
Gavan P. Duffy
MD
Dr. Gavan Duffy is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in total hip and knee replacements. He received his medical degree from the University of Dublin in Ireland. After finishing his medical degree, Dr. Duffy moved to the United States and accepted a residency at the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. He later completed an adult reconstructive surgery fellowship at Harvard Medical School and a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston, MA.
After completing his education, Dr. Duffy worked at Mayo Clinic from 2001 to 2008. While there, he was an associate professor of orthopedics and also held the title for Director of the Hip Fellowship training program. In addition to his extensive training, Dr. Duffy participated in two hip and one knee replacement design teams. He also worked with manufacturing teams for hip and knee replacements.
Dr. Duffy is the former Medical Director for the Orthopedic Center of Excellence and the former Chief of Orthopedics at Ascension St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside. Dr. Duffy has been with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists since 2008. He performs 850 total joint replacements each year and has completed over 16,000 total hip and knee replacements throughout his career. He is currently the Medical Director for Memorial Hospital’s Center of Joint Replacement.
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Education
Doctor of Medicine
University of Dublin 1986 – 1991
(Dublin, Ireland)
Training
Fellowship | Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, Florida) |
Residency | Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, Florida) |
Internship, Anesthesiology | University of Florida College of Medicine (Gainesville, Florida) |
Certifications
Medical Doctors License | State of Florida American Board of Orthopedic Surgery |
Specialties
- • Sacroiliac Joint Fusions
- • Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
- • Fluoroscopically Guided Joint and Spine Injections and Ablations
- • Minimally Invasive Spine Intervention
- • Vertebroplasty
- • Vertiflex
- • Neuromodulation (SCS, DRG, PNS)
- • Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy
- • Ultrasound Guided Joint and Spine Injections and Ablations
- • Kyphoplasty
- • Sacroplasty
- • Endoscopic Discectomies and Rhizotomies
Dr. Gavan P. Duffy Practices at the Following Locations

Orange Park
2300 Park Avenue, Ste. 206,
Orange Park, FL 32073

Southside
10475 Centurion Pkwy,
Ste. 220
Jacksonville, FL 32256

Beaches
232 Ponte Vedra Park Drive,
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

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Our Specialists
The team at Southeast Orthopedic Specialists consists of highly-trained physicians who have spent years researching and developing cutting edge methods and new technologies to provide the best treatments possible.

David Doward
MD
Spine Care Specialist

Stephen R. Arndt
MD
Foot & Ankle Specialist

Sina Kasraeian
MD
Sports Medicine Specialist

Shaun Janse van Rensburg
DC
Chiropractic Medicine Specialist

Robert K. Hurford Jr.
MD, Ph.D
Spine Care Specialist

Richard L. Snyder
MD
Sports Medicine Specialist

Rahul V. Deshmukh
MD
Joint Specialist

Pavel Balduyeu
MD
Pain Management Specialist