Welcome to Florida Orthopaedic Institute's Handshake page, one of the nation’s premier centers of orthopedic care, education and research. Serving the greater Tampa area, Florida Orthopaedic Institute is home to dozens of highly trained and skilled physicians, covering every orthopedic specialty, each of which is dedicated to our mission of achieving exceptional outcomes through continuing research and specialty expertise. Our physicians are known nationally and throughout the world for their work in orthopedic surgery, and have been named some of the best orthopedic physicians in America. Florida Orthopaedic Institute brings highly skilled and sub-specialty trained orthopedic care to 10 locations across the Tampa Bay and the surrounding area.
We are also proud of our strong partnership with USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. In addition to Dr. Roy Sanders role as president and chief medical officer of Florida Orthopaedic Institute, he also chairs USF’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Together, we capitalize on our combined strengths and advance academic orthopedics. This combination assures our patients the finest orthopedic treatment and brings a substantial benefit to our community, patients, residents, students and faculty.
As one of Florida’s largest orthopedic groups, our mission is simple: to provide excellence in clinical outcomes and an exceptional patient experience, while in an environment that fosters growth through teaching, education and research in all aspects of musculoskeletal medicine.