Winston Gwathmey, MD

Dr. Gwathmey is the son of an Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia (UVA). His medical degree came from Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Gwathmey matched into Orthopaedic Surgery residency at UVA. Following residency, he completed a Sports Medicine and Shoulder fellowship in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also pursued additional hip arthroscopy training with Dr. Thomas Byrd in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Gwathmey returned to UVA on faculty in 2013 and currently is an Associate Professor in the Division of Sports Medicine with a special interest in arthroscopic techniques around the hip. He established the hip arthroscopy program at UVA and currently performs upwards of 200 hip arthroscopic surgeries per year. He is the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director and is active in the medical student curriculum. He has won multiple teaching awards including the Mulholland Teaching award, the Charles W. Miller Resident Teaching award, and the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching.

Dr. Gwathmey is the Medical Director for the Sports Medicine Clinic. He is also one of the team physicians for both UVA and James Madison University (JMU). He is active in the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and the Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA), and serves as faculty at annual meetings and in surgical skills courses throughout the year.

Beyond Orthopaedics

“I enjoy time with my wife Kelly (a neurologist at Virginia Commonwealth University), and our two kids, Cate and Robert. I also enjoy cheering on the UVA and JMU athletic programs.” 

Dr. Gwathmey teaching hip arthroscopy at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Chicago

The Hip – User Manual

Dr. Gwathmey discusses the technique of hip arthroscopy

• Watch Dr. Gwathmey’s UVA Health Profile
• Read article by Dr. Gwathmey on Hip Injuries in Athletes
• Gwathmey – Patient guide (FAI)
• Gwathmey – Patient guide (hip)

Athletic injuries of the hip, shoulder, knee, and foot/ankle

Rotator cuff tears and shoulder instability

Knee ligament (ACL) and meniscus/cartilage injury

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and hip labral tears

Clinical outcomes after shoulder, hip, and knee arthroscopy

Biomechanical analysis of the hip and knee joint

The natural history of femoroacetabular impingement

Current IRB Studies

Multicenter Hip Arthroscopy Outcomes in Athletes Study (HIPSTR Study)

Education: B.A., University of Virginia (2001)
M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School (2007)

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia

Fellowship:Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Hip Arthroscopy, Nashville Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center (Dr. Thomas Byrd)

2019-2020 Best Doctors of America (2019)

Surgeon of the Quarter, UVA OPSC (2019)

Best Bedside Manner Award (2019)

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, UVA (2018)

Surgeon of the Quarter, UVA OPSC (2017)

Charles Miller UVA Resident Teaching Award (2015)

Young Scientist Award (2014)

Mulholland Medical Student Teaching Award (2012)

Administrative Chief Resident, UVA Orthopaedics Residency (2011)

100th Percentile Score, Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (2011)

Resident Leadership Form, American Orthopaedic Association (2011)

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Best Teaching Resident (2010)

Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Academic Honor Society (2007)

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)

• UVAHealth, “7 Quick Questions: Meet Orthopaedic Surgeon Winston Gwathmey“
• UVA Health, “Surviving & Thriving After Serious Trauma”
• WTVR.com, Dr. Gwathmey helps drunk driving victim
• UVA Physician Resource, “Arthroscopy now an option for treating hip pain”
• Orthopaedics Today, “Improved results after revision hip arthroscopy”
• NBC29 Interview, “ACL Injuries”
• NBC29 Interview, “Hip arthroscopy”
• RadioMD Interview, “Rotator cuff injuries”

Publications: PubMed link