Thomas San Giovanni, M.D.

Thomas San Giovanni, M.D.

Dr. Thomas San Giovanni is a Board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida, specializing in conditions of the foot and ankle. He received his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He subsequently completed an orthopedic surgical residency at the University of Miami and two fellowships at Harvard Medical School in Foot and Ankle surgery and Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. He also completed a Robert Wood Johnson Research Fellowship at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.

Dr. San Giovanni has recently been appointed as a professor at the Florida International University School of Medicine. He formerly served as a clinical associate professor for the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine and as a voluntary associate professor in the Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences at the University of Miami. Dr. San Giovanni is the orthopedic surgeon for the Miami City Ballet. He also serves as a foot and ankle surgical consultant to the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Florida International University and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Dr. San Giovanni lectures internationally on an extensive array of topics within the field of foot and ankle surgery.

Dr. San Giovanni has been chosen as one of the "Best Doctors in America" each year since 2005.

Specialty

Foot and Ankle / Orthopedic Surgery / Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Board Certification

• Orthopedic Surgery

Undergraduate

• Boston College, Boston, Ma.

Medical School

• George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Internship

• Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Residency

• University of Miami School of Medicine
  Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl. – Orthopedic surgery

Fellowship

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, Ma
  • Foot & Ankle Surgery/Brigham & Women's Hospital
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery/Children's Hospital Boston
  • Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, N.Y.
  • Robert Wood Johnson Research Fellowship

Professional Organizations and Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society
• International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine
• International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
• Massachusetts Medical Society
• Miami Orthopedic Society
• Florida Orthopedic Society
• Boston College Pre-Med Honor Society

Research Interests

• Total ankle joint replacement surgery
• Post-traumatic ankle and foot reconstruction
• Osteochondral defects/Cartilage repair & transplant surgery
• Ankle fracture & Achilles tendon repair techniques

Languages

• Spanish and Italian

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