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Thomas B. Kelso II, MD, PhD
EmergeOrtho
Sports Medicine, Joint Replacement: Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine
Leland, Shallotte
5.0
179 Ratings
74 Comments
Dr. Thomas Kelso, M.D. practices at the Shallotte location and the Brunswick Forest Cutlar Crossing location of EmergeOrtho. He earned his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and completed his medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He received his Fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine.
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5.0
179 Ratings
74 Comments
Dr. Thomas Kelso, M.D. practices at the Shallotte location and the Brunswick Forest Cutlar Crossing location of EmergeOrtho. He earned his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and completed his medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He received his Fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine.
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Coastal Region: Leland – Brunswick Forest - Orthopedics
1168 East Cutlar Crossing
Suites: 102, 201, 301, 302
Leland, NC 28451
Suites: 102, 201, 301, 302
Leland, NC 28451
Coastal Region: Shallotte - Orthopedics
5160 Ocean Highway West
Shallotte, NC 28470
Shallotte, NC 28470
Dr. Thomas Kelso, M.D. practices at the Shallotte location and the Brunswick Forest Cutlar Crossing location of EmergeOrtho. He earned his undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and completed his medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He received his Fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine.
Prior to attending medical school, he studied the effects of exercise on muscle metabolism and received his Ph.D. from Washington State University School of Veterinary Medicine. He conducted research and authored or co-authored numerous research articles before entering orthopedic practice full time.
Dr. Kelso received his orthopedic training at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. While in the Navy, he served for two years as the Medical Officer aboard the guided-missile cruiser, USS Virginia. After completing his orthopedic residency, he was a member of the teaching staff at the Naval Medical Center and Director of Orthopedic Residency Research. During this period he also served as the orthopedic surgeon for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. Dr. Kelso left the Navy in 2000 and practiced for ten years in Springfield, Missouri at St. John’s Hospital, a level I trauma center. While practicing at St. John’s, Dr. Kelso received extensive experience in caring for orthopedic trauma patients.
During this time he was also a team orthopedic surgeon for Missouri State University and the Springfield Cardinals baseball team (the AA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals). In addition, he served as the chairman of the St. John’s orthopedic group. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Dr. Kelso specializes in joint replacement and reconstructive surgery, and sports medicine. He has particular interests in shoulder, hip, and knee replacement surgeries, including direct anterior total hip replacement and reverse total shoulder surgery. He also has extensive experience in arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery and is certified in robotic total knee replacement surgery utilizing both the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery and ROSA Knee System.
Dr. Kelso is affiliated and performs inpatient and outpatient surgery at Dosher Memorial Hospital and Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. Dr. Kelso is an owner of the Brunswick Surgery Center, LLC where he performs outpatient orthopedic surgery.
Education
Undergraduate: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Graduate: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Doctoral Degree: Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Residency: Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
Certifications
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
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Excellent Dr. would not use anyone else
Always a pleasure meeting with Dr, Kelso!!
Doctor Kelso is a great doctor I have had 2 major surgiries from him and I am doing Great I highly recomend Doctor Kelso Thank You Jim Donahue
Thorough and discussed options.
Dr. Kelso is very thorough, very personable, and very good at explaining exactly what surgery will be like.
He was attentive and personable, friendly and to the point I was very happy with his decision on my hip. Thank you very much for a job. Well done.
Great doctor/Surgeon! professional, knowledgeable and pleaseant.
Wonderful Doctor. He's replaced my both hips and shoulder. Now I am pain free!! He did a great job!! Now I'm going back to have my other shoulder replaced by him.
Very thorough. I request him to do my surgery
Caring and good communicator