Thomas J Mezzanotte, MD

Thomas J. Mezzanotte, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon who earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1990, where he was an All-Big East baseball player, before playing professionally in the Detroit Tigers organization. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, followed by a fellowship in orthopedic traumatology at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, Florida. A lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, Dr. Mezzanotte cared for service members injured in Iraq and Afghanistan and supported missions in Bosnia, Okinawa and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. He practiced orthopedic trauma surgery at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, and later led orthopedic trauma programs with HCA Healthcare and Hughston Clinic.

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