Dr. S J. Szabo

S. Joshua Szabo, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Centers and is a member of its Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery team. Dr. Szabo received his medical degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia and his orthopedic training at Drexel University’s College of Medicine. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Jackson, Miss. In 2006, Dr. Szabo joined Pittsburgh-based Tri Rivers, where his orthopedic practice focuses on shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and holds a subspecialty certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Szabo serves as a physician for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and is a team physician for Butler County Community College Athletics and Butler Senior High School. He is a clinical instructor for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He lectures nationally for the Arthroscopy Association of North America, instructing fellow physicians about arthroscopic shoulder surgery, knee ligament reconstruction techniques, complex elbow surgery and other orthopedic topics. Dr. Szabo is actively engaged in research, specifically biomechanical cadaver ACL studies pertaining to mechanisms of snow and ski injuries and rotator cuff repair techniques using bioinductive nano scaphoid to augment repair. He serves as a peer reviewer for JARN, JSES and ASSM. Dr. Szabo is on the editorial board for JARS and serves on the Learning Center Committee for AANA, chairing the subcommittee for online learning. In July 2019, Dr. Szabo completed a superior capsule reconstruction surgical experience with Dr. Teruhisa Mihata at Osaka Medical College in Japan. While there, he also completed an International Olympic Committee advanced team physician course in Tokyo.

Dr. Szabo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteoarthritis. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Mirror Movement Disorder, Tennis Elbow, Frozen Shoulder, Tendinitis, and Hip Replacement.