Dr. Roy Sanders specializes in acute trauma and posttraumatic reconstruction, as well as Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is the President of Florida Orthopaedic Institute, a group he helped found, and the Director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service. He is currently the Chairman of USF’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Roy Sanders specializes in acute trauma and posttraumatic reconstruction, as well as Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is the President of Florida Orthopaedic Institute, a group he helped found, and the Director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service. He is currently the Chairman of USF’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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I feel really lucky to have a doctor like Dr. Sanders!
(6 days ago)
May-2026
Dr. Sanders is an awesome guy who is driven to provide excellent service to get you walking again. His experience and skill set are second to none.
(1 week ago)
May-2026
Office was bustling with patients but Dr. Sanders spent a long time with me explaining in detail TAR and recovery time. He also took the time to personally do pain injection. Also, his PA was professional and compassionate to my concerns. All his staff was supportive and worked well with the team.
(3 weeks ago)
May-2026
Wonderful visit. Appreciate Dr Sander’s expertise, advisement and expeditious patient care. Exceptional service. Thank to Dr Sanders and his team
(1 month ago)
Apr-2026
Excellent surgeon, Professional staff, explains everything in detail. Choose Dr. Roy Sanders with confidence..
(1 month ago)
Apr-2026
Terrific surgeon! He takes time to explain everything and then allows time to patiently answer my questions.
(1 month ago)
Apr-2026
Dr sanders is great, office staff are awesome. Caroline and Peter in casts are amazing!
(2 months ago)
Mar-2026
It was a pleasure having Dr Sanders address my ankle issues and put me on a path to recovery and full use of my ankle and foot. It’s been a 2 1/2 year journey to repair someone else’s problem, but Dr Sanders had the skill and experience to make it right.
(2 months ago)
Mar-2026
Dr. Sanders is world renowned for his expertise in ankle surgeries and repair. I really wondered if I would walk again when my bone became infected and he had to do a bone graph and fuse my ankle. I’m now walking and I’m so grateful for Dr. Sanders.
Dr. Roy Sanders specializes in acute trauma and posttraumatic reconstruction, as well as Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is the President of Florida Orthopaedic Institute, a group he helped found, and the Director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service. He is currently the Chairman of USF’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Sanders attended medical school at the New York University School of Medicine in New York City, and performed his residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, also in New York City, graduating in 1985.
Dr. Sanders is the Past President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (2004-2005) and is currently serving as Director of the Orthopaedic Trauma Service, and the Chief of the Department of Orthopaedics at Tampa General Hospital. He has been involved in resident and fellowship training for over twenty (20) years. He has been a past Chairman of the Committee on Trauma for both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Dr. Sanders has authored over 100 articles and abstracts on orthopaedic trauma, published several textbooks on orthopaedic trauma, and is presently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, the leading international journal in the field. He has served as faculty for over 150 courses, has given over 230 lectures, and served as course Chairman for 39 courses to train other orthopaedic surgeons, including originating the AO/ASIF Course in Foot and Ankle Trauma with Sigvard Hansen, and the Current Solutions in Orthopaedic Trauma Course, now in its 8th year.
He has been an investigator in over 20 research studies including a landmark National Institutes of Health investigation on limb salvage, for which he was a recipient of the AAOS prestigious Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Research in February of 2003. His special area of expertise is reconstructive surgery of the lower extremity (complex fractures, mal/nonunions, deformity correction, post-traumatic arthritis, and bone infections).
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I feel really lucky to have a doctor like Dr. Sanders!
Dr. Sanders is an awesome guy who is driven to provide excellent service to get you walking again. His experience and skill set are second to none.
Office was bustling with patients but Dr. Sanders spent a long time with me explaining in detail TAR and recovery time. He also took the time to personally do pain injection. Also, his PA was professional and compassionate to my concerns. All his staff was supportive and worked well with the team.
Wonderful visit. Appreciate Dr Sander’s expertise, advisement and expeditious patient care. Exceptional service. Thank to Dr Sanders and his team
Excellent surgeon, Professional staff, explains everything in detail. Choose Dr. Roy Sanders with confidence..
Terrific surgeon! He takes time to explain everything and then allows time to patiently answer my questions.
Dr sanders is great, office staff are awesome. Caroline and Peter in casts are amazing!
It was a pleasure having Dr Sanders address my ankle issues and put me on a path to recovery and full use of my ankle and foot. It’s been a 2 1/2 year journey to repair someone else’s problem, but Dr Sanders had the skill and experience to make it right.
Dr. Sanders is world renowned for his expertise in ankle surgeries and repair. I really wondered if I would walk again when my bone became infected and he had to do a bone graph and fuse my ankle. I’m now walking and I’m so grateful for Dr. Sanders.
Very professional and helpful