Joseph Abboud

Dr. Abboud is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and specializes in the treatment of patients with shoulder and elbow disorders. He is an internationally recognized authority on the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders. He is a Professor o Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and a core member of the teaching faculty for Rothman Orthopaedics. Dr. Abboud received his medical degree with honors from Georgetown University School of Medicine and went on to complete his residency in Orthopaedic surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he served as the administrative chief resident and received the award. He subsequently completed two (one-year) fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania in Shoulder and Elbow surgery and Orthopaedic Biomechanics. Dr. Abboud has published over 250 peer reviewed publications, given over 600 invited lectures nationally and internationally, and published several textbooks and numerous book chapters. He has received the prestigious Neer award and Burkhardt award for excellence in research. Dr. Abboud performs a wide variety of simple and complex surgical procedures on the shoulder and elbow including arthroscopic surgery (e.g. rotator cuff repairs, instability surgery) comprehensive fracture care, as well as shoulder and elbow replacement (arthroplasty) procedures. Dr. Abboud is most proud of the fact that he has been caring for patients throughout the Philadelphia region and the Northeast region of the United States. Patients seek out his care from all regions of the United States and overseas. His goal is to always provide each patient with exceptional personalized care.