At UF Health St. Johns, 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.
UF Health Orthopaedics features specialty fellowship trained surgeons and sports medicine experts with 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.
And, with onsite MRI, CT, X-ray, and other imaging services, plus direct delivery for prescriptions from the local Publix pharmacy, your orthopedic care is not only quality, it’s also convenient.
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Providers at this location
Dr. David Gay
Dr. Gay is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in disorders of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. He is an honors graduate of Appalachian State University. His medical training was completed at the University of South Carolina and his residency training at the University of Florida – Jacksonville. He received his fellowship training at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell University in hand and upper extremity. He completed a second international fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Melbourne Shoulder and Elbow Centre in Australia. Dr. Gay has a particular interest in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and computer-assisted and GPS shoulder replacement surgery.
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 orthopedic 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 orthopedic surgery as well as hand surgery, an additional qualification with rigorous ongoing standards to ensure that patients receive the highest quality care.
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 Orthopedic 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.
Megan Newton, MMS, PA-C
Megan Newton is a Certified Physician Assistant working in orthopedic 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. Johnsfrom The Orthopedic 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.
