
Jorge I. Acevedo
MD
Dr. Jorge Acevedo is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and minimally invasive techniques, as well as clinical and surgical skin grafting for complex wound care treatment. After completing his Biomedical Engineering degree from Tulane University, he received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, FL. He then completed his orthopedic residency at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center. Following his residency, he completed a subspecialty fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Union Memorial Hospital under the instruction of Johns Hopkins professors Mark Myersen, MD and Lew Schon, MD.
Dr. Acevedo is the current director of the Foot & Ankle Center of Excellence with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists. He lectures internationally on an extensive array of topics on the foot and ankle, and has developed several arthroscopic and minimally invasive procedures including the arthroscopic lateral ligament repair system. Dr. Acevedo has received several honors and awards, including the Roger H. Michael/ Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Fellow Research Award, nominee for the Florida Choice Awards of Excellence in Patient Care, AOFAS Research Grant and the Arthroscopy Association of North America Resident/ Fellow Research Award. Dr. Acevedo was recently honored with the Jacksonville’s Top Doctors Award and Florida Top Doctors Award for 2017 and 2018. He is also the President-Elect of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Minimally Invasive Surgery Society.
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Education
Doctor of Medicine
University of Florida
August 1989 – May 1993
(Gainesville, Florida)
Training
Fellowship | Foot and Ankle Surgery, The Union Memorial Hospital August 1998 – July 1999 (Baltimore, Maryland) |
Residency | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgia Baptist Medical Center July 1994 – June 1998 (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Internship | Transitional Internship, Georgia Baptist Medical Center July 1993 – June 1994 (Atlanta, Georgia) |
Certifications
Medical Doctors License | State of Florida |
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery |
Specialties
- • Achilles Tendon Treatment
- • Ankle Arthroscopy
- • Arthroscopic Lateral Ankle Ligament Repair
- • Minimally Invasive Bunion Correction
- • Limb Preservation
- • Skin Substitutes
- • Advanced Wound Care Techniques
- • Ankle Arthritis Treatment
- • Ankle Fracture Repair
- • Arthroscopic and Minimally Invasive Procedures
- • Total Ankle Replacement
- • In-Office Vascular Studies
- • Surgical and Clinic Debridement
- • Tissue Grafting
Dr. Jorge I. Acevedo Practices at the Following Locations

Fleming Island
4565 US Highway 17,
Ste. 200
Fleming Island, FL 32003

Riverside
2627 Riverside Avenue,
Ste. 300
Jacksonville, FL 32204

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

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

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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