Dr. Robert O'Connell completed his medical degree at VCU School of Medicine and his residency training at VCU School of Medicine. He went on to complete a Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic fellowship at Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Clinic.
Dr. O’Connell is an orthopaedic surgeon at VCU Health and assistant professor in the VCU School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, specializing in Sports Medicine. The surgeons and residents there practice out of five sites across greater Richmond (including the Level I trauma center at VCU Medical Center), caring for a wide range of injuries that are often related to athletic participation, with patients at all levels of competition.
In terms of procedures, Dr. O’Connell specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopic and open surgery of the shoulder, hip, and knee, with a focus on joint preservation. He handles surgeries for rotator cuff tears, cartilage injuries, knee ligament/meniscal tears, and hip tears. He also performs shoulder replacements, fracture fixations, elbow arthroscopy and many other routine procedures, such as hip, knee, and shoulder injections. For most of his procedures, patients can go home on the same day of the surgery.
Dr. O’Connell joined VCU Health after completing his residency here. He brings a background in biomedical engineering to his knowledge of complex arthroscopic procedures, which often require implantations to repair bones or replace missing joints.
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