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Creighton C. Tubb, M.D. is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with fellowship training in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery and maintains a subspecialty certification in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Tubb earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington and Adult Reconstructive / Joint Replacement fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining New Braunfels Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine in 2017, Dr. Tubb attained the rank of Colonel and retired from the military with over 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. During his military service, he served in numerous leadership positions and was deployed as an orthopaedic surgeon to Baghdad, Iraq and Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Dr. Tubb has extensive orthopaedic surgery experience with particular expertise in hip and knee joint replacements to include minimally invasive, robotic, complex primary, and revision surgery. He remains an active member of numerous professional societies to include the American Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons. Through these organizations, he has served on multiple committees and work groups focused on improving musculoskeletal care at the national level. He is well-published with multiple scientific articles and textbook chapters to his credit. Dr. Tubb focuses his professional life toward optimizing patient function and quality of life for those faced with hip and knee conditions or other musculoskeletal injuries.

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Bradley Goeke, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Bluewater Orthopedics in Crestview and Niceville, Florida. Dr. Goeke joined Bluewater Orthopedics after nine years of active service in the United States Air Force. During his service, he was in Korea for one year and then spent eight years at Eglin Air Force Base. He also served his country with tours of duty in Iraq, Qatar, and Afghanistan.

Dr. Goeke is a United States Air Force Academy distinguished graduate. He graduated from Tulane Medical School and received his orthopedic surgery training at the University of Arkansas. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and affiliated with the North Okaloosa Medical Center. Dr. Goeke combines his state-of-the-art training with compassionate patient care. 

In his free time, Dr. Goeke enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, and their son, Jonah. He is also a devout Buckeye fan and will happily brag that he and his wife had the opportunity to meet their Head Coach Urban Meyer before a game in 2016. He enjoys working out at Bluewater Fitness Club and is an active member at Crosspoint Methodist Church.

Bradley Goeke, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Bluewater Orthopedics in Crestview and Niceville, Florida. Dr. Goeke joined Bluewater Orthopedics after nine years of active service in the United States Air Force. During his service, he was in Korea for one year and then spent eight years at Eglin Air Force Base. He also served his country with tours of duty in Iraq, Qatar, and Afghanistan.

Dr. Goeke is a United States Air Force Academy distinguished graduate. He graduated from Tulane Medical School and received his orthopedic surgery training at the University of Arkansas. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and affiliated with the North Okaloosa Medical Center. Dr. Goeke combines his state-of-the-art training with compassionate patient care. 

In his free time, Dr. Goeke enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, and their son, Jonah. He is also a devout Buckeye fan and will happily brag that he and his wife had the opportunity to meet their Head Coach Urban Meyer before a game in 2016. He enjoys working out at Bluewater Fitness Club and is an active member at Crosspoint Methodist Church.

Thomas Fox, DO, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine and joint replacement specialist at Bluewater Orthopedics and sees patients at their locations in Niceville and Crestview, Florida. Dr. Fox started Bluewater Orthopedics in 1993 after finishing his sports medicine fellowship training at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He specializes in joint replacement, hip, knee, shoulder, sports medicine, direct anterior hip replacement, and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

After graduating from Saint Joseph’s University, Dr. Fox earned his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a rotating internship at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital before finishing a general surgery residency at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. Afterward, he pursued an orthopedic surgery residency at Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

In his free time, Dr. Fox enjoys attending football games (Go Saints!), boating, playing golf, and spending time with his four children and two grandchildren. He attends Shoreline Church in Destin, Florida. Dr. Fox is also the team physician for Niceville High School and Northwest Florida State College. He volunteers for Crossroads and Hope Free Medical Clinics. Dr. Fox is also a founding and active member of the Caduceus Society.

Dr. Fox is affiliated with Sacred Heart Hospital, Twin Cities Hospital, Destin Surgery Center, and North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview.

Thomas Fox, DO, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine and joint replacement specialist at Bluewater Orthopedics and sees patients at their locations in Niceville and Crestview, Florida. Dr. Fox started Bluewater Orthopedics in 1993 after finishing his sports medicine fellowship training at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He specializes in joint replacement, hip, knee, shoulder, sports medicine, direct anterior hip replacement, and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

After graduating from Saint Joseph’s University, Dr. Fox earned his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a rotating internship at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital before finishing a general surgery residency at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. Afterward, he pursued an orthopedic surgery residency at Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania.

In his free time, Dr. Fox enjoys attending football games (Go Saints!), boating, playing golf, and spending time with his four children and two grandchildren. He attends Shoreline Church in Destin, Florida. Dr. Fox is also the team physician for Niceville High School and Northwest Florida State College. He volunteers for Crossroads and Hope Free Medical Clinics. Dr. Fox is also a founding and active member of the Caduceus Society.

Dr. Fox is affiliated with Sacred Heart Hospital, Twin Cities Hospital, Destin Surgery Center, and North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview.

Dr. Walter I. Choung is an Orthopaedic Surgeon serving the Beverly Hills, FL and Citrus County area at the Nature Coast Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic. The staff at Nature Coast Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic has over 50 years of experience combined serving patients in the Citrus County area.

