Best Orthopedic Surgeon Wilmington Near Me

4worldlovers: Carolina Sports Medicine joins Wilmington Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in partnership with the community’s trusted Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Douglas Messina, and Physician Assistant-Certified, Shawn Fitzergald. Dr. Messina and Shawn will begin seeing patients under the Wilmington Health practice on March 1st, 2023.

Dr. Messina and Shawn will continue to see patients at his current location at 1717 Shipyard Boulevard under the name Wilmington Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. They will maintain the current team that has enjoyed serving its existing patients. Wilmington Health and Carolina Sports Medicine will provide more details to patients about the transition.

Dr. Messina and the team will fold into the current, well-established Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine team that currently serves at Wilmington Health and is led by physicians Dr. Claude Jarrett, Dr. Chris Jarrett, Dr. Chad Fortun, and Dr. Sharrona Williams. Dr. Messina will also join the surgeons practicing at their new Ambulatory Surgery Center on Glen Meade Road, which opened in early June.

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EmergeOrtho is now offering same-day appointments for orthopedic injuries, sprains, strains and pains at most of our locations.

Please call ahead 910-332-3800 so we may schedule you to be seen today!

Our EmergeOrtho Ashton Drive office is in the heart of Wilmington’s midtown area, easily accessible from Shipyard Boulevard, Independence Boulevard and 17th Street.

Our board-certified, board-eligible fellowship-trained orthopedic and spine specialists lead a team of specialty-trained medical and support staff who are dedicated to providing you with highly advanced care in a compassionate environment. We offer both nonsurgical and surgical solutions for injuries and conditions affecting your bones, muscles and joints.

The wide range of orthopedic specialties and services available at EmergeOrtho’s 2716 Ashton Drive location in Wilmington, NC, include:

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Secondary to his specialized area of medical practice, Dr. Jarrett has published numerous basic science and clinical research articles as well as written several book chapters. His professional experience as an orthopedic surgeon has won him many accolades and international acknowledgements. Dr. Jarrett has been ranked amongst the top health care providers nationwide in “Patient Satisfaction” by Press Ganey patient polling. Dr. Jarrett not only has a busy clinical practice but also participates in grant funded research projects addressing rotator cuff injuries, shoulder arthritis, and upper extremity fractures.

Dr. Jarrett finished from Vicksburg High School in the top 1% of his class. He then attended Xavier University under a full academic merit scholarship. While in college, he was awarded the MARC academic research distinction. After graduating summa cum laude from Xavier University, he then attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, one of the top 20 medical institutions in the country. At Northwestern, he was nominated by the faculty as one of the medical students of distinction. He was also selected by his professors to serve as one of only two Histology TA for the junior medical students. After graduating from Northwestern, he completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Internship and Residency at Emory University Hospitals. During his training, Dr. Jarrett received several awards for outstanding research in the field of orthopaedics.

After the completion of his Orthopedic surgery residency, Dr. Jarrett was selected to the prestigious Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA under the tutelage of Baratz, Sotereanos, Schmidt, Hughes, Spiess, and Bragdon. Upon completion of his fellowship, he was awarded the microsurgical skills award by the staff. In 2020, Dr. Jarrett was presented an award for the “First NanoScope Shoulder Arthroscopy in Eastern North Carolina”, where he was thanked for being a pioneer in his field of Orthopedics and consistently improving the standard of care for his patients. Dr. Jarrett remains active nationally in his specialty by regularly assisting in physician education seminars.

Dr. Jarrett treats patients at Wilmington Health in and around Wilmington, NC.