Gavan Duffy, M.D.

Practice: Southeast Orthopedic Specialists

Specialty: Orthopedics: Orthopedic Surgery, Total Hip & Knee Replacement, Partial Joint Replacement

Office locations: Jacksonville, Fleming Island, Ponte Vedra Beach

Most recent review: 3 days ago New

2.7K Ratings

1.2K Comments

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.

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Very nice and explained everything very well

(3 days ago) Nov-2026

He did my Right hip replacement and went to check my left hip. He is very customer focused, listening the customer’s view and answer all my questions. He is one of the best Doctor in South east orthopedics

(3 days ago) Nov-2026

Excellent Doctor. Explains medical issues in understandable English

(3 days ago) Nov-2026

Very friendly and professional.

(3 days ago) Nov-2026

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(1 week ago) Oct-2026

Dr. Duffy always listens and responds accordingly. I needed a cortisone injection in my R hip and he asked who I preferred to give me the injection. I asked for Diane Heath. She was on her way and within a short period of time I received the injection. Dr. Duffy also explained about possibly following up with a PRP, a Platelet-Rich Plasma injection. I agreed that I wanted the injection.

(1 week ago) Oct-2026

Thank him! Showed me the problem and played out a plan. Impressed.

(2 weeks ago) Oct-2026

Dr. Duffy is amazing. He takes the time with everyone.

(2 weeks ago) Oct-2026

Happy to see him and he had very good news for me.

(2 weeks ago) Oct-2026

Unpleasant bedside manner

(2 weeks ago) Oct-2026

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