Dr. Choung obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He then went on to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, where he received his Medical Degree. Dr. Choung is a member in good standing of several medical professional associations including the Florida Medical Association, Citrus County Medical Society, American Medical Association and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Choung treats patients for a wide variety of orthopaedic issues. His procedures include ACL surgery, shoulder replacement, elbow replacement, carpal tunnel release, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, knee replacement and revision knee replacements, wound dressing or debridement, excision of humerus, excision of knee, excision of the tibia, excision of the fibula, excision of the scapula, excision of the clavicle, rib excisions, treatment of ankle fractures, treatment of dislocated ankle, ligament repair, wrist fracture treatment, wrist tendon transfer, hip replacements, and revision hip replacements.

Dr. Choung believes that patients should never have to live with terrible pain on a day to day basis. Most orthopaedic issues do have solutions, and Dr. Choung and his staff will work to find the right customized treatment for every patient at Nature Coast Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic.

Gregory Housner, MD, a highly skilled physician and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Dearborn and Livonia Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Dearborn and Livonia, Michigan.

Dr. Housner graduated from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and went on to receive his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He then completed both his internship and his orthopedic surgery residency at Detroit Medical Center through Wayne State University.

Dr. Housner gained board certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Michigan Orthopaedic Society. He is affiliated with Dearborn Surgery Center in Dearborn,  Corewell Hospital in Dearborn and Trinity Health Hospital in Livonia, Michigan.

He specializes in the treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions and performs several related procedures if needed, including general orthopedics, total joint replacements, orthopedic fracture care, arthroscopic surgery, and ligament tendon repair.

Dr. Housner looks forward to seeing returning patients and welcoming new ones.

Gregory Housner, MD, a highly skilled physician and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Dearborn and Livonia Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Dearborn and Livonia, Michigan.

Dr. Housner graduated from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and went on to receive his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He then completed both his internship and his orthopedic surgery residency at Detroit Medical Center through Wayne State University.

Dr. Housner gained board certification through the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Michigan Orthopaedic Society. He is affiliated with Dearborn Surgery Center in Dearborn,  Corewell Hospital in Dearborn and Trinity Health Hospital in Livonia, Michigan.

He specializes in the treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions and performs several related procedures if needed, including general orthopedics, total joint replacements, orthopedic fracture care, arthroscopic surgery, and ligament tendon repair.

Dr. Housner looks forward to seeing returning patients and welcoming new ones.

Caitlan Clancy, DPM, is a skilled reconstructive foot and ankle surgeon at Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County, with locations in Atlantis, Boynton Beach, and Wellington, Florida.  

Dr. Caitlan Clancy, earned her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then returned home to Florida, where she completed an extensive three-year foot and ankle reconstructive surgical residency at JFK Medical Center in Palm Beach County. During her final year of training, she completed additional surgical courses in the fields of trauma, arthroscopy and total ankle joint replacement while serving as chief resident.

Dr. Clancy is double board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons as well as the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. She is an active member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. She treats injuries and angular deformities of the foot and ankle with cutting edge techniques in both conservative and surgical methods. She specializes in adult and pediatric flatfoot deformity, cavus foot, hallux valgus deformity, ankle sprains, fractures, trauma, plantar fasciitis, foot and ankle arthritis and diabetic limb salvage.

In her free time, Dr. Clancy is an avid runner. She enjoys Pilates and other aerobic activities. She is a former ballroom dancer and loves spending time with her two Labrador Retrievers.

Ezra Berkowitz, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County, with locations in Atlantis, Boynton Beach, and Wellington, Florida.

Originally from Roselyn, New York, Dr. Berkowitz received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in New York City. He later taught chemistry and physics at LaGuardia High School in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of New York. 

Shortly after, Dr. Berkowitz returned to school and earned his doctorate from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He then completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the State University of New York’s Downstate Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York, earning chief resident.

Dr. Berkowitz then completed a one-year fellowship training in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where he focused on the operative and non-operative management of pediatric musculoskeletal care, including sports, spine, developmental and trauma-related issues that occur in children. He has extensive training in modern surgical techniques, although he favors conservative treatment, including casting, bracing, and therapy whenever possible.

​Max Mondestin, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County, with locations in Atlantis, Boynton Beach, and Wellington, Florida.

Dr. Mondestin specializes in spinal surgery and has extensive training and experience in treating all patients who want to maximize their potential to be active and get back to enjoying life.

Dr. Mondestin graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. He then obtained his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Mondestin went on to complete his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. Following his residency, he was accepted into the prestigious Johns Hopkins University Spine Surgery Fellowship, where he underwent training in traditional and minimally invasive approaches to spine surgery.

Dr. Mondestin is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the North American Spine Society. He has various interests, including treating degenerative spine disease, spinal stenosis, disc herniations, scoliosis, and spinal trauma.

