Dr. Gavan Duffy is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in total hip and knee replacements. He performs 850 total joint replacements each year and has completed over 16,000 total hip and knee replacements throughout his career.
Dr. Gavan Duffy is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in total hip and knee replacements. He performs 850 total joint replacements each year and has completed over 16,000 total hip and knee replacements throughout his career.
Dr. Gavan Duffy is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in total hip and knee replacements. He received his medical degree from the University of Dublin in Ireland. After finishing his medical degree, Dr. Duffy moved to the United States and accepted a residency at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic He later completed an adult reconstructive surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School and a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston, MA.
After completing his education, Dr. Duffy worked at Mayo Clinic from 2001 to 2008. While there he was an associate professor of orthopedics and also held the title for Director of the Hip Fellowship training program. In addition to his extensive training, Dr. Duffy participated in two hip and one knee replacement design teams. He also worked with manufacturing teams for hip and knee replacements.
He is the former Medical Director for the Orthopedic Center of Excellence and the former Chief of Orthopedics at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside. Dr. Duffy has been with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists since 2008. He performs 850 total joint replacements each year and has completed over 16,000 total hip and knee replacements throughout his career. He is currently the Medical Director for Memorial’s Center of Joint Replacement.
Specialties
Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement
Partial Joint Replacement
Education
Doctor of Medicine
University of Dublin 1986 – 1991
(Dublin, Ireland)
Training
Fellowship, Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital 1999 – 2000 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School 1999 – 2000 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Residency, Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester 1994 – 1999 (Rochester, Minnesota)
Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery, Meath and Adelaide Hospitals 1993 – 1994 (Dublin, Ireland)
Visiting Clinician, Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester 1993 (Rochester, Minnesota)
Lecturer in Anatomy, Department of Anatomy, University of Dublin 1992 – 1993 (Dublin, Ireland)
Intern, Department of Surgery/Medicine, St. James Hospital 1991 – 1992 (Dublin, Ireland)
Certifications
Medical Doctors License, State of Florida
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
The Duffy Team
Diane Heath, B.S., PA‑C
Earl (Chunky) Miller, MPAS, PA‑C
He was very pleasant, and yet completely straight forward. I immediately felt comfortable while we discussed my injury & treatment plan.
Dr duffy was excellent as usual,he had a plan for my pain, I will follow his instructions. Lillie Golden
Dr. Duffy is very professional and answers your question exactly to the point
Very caring & professional. Explains everything down to my level. Excellent experience!
Dr. Duffy was professional, thorough and quick!
Always professional and friendly. His skills as a surgeon have kept me mobile.😃
He is a blissing to have him for my doctor.
Professional, honest and polite!
Dr Duffy is always pleasant and explains everything clearly. Good to know my knees are stable for the time being.
It was a pleasure to meet and speak with Dr. DUFFY.