Shoulder surgery specialist in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Welcome to Orthopaedic Associates (Formerly Southern Orthopedic Specialists, P.A.), your trusted partner for comprehensive orthopaedic care in Panama City, FL, and the surrounding regions. Conveniently located at 1827 Harrison Ave, Panama City, FL 32405, we are dedicated to providing specialized, compassionate care for every bone, joint, and muscle injury and condition. Since 1988, our team of recognized experts, including Dr. Jason W. Thackeray, M.D., F.A.C.S., Dr. Theodore I. Macey, M.D., Emeritus, and Dr. Thomas A. Fusco, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S., has been committed to serving the communities of Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville, Crestview, and Panama City with excellence and dedication.

Orthopaedic Associates is a leading health institution located at 1034 Mar Walt Drive in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. Since 1988, we have been dedicated to providing specialized and compassionate orthopaedic care to residents in Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville, Crestview, Panama City, and surrounding areas. Our team of recognized experts offers expert care for every bone, joint, and muscle injury and condition, creating individualized treatment plans to help our patients become stronger. Our treating physician, Thomas A. Fusco, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S., leads our team in providing experienced care for injuries and conditions of the back, neck, spine, elbow, foot, ankle, hand, wrist, hip, knee, and shoulder. We also offer advanced care in joint replacement and revision, pain management, podiatry, and sports medicine.

J. Ryan Cotton, M.D. is a renowned orthopaedic sports medicine specialist located at 1827 Harrison Avenue in Panama City, Florida, United States. Dr. Cotton is fellowship-trained and board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with a focus on treating injuries and conditions of the ankle, elbow, hand, hip, knee, shoulder, and wrist for both adult and pediatric patients. After completing his medical education at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Dr. Cotton underwent residency training at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville and a sports medicine fellowship at the Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Georgia. With a passion for helping patients regain mobility and reduce pain, Dr. Cotton also provides volunteer sports medicine coverage for local high school football teams.

Welcome to Steven Seeker, M.D., your trusted expert in orthopaedic and sports medicine care, conveniently located at 9400 University Pkwy #200, Pensacola, FL 32514. Dr. Steven Seeker is dedicated to delivering exceptional medical care with a focus on sports injuries, hand surgery, knee replacement surgery, rotator cuff repairs, ligament reconstruction, and other arthroscopic joint surgeries of the shoulder and knee. Dr. Seeker's commitment to patient care is reflected in his high provider star rating, calculated from patient responses to our comprehensive satisfaction survey. With a strong foundation in education, Dr. Seeker earned his medical degree from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, followed by a residency at Summa Health System in Akron, OH, and a fellowship at the Orthopaedic Research of Virginia in Richmond, VA.