Total Shoulder Replacement

A Special Message for Patients in the Hattiesburg / laurel region

It’s your SHOULDER – not like buying some new clothes or even a new car – You need to get this right. We’re all striving for this to be once-a-lifetime. You’ve had significant shoulder problems causing pain for a while and the goal now is to get the best outcome to get back doing as many of the things you love as possible. There are fine physicians in the Hattiesburg area, but are there any as highly specialized in Shoulder Replacement Surgery as Dr. Michael O’Brien from the Tulane University School of Medicine? Seeing Dr. O’Brien and having him replace your shoulder joint will most likely require 5-6 trips to New Orleans and back. We know that’s a big ask. But it seems like a small price when it’s YOUR shoulder.

After the normal 5 years of training after medical school as an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. O’Brien added a year of specialized Shoulder and Elbow surgical training at the prestigious Rothman Institute/Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Part of that training focused on Shoulder Joint Replacements. He arrived at Tulane in 2009 as one of the region’s first Orthopaedic Surgeons with specific fellowship training in this procedure. In 2019 he added the use of the Exactech GPS system to increase the consistency and precision of the placement of the new joint. We don’t think you’ll want to proceed without Dr. O’Brien’s experience and the added assist from Exactech GPS. 

Getting started down this road is easy! You can call now or request an appointment online. You’re only committing to one trip to see him, with no strings attached. You’ll get acquainted with Dr. O’Brien and more importantly, he’ll examine your shoulder to see if he agrees that it’s time to replace the joint. Together, you’ll map out the plan ahead. He’ll talk about timelines and realistic expectations. You’ll be in the driver’s seat, because IT’S YOUR SHOULDER!

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