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
Dr Duffy was very personable
Very knowledgeable doctor. Great disposition! Would highly recommend him!
Very informative and very pleasant
Wow!!! What a kind and understanding doctor who actually listened with patience and concern with my issue. I have four girls who are extremely concerned about my care and put me in his hands. He also had to deal with two and did it with such professional attitude and a gentleman. Bless him🙏
Great and listened well. Answered all my questions.
Looking forward to upping it to 5 after surgery!
Very nice and assuring
There are not enough stars!!
Very warm and friendly. Seemed truly interested in my problem. I really appreciated seeing my x-rays and hearing an explanation of my problem.
Very personable and patient.