GEORGE SUTHERLAND Jr, MD
SPORTS MEDICINE: HIP, KNEE, SHOULDER, TOTAL JOINT
Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA)
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Residency
Louisiana State University (Shreveport, LA)
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Fellowship
Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Hughston Foundation (Columbus, GA)
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Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
BRIAN THORPE - Physician Assistant (PA-C)
Physicians: George Sutherland Jr, MD
APPOINTMENT: 843-705-9401 - Fax: 843-705-9403
SHOULDER CONDITIONS
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Arthritis
Biceps Tendon Tear (at the Shoulder)
Biceps Tendonitis
Burners and Stingers
Bursitis of the Shoulder
Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder
Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder
Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone)
Fractures of the Greater Tuberosity Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Fracture of the Shoulder Blade (Scapula)
Fracture of the Shoulder Socket
Glenoid Labrum Tear
Hill-Sachs Lesion
Muscle Imbalance in the Shoulder
Muscle Strain of the Upper Back
Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
Proximal Humerus Fracture
Rotator Cuff Injuries
Rotator Cuff Tear
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Separation
SLAP Tear (Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior Tear)
Suprascapular Neuropathy
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Weightlifter’s Shoulder
Winged Scapula
Radial Tunnel Syndrome
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SHOULDER PROCEDURES
Rotator Cuff Tears
Shoulder Instability
Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Fractures
With a passion for medicine that is perhaps only matched by his passion for the outdoors, Dr. George Sutherland hails from Richmond, VA and attended Eastern Virginia Medical School. After graduation (and after a brief snowboarding sabbatical in Colorado), he completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, LA.
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His move to the southeast came when Dr. Sutherland received his fellowship training from the Hughston Sports Medicine Fellowship in Columbus, GA. Again, though the outdoors came calling and Dr. Sutherland found the answer in Bluffton, SC, where the golf and fishing are among some of the best in the world.
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He’s spent the last decade in Bluffton as part of Optim Orthopedics, where he has focused his areas of expertise on sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery and knee construction with a focus on shoulder surgeries and ways to improve existing methods. “Shoulder surgery is not as bad as everyone thinks,” he said. “That’s what patients tell me, and that’s what has been mirrored in the research.”
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Outside of the practice, Dr. Sutherland has supported several organizations in his community and working with area non-profit Volunteers in Medicine to provide care for the less fortunate. “My door is always wide open for that group.”
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Dr. Sutherland performs surgery at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC, Doctors Hospital of Tattnall in Reidsville, GA and performs outpatient surgery at Optim Orthopedic Center in Savannah, GA. Clinics are held Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays in Bluffton, SC.
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And when he’s not there, you’ll find him out in the fresh air, working on his golf game or chasing that next trophy fish.
ELBOW CONDITIONS
Biceps Tendonitis (at the Elbow)
Biceps Tendonitis (at the Elbow)
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Elbow Bursitis
Growth Plate Injuries of the Elbow
Hyperextension Injury of the Elbow
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
Medial Apophysitis (Little Leaguer’s Elbow)
Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Elbow
Overuse Injuries of the Elbow
Throwing Injuries of the Elbow
Triceps Tendonitis
Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury
KNEE PROCEDURES
Meniscal Tears
Ligament Reconstruction
Cartilage Restoration
Total Knee Replacement
Partial Knee Replacement
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HIP PROCEDURES
Hip Arthropscopy
Hip Endoscopy
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FOOT & ANKLE PROCEDURES
Foot/Ankle Arthropscopy
Achilles Repair
Ankle Instability
BRIAN THORPE - Physician Assistant (PA-C)
Brian Thorpe is physician assistant to George Sutherland, MD, for Sports Medicine. Thorpe earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, followed by his Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from South University in Savannah, GA. He is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
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