hospitals, The Queen’s Medical Center and Adventist Health Castle. Find your part of the island.
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Paul N. Morton, MD, FAAOS
Fellowship-trained hip & knee replacement surgeon in Hawai‘i ·About Dr. Morton
- Board CertifiedAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Adult Reconstruction FellowshipHip & knee replacement · University of Chicago
- AO Trauma FellowshipCharité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- FAAOSFellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- FAAHKSFellow, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- MD, University of Hawai‘iJohn A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)
Honolulu
In town, everything is close: consultations, imaging, follow-up and in-house physical therapy at the Ala Moana clinic, and hospital-based, complex and revision surgery at The Queen’s Medical Center on Punchbowl Street. The neighborhood pages answer the questions people ask from each part of town — walk-ups and hillside streets, high-rise living, recovering near the beach.
- Ala MoanaClinicHonolulu clinic — the practice’s office here.
- HonoluluFor urban Honolulu, each step of a hip or knee replacement — consultation, X-rays, surgery, follow-up and physical therapy — can happen without leaving town, including a second look at a plan you already have.
- Downtown HonoluluThe Queen’s Medical Center, where Dr. Morton schedules complex, revision and hospital-level joint replacement, is on Punchbowl Street downtown. Clinic visits are at Ala Moana, a short trip away.
- Kaka‘akoKaka‘ako sits between downtown and Ala Moana, next door to Dr. Morton’s Honolulu clinic and home to the medical school where he earned his MD. Here is how joint replacement fits high-rise living.
- WaikīkīWhether Waikīkī is where you live or where you rest after surgery, Dr. Paul Morton’s clinic is in neighboring Ala Moana, and the flat streets toward Kapi‘olani Park make a practical first walking route.
- MānoaSloped streets, front steps and valley trails shape what a Mānoa knee or hip has to do. Here is how surgery and recovery with Dr. Paul Morton fit around that terrain.
- MakikiIn Makiki, the hardest part of coming home after a hip or knee replacement is often the staircase. Dr. Paul Morton’s team plans for that climb, and his Ala Moana clinic and Queen’s are both close by.
East Honolulu & Southeast O‘ahu
From Kaimukī out to Hawai‘i Kai, patients come in along H-1 or Kalaniana‘ole Highway to the Ala Moana clinic. Many are hikers, swimmers, paddlers and golfers, and the real question is what gets them back to it — partial or total, which approach, and how recovery is paced.
- KāhalaA golf course and beach parks set the bar for a Kāhala hip or knee. Dr. Paul Morton plans the operation, and the return to play, around the activities you want back.
- Hawai‘i KaiKoko Crater’s stair trail, snorkeling at Hanauma Bay and the water around the marina set the goals for a Hawai‘i Kai hip or knee. Dr. Paul Morton plans surgery with those in view.
- KaimukīFront steps, hillside streets and the walker weeks: Dr. Paul Morton plans a Kaimukī hip or knee replacement around the house and the street you come home to.
- ‘Āina HainaValley driveways, front steps and the drive in on Kalaniana‘ole Highway shape care from ‘Āina Haina. Dr. Paul Morton keeps the trips into town few and the plan clear.
Windward O‘ahu
There is no Windward clinic, but Adventist Health Castle in Kailua is one of Dr. Morton’s surgical venues, so hospital-based hip and knee replacement can happen on this side of the Ko‘olau. Consultations are at Ala Moana or Kunia, with telehealth for some follow-up visits.
- KailuaAdventist Health Castle, one of the hospitals where Dr. Paul Morton operates, is in Kailua, so your hip or knee replacement can happen without crossing the Ko‘olau.
- Kāne‘oheFrom Kāne‘ohe Bay up the coast to Ka‘a‘awa, you can see Dr. Paul Morton at Ala Moana or Kunia, check in by video, and have surgery at Adventist Health Castle in neighboring Kailua.
- WaimānaloBelow the Ko‘olau cliffs, a hip or knee replacement can be planned so each drive to town does real work, with surgery possible at Adventist Health Castle in nearby Kailua.
Central O‘ahu
‘Aiea, Pearl City, Mililani and Wahiawā sit between the two O‘ahu clinics. The Kunia clinic in Waipahu, with easy H-1/H-2 access and free parking, is usually the closer office; TRICARE and VA Community Care are accepted for service members, veterans and families.
- ‘AieaBetween town and West O‘ahu, ‘Aiea patients can see Dr. Paul Morton at the Kunia or Ala Moana clinic, ask exactly what the robot does, and have surgery at The Queen’s Medical Center.
- Pearl CityPearl City sits where H-1 meets H-2, a short freeway hop from Dr. Paul Morton’s Kunia clinic, where consultations, X-rays, follow-up visits and physical therapy all happen in one place.
- MililaniFrom Mililani and Mililani Mauka, Dr. Paul Morton’s Kunia clinic is a drive down H-2, so most visits stay out of town and surgery can be timed around work or other commitments.
- WahiawāUp where H-2 ends, Wahiawā patients can see Dr. Paul Morton at the Kunia clinic, handle some follow-ups by video, and use TRICARE, VA Community Care or Medicare.
West O‘ahu
The Kunia clinic keeps consultations, imaging and follow-up on the west side, with Wiki Wiki Orthopedics walk-in urgent care in the same center. Planning around the H-1 commute matters here: the goal is that surgery day is the main trip into town.
- Waipahu & KuniaClinicWest O‘ahu clinic — the practice’s office here.
- KapoleiFrom Makakilo down to Ko Olina, you can keep consultations, X-rays and follow-ups at Dr. Paul Morton’s Kunia clinic and save the drive into town on H-1 for surgery day.
- ‘Ewa BeachAcross the ‘Ewa Plain, Dr. Paul Morton’s Kunia clinic is the nearby office, and qualified patients can have a hip or knee replaced and sleep at home that same night.
- Wai‘anae CoastFrom Nānākuli to Mākaha, every appointment starts on Farrington Highway, so Dr. Paul Morton’s team plans your care to get the most out of each trip to Kunia or town.
North Shore
North Shore patients usually head up through Wahiawā and down H-2 to the Kunia clinic, or around the Windward coast toward Castle. Ocean questions — when you can surf, swim or paddle again — come up at almost every visit.
What patients say
“I entrusted Dr Morton to perform my knee surgery after visiting other orthopedic surgeons and I made the right decision! I am appreciative of his genuine care and patience. I especially want to give a special Mahalo to Carol for her kindness and helpfulness!”
— Mary Y. · Google review · 2023 “Great Doctor!!! Thorough, smart answered all my questions honestly and created a plan for my future health care.”
— Kina F. · Google review · 2022 “After both surgeries, went home of about 20 steps the same day. Out of a walker in about a week with PT & personal motivation.”
— Edward I. · Google review · 2026
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Schedule a consultation on O‘ahu
Consultations in Honolulu, West Oahu, Hilo and Kona — most new patients are seen within one to two weeks — with telehealth when an in-person visit isn’t practical.
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