Richard F. Pell, MD, FAAOS
Dr. Pell is Board Certified in orthopedic surgery. He treats musculoskeletal conditions such as sports injuries, overuse injuries, tendon tears, ligament tears, arthritis, trauma, workers compensation injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. His goal is to treat every patient without surgery when appropriate. Non-operative treatments that Dr. Pell provides include physical therapy, steroid injections, Visco-supplementation, and PRP injections. His surgical areas of interest are shoulder/knee/ankle arthroscopy, shoulder/hip/knee total joint replacements, upper and lower extremity tendon repairs, upper and lower extremity trauma, and carpal tunnel release.
Dr. Pell presented at national and international conferences and has co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals. He co-authored the article that won the 1996 Roger A. Mann Award from the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Dr. Pell earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Virginia Military Institute. He earned a Doctorate in Medicine from the Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Pell completed a general surgery internship at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York. Following residency, Dr. Pell served on active duty in the United States Navy as an orthopedic surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He has been in private practice in Miami and Homestead since 2006.
