Dr. Jeffrey Abildgaard is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic surgery, reconstructive procedures, and cartilage restoration. He has experience treating athletes at the high school, college, and professional level.
Dr. Jeffrey Abildgaard is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic surgery, reconstructive procedures, and cartilage restoration. He has experience treating athletes at the high school, college, and professional level.
Dr. Jeffrey Abildgaard is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee including reconstructive procedures, tendon/ligament reconstruction, and cartilage restoration. Dr. Abildgaard received his medical degree from Loma Linda University and completed his orthopedic residency at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. He supplemented his training with a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas in Greenville, South Carolina.
Dr. Abildgaard enjoys caring for athletes of all ages and skill levels. He has provided care for athletes at the high school, college, and professional level, including Arizona State University, North Greenville University, the Greenville Drive (Boston RedSox affiliate), the Colorado Rockies and members of the US Ski and Snowboard Teams. Additionally, Dr. Abildgaard is active in research and is currently a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS).
Residency
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Medical School
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training
Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas

Enjoy coming to see Dr Abildgaard he always takes great care of me and listens to all my ailments.
Lots of ego, unfriendly, poor rapport He seems to know his stuff, but acts like he is too cool to listen to his patient. I wasn’t sure if he was a narcissist, had Asperger syndrome or just had no personality. I asked if I could see someone else on my way out of the office. I’ve seen four other docs at Ortho Arizona for a variety of reasons and he does not measure up to them at all!!!
He was amazing!
I would welcome the opportunity to refer Dr. Abildgaard to anyone suspecting that they may need any type of bone surgery. After 3 years of pain I am 6 weeks post surgery and pain free.
Dr Abildgaard is absolutely wonderful. He did 2 of my shoulder surgeries and would highly recommend him.
Was very knowledgeable, thorough and informative. Great personality. Provided good path for my recovery.
No empathy and did not do a thorough job of going over the MRI results
Answer all my questions, and very knowledgeable. I’ll highly recommend him.
Very knowledgeable and very nice. Overall a good experience
Explains with detail and checks for understanding.