Dr. Espinoza joined the Orthopedic Center for Sports Medicine (OCSM) in 2003 after completing his sports medicine fellowship at the University of California San Diego. He graduated from LSU Medical School in 1997, followed by his residency at the LSU Orthopedic Department from 1997 – 2002. Dr. Espinoza is currently double board certified in the practice of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine and served as the chief orthopaedic surgeon for New Orleans AAA baseball for over 15 years. Most recently, Dr. Espinoza worked with New Orleans Zephyrs/Babycakes, the AAA affiliate of the Miami Marlins. He also served as the team physician for the New Orleans Rugby team and previously served as team physician for St. Martin’s Episcopal School.

John Levin, DPM, is a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon at Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County, with locations in Atlantis, Boynton Beach, and Wellington, Florida. 

Dr. Levin, a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, attended Michigan State University. In 1986, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Podiatric Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. In 1988, he completed a surgical residency in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery at Doctors Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Since completing his residency education, Dr. Levin has limited his practice to reconstructive ankle and foot surgery, specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of complex disorders of the lower extremity. With over 30 years of surgical experience, Dr. Levin is considered one of the most renowned doctors in his field.

Dr. Levin has extensive experience in Foot and Ankle arthroscopy, minimally invasive endoscopy, and regenerative medicine techniques, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cell therapy, and Amniotic Tissue therapy. Throughout his career, he’s utilized cutting-edge techniques such as Bone Marrow Augmentation to assist in managing hard-to-heal fractures and fusions of the foot and ankle. One of his most notable accomplishments came in 1994 when he was named Director of Podiatric Medical Resident Education. Shortly after that, he became the Program Director at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, Florida— a position he has held for many decades.

Dr. Levin’s involvement in surgical research outside the medical office separates him from the others in his field. He has served as the principal investigator in numerous ground-breaking clinical trials. Some clinical trials he’s been involved with include amnion tissue injection for chronic Plantar Fasciitis, First MTP fusion, Gout, and Achilles tendon injuries. In the near future, Dr. Levin plans on initiating a new clinical trial on a novel and innovative treatment for Achilles Tendon disorders and arthritis of the foot and ankle.

Samuel Bederman, MD, is an accomplished orthopedic spine surgeon offering a wide variety of services at RESTORE Orthopedics and Spine Center in Orange, California. The practice specializes in adult and pediatric scoliosis, minimally invasive spinal surgery, robotic spine surgery, and complex revision cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgery.

Dr. Bederman treats patients of all ages with developmental and degenerative spinal deformities. The practice also welcomes people who have spine conditions caused by trauma, who need support after surgery, or who have cancer-related conditions.

Dr. Bederman is an expert in his field, having authored nearly 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and 10 book chapters. He’s given numerous scientific presentations nationally and internationally. He also trains orthopedic surgeons in robotic spine surgery, a field he pioneered.

The wide variety of treatments and prevention methods offered by Dr. Bederman and his staff help improve your quality of life. Men and women in need of compassionate and individualized care for their spine issues can call RESTORE Orthopedics and Spine Center or set up a consultation using this website.

Thomas Powell, MD, is a physician who specializes in orthopedic surgery. He diagnoses and treats patients at Powell Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. He is also affiliated with Brookwood Baptist Health, serving the Birmingham metro area and surrounding cities. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a diplomate of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has expertise in arthroscopic surgery and special interests in trauma, sports medicine, and adult reconstructive surgery. 

Dr. Powell earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 1991. He completed his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1996. 

Dr. Powell has served as the chairman of the department of surgery, the credentials committee chairman, and the medical staff president at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham. He currently serves on the AO/ASIF orthopedic faculty.

To stay up to date with the latest advances in Medicine, Dr. Powell maintains memberships with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Southern Medical Association, Jefferson County Orthopedic Society, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and Alabama Orthopedic Society. 

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Dr. Powell was a four-year football letterman at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where he was first-team All-American his senior year. He enjoys outdoor activities, spending time with his family, and participating in music and mission opportunities through his church.

For residents of New Braunfels, Texas, and the greater Central Texas region, who are searching for an outstanding orthopaedic hand surgery specialist, Richard Post, MD, stands out as an excellent choice. As part of the team of specialists at New Braunfels Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine, Dr. Post delivers top-quality care in a warm and welcoming environment. 

Dr. Post obtained his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock.  Dr. Post is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 

His fellowship training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook exemplifies his dedication to educational excellence. While working with renowned hand surgeons, he learned about operative and nonoperative hand treatment options.

Dr. Post focuses his professional efforts on conditions of the hand and upper extremity. He understands the role that the human hand plays in all aspects of daily life and enjoys performing procedures that restore optimal hand function. He is a proud member of the Texas Orthopaedic Association as well as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Customized care is a foundational principle for Dr. Post. He believes that by educating his patients, he empowers them to take control of their joint health. Dr. Post also understands the importance of advising his patients on the full range of treatment options, allowing them the ability to make the most informed decisions. 

Learn more about Dr. Post’s approach to joint health during a personalized consultation. You have the opportunity to discuss your treatment needs and goals, and learn how Dr. Post’s skills and expertise align with those needs.