Dr. Tigges is Board Certified in Orthopedics and Joint Replacement. He completed a dual Fellowship in Total Joint Replacement at Massachusetts General Hospital and Aufranc Reconstruction at New England Baptist Hospital, Massachusetts. He specializes in hip/knee replacement surgery with expertise in tissue-sparing techniques. He is the Medical Staff President at Northern Dutchess Hospital (NDH), past Chairman of Surgery at NDH and a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.