At UF Health Orthopaedics, we want you to live your best life. No matter your age, joint pain can take you away from living the lifestyle you love. That’s why we’re here to help. Our comprehensive Orthopaedic Care Center features specialty fellowship trained surgeons and a specially trained nursing staff who work together to keep you active and strong. Our physicians are uniquely specialized to ensure the highest level of care and treatment is provided for every patient’s individual needs. In fact, UF Health Orthopaedics received Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Orthopaedic Surgery award. It’s just one more way we are bringing more to the health care equation.
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Dr. Corey Rosenbaum
Dr. Rosenbaum is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle reconstruction, ankle replacements, lower extremity fracture care, cartilage restoration and sports medicine. Following completion of medical school, Dr. Rosenbaum completed a five-year Orthopaedic residency at the University of Florida including one year spent at the Mayo Clinic. A significant portion of this training was dedicated towards the treatment of trauma and fractures. After residency he spent an additional year of training by completing a subspecialty fellowship in Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery and reconstruction at the University of Texas in Houston. His areas of specialty include orthopaedic fracture care with a special interest in hip and lower extremity fractures. Other areas of interest include complex ankle fractures, ankle arthroscopic surgery (minimally invasive), total ankle replacements, complex reconstructive ankle/foot surgery, deformity correction, limb salvage procedures, amputation revisions, tendon transfer/foot drop, foot fusions and treatment of Achilles tendonitis/ ruptures, sports related injuries, foot and ankle arthritis, flat feet, and bunions.
Dr. Scott Putney
Dr. Scott Putney specializes in surgery of the hand and upper extremities as well as microvascular surgery. He earned his medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville. He then went on to a fellowship program in hand surgery at the Christine Kleinert Institute at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Dr. Putney and his staff treat patients with diseases and injuries to the hand and upper extremities including the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. Dr. Putney grew up in Richmond, VA. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. He is board certified in both Orthopaedic surgery as well as hand surgery, an additional qualification with rigorous ongoing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality care.
Dr. Joseph Graham
Dr. Joseph Graham specializes in treating degenerative and traumatic conditions of the spine in patients ages 18 and up, using both operative and non-operative techniques. He routinely performs complex spinal surgeries, with a special interest in minimally invasive techniques. He is also experienced in caring for patients in need of pain management. Dr. Graham is board-certified and fellowship-trained, and currently holds special licenses and certifications in numerous types of specialized procedures. His goal is always to alleviate pain and restore functioning for patients who have lived with debilitating spinal conditions or suffered an acute injury. He also has experience treating patients whose cancer has impacted their spine health. No matter the reason for seeing him, he aims to provide compassionate, individualized care to each and every patient. Dr. Graham earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, and completed surgical fellowships at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Temple Terrace, Florida, and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute in Tampa, Florida.
Jed Galasso, PA-C
A native of St. Augustine, Jed attended the University of Florida College of Medicine where he attained both his undergraduate and master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies. After several years working in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, Jed returned home where he is excited to have the opportunity to care for his neighbors and help them overcome their Orthopaedic injuries.
Megan Newton, MMS, PA-C
Megan Newton is a Certified Physician Assistant working in orthopaedic surgery. She is experienced as a surgical first assistant with expertise in performing procedures and clinical interventions, including joint aspirations and injections, suturing, wound care, splinting, and imaging interpretation. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Berry College in Mount Berry, GA, and her Master of Medical Science from Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC. Newton joined UF Health St. Johns from The Orthopaedic Clinic in Daytona Beach, FL, where she was a physician assistant. Prior to that, she worked as a Rehabilitation Technician in the SCI/Neurologic Program for Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville.
Garrett R. Schwarzman, MD
Dr. Schwarzman earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in Chemistry and History with a pre-med focus. Dr. Schwarzman completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. An accomplished athlete, Dr. Schwarzman competed in Crew at the University of Wisconsin and is a half-Ironman finisher who has twice run, and finished, the Chicago Marathon. He also enjoys traveling, biking, and working out with his wife.
