Meet Dr. Jorge Acevedo | Southeast Orthopedic Specialists

Dr. Jorge Acevedo is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and minimally invasive techniques. 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.