The information on this site is reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Ryan Simovitch, an orthopedic surgeon in West Palm Beach, Florida, whose focus is sports medicine and the shoulder. Dr. Simovitch completed the Harvard Intercontinental Shoulder Fellowship, training at Massachusetts General Hospital's Harvard Shoulder Service and at Uniklinik Balgrist in Zurich, Switzerland. His orthopedic residency was completed at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, following medical school at Chicago Medical School.
Because that training sits specifically in the shoulder and in sports medicine, pages on this site covering shoulder conditions, shoulder procedures, and sports injuries are checked against Dr. Simovitch's own clinical practice before they are published, not written and left unreviewed. A description of a procedure he performs explains what the procedure generally involves. It is not a promise of a specific result for any one patient, and it is not written to stand in for an exam.
This site does not publish claims about results, case volume, or rankings that cannot be tied to a verifiable record. Where a page states something about training or technique, the statement is tied to a named program, institution, or affiliation rather than to promotional language. Content is reviewed again when guidance in sports medicine or shoulder surgery changes.
This information is educational and does not replace a medical evaluation. A patient with questions about a shoulder condition or a sports injury should schedule a visit. Dr. Simovitch's practice is accepting new patients.
Who writes the medical information on this site?
Dr. Ryan Simovitch writes and directs every piece of clinical content on this site.
He is an orthopedic surgeon in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a practice focused on the shoulder and sports medicine. His fellowship training included the Harvard Shoulder Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also completed the Harvard Intercontinental Shoulder Fellowship at Uniklinik Balgrist in Zurich, Switzerland. That training shapes which shoulder topics are covered on this site and how they are explained.
Does a physician review this content before it is published?
Yes. Every page on this site is checked by Dr. Simovitch for clinical accuracy before it goes live, with particular attention to shoulder surgery, shoulder replacement, and sports medicine, the areas his practice and training center on.
Pages outside that scope are not published here.
How often is this information updated?
Regularly, though not on a set calendar.
Pages are revised when a technique, a recovery guideline, or a piece of referenced research changes, and Dr. Simovitch reviews each update before it replaces the previous version.
Can this page replace a visit with my doctor?
No. The information here explains conditions and procedures in general terms.
It does not diagnose, and it is not a substitute for an in-person evaluation. If you have shoulder pain or an injury, the next step is an exam, not a page.
Where do the facts and statistics on this site come from?
Every statistic on this site is attributed to a named source in the text where it appears, rather than stated as a bare number.
Clinical descriptions draw on Dr. Simovitch's training and on the orthopedic literature in his field. Where a recovery range or a prevalence figure is cited, the organization and year are named alongside it.