Dr. Ryan W. Simovitch is the Director of the Shoulder Division at HSS Florida. He specializes in complex arthroscopic and open surgery of the shoulder including shoulder replacement and revision shoulder replacement.
Dr. Simovitch has been a shoulder surgeon for 16 years. He has researched and published extensively on the topic of shoulder arthroplasty helping to pioneer new techniques, develop cutting edge implants and determine how best to provide successful outcomes to patients undergoing shoulder replacement. He has lectured and presented at national and international meetings and is very involved in teaching younger surgeons the principles and techniques of shoulder replacement and arthroscopic rotator cuff and labral repair techniques. He is also a reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Dr. Simovitch attended Duke University for his undergraduate education. He returned back to Duke University Medical Center where he completed his Orthopedic residency. During this residency, he developed a passion for sports related shoulder injuries and treatments when he was chosen as the resident to provide team coverage to the Duke men's basketball and football teams.
Following his residency at Duke, Dr. Simovitch was awarded the prestigious Harvard Intercontinental Shoulder Fellowship. During this fellowship he trained at the Massachusetts General Hospital on the Harvard Shoulder Service and at Uniklinik Balgrist in Zurich, Switzerland. His European training allowed him to begin perfecting the technique of reverse shoulder replacement before it was available widespread in the United States.
Dr. Simovitch prides himself on being able to take care of patients with all shoulder conditions, whether they are related to a sports injury, degenerative changes or trauma. With his experience and training, Dr. Simovitch is able to use the latest techniques and principles to arthroscopically repair large and massive rotator cuff tears, arthroscopically repair labral tears, perform open instability surgery, perform tendon transfers, perform shoulder replacements including both anatomic and reverse, perform revision shoulder replacements and stabilize fractures of the clavicle and humerus when needed.
Dr. Simovitch is currently a Team Physician for two of the St. Louis Cardinals MiLB team - Palm Beach Cardinals and Gulf Coast League Cardinals. He also assists in the care of MiLB and MLB St. Louis Cardinal players at the Jupiter training and rehab facility.
Arthroscopic and Open Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Labral Repair
Arthroscopic Instability Surgery
Open Instability Surgery (Latarjet)
Total Shoulder Replacement
Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
Revision Shoulder Replacement
Shoulder Replacement with Computer Navigation
Tendon Transfers for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears
Repair of Clavicle Fractures
Repair of Humerus Fractures
Repair of Glenoid and Scapula Fractures
Repair of Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Dislocations
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Co-Medical Director, HSS Florida
Director of Shoulder Division, HSS Florida
Orthopedic Surgeon, HSS Florida
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS)
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
Board certified - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL, 2000
Internship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2001
Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2005
Fellowship: The Harvard Intercontinental Shoulder Fellowship 2006
- Harvard Shoulder Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital
- Uniklinik Balgrist (Zurich, Switzerland)
English
For all publications, please see the PubMed listing.
Simovitch RW, Higgins LD, Warner Jon JP. Glenoid Bone Graft for Instability with Bone Loss. Operative Techniques In Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. July 2010.
Simovitch RW, Higgins LD, Warner Jon JP. Shoulder Arthroscopic Releases for Loss of Motion. . Operative Techniques In Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. July 2010.
Simovitch RW, Easley M. Foot and Ankle Injuries in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation for Active Older Athletes. (Ed) Speer K. Human Kinetics, Chapter 9. January 2005.
Impact Of Scapular Notching On Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes.5 Year Minimum Follow-Up. Podium Presentation at the ASES 2018 meeting.
Characteristics Of Patients Who Rate Their Subjective Satisfaction As Unchanged Or Worse After Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation at the ASES 2018 meeting.
Rate of Improvement in Clinical Outcomes with Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation at EFORT 2017.
Rate of Improvement in Clinical Outcomes with Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation at EFORT 2017.
Rate of Improvement in Clinical Outcomes with Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation at ICSES 2016, Jeju Island, Korea
Effect of body mass index (BMI) on the outcome of reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. Podium presentation at DVSE. 2015.
Outcomes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty in a senior athletic population. EOA Annual Meeting 2014.
Rotator Cuff Sparing TSA and Other Advances In TSA. Presented at British Elbow & Shoulder Society (BESS)– Nottingham, UK 2014.
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty, Revision on a Platform Stem, Prosthetic Options for Treatment of Proximal Humerus Fractures. Presented at Schulter Compacta – Hannover, Germany 2012.
Dr. Simovitch is involved in contributing to an international database/registry for shoulder replacement. He currently has several research studies ongoing regarding optimal pain control after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and shoulder arthroplasty. He is also currently investigating the benefits of computer navigation after 3D planning for shoulder arthroplasty.
HSS has a long history of supporting appropriate relationships with industry because they advance HSS's mission to provide the highest quality patient care, improve patient mobility, and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and their related disciplines through research and education.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Simovitch as of March 27, 2023.
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