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J. Richard Rhodes, MD

Orthopaedic Surgeon

Clinic Appointments: (386) 457-6480
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About J. Richard Rhodes

Richard Rhodes, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon at Halifax Health | UF Health – Medical Center of Deltona.

Dr. Rhodes attended Baylor University for his undergraduate degree. He received his doctorate of medicine at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Following medical school, he completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the National Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital, Arlington, Virginia and at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Since completing his postgraduate training, Dr. Rhodes has served as chief of surgery at Halifax Health Medical Center of Deltona. In addition, he serves as an assistant clinical professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine. His clinical interests include total joint arthroplasty and orthopaedic research.

He has performed over 5,000 total knee replacement surgeries and over 3,000 total hip replacement surgeries using the latest technology available. He has traveled the world to study medicine in many locations including England, Mexico, Switzerland and China. Dr. Rhodes believes in giving his patients the quality time they deserve while treating their condition.

Dr. Rhodes is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is the current chief of surgery at Halifax Health | UF Health – Medical Center of Deltona and Chairman of the Halifax Health IRB Advisory Committee.

He also is a member of several other professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Florida Orthopaedic Association and the Volusia County Medical Society.

Ratings & Reviews

In order to promote transparency and drive patient engagement, the comments below reflect honest, unedited reviews from actual patients.

Rating (180 ratings)

4.58

     

Provider explained things clearly
4.56

     

Provider showed concern
4.61

     

Provider included you in decisions
4.66

     

Likelihood of recommending this provider
4.55

     

Provider discussed treatment options

Comments (20 received)

October 2, 2024
Have told others to come here


September 19, 2024
Dr. Rhodes is an excellent surgeon and is always very pleasant and takes time to talk.


September 19, 2024
Excellent


September 12, 2024
Very good


August 29, 2024
Thank you for the great care. Everyone was very helpful and took all of my information and helped me to determine what next steps were.


August 29, 2024
Dr Rhodes is an amazing doctor like I said on the last page she listens to all my concerns he takes his time answers all my questions helps me through everything I'm very lucky to have him as my orthopedic


August 21, 2024
Excellent


August 19, 2024
Dr. Rhodes was wonderful and thoroughly put me at ease about my problem and knew exactly what was wrong. He did an excellent job starting my journey of healing. I only wished I would have gone to him sooner.


August 1, 2024
One of the most professional medical groups I have ever been too. The staff is so kind as well. Articulate, professional, caring. I highly recommend this office.


January 12, 2024
VERY GOOD SERVICE


January 5, 2024
Good


December 29, 2023
Offered several options for post visit care. Professional demeanor.


December 27, 2023
Dr. Rhodes was excellent!!


December 15, 2023
Dr. Rhodes is excellent


December 8, 2023
Positive outcome. I would highly recommend care providers.


December 5, 2023
Overall, I really liked the doctorvery personable


December 5, 2023
The best orthopedic doctor I've ever seen


November 17, 2023
Best Dr in town!!


November 15, 2023
UF Health physicians Doctors, Nurses, First Responders and all who work behind the scenes are second to none.


November 3, 2023
Good

Board Certifications

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Profile

Areas of Interest


  • Hip arthroscopy
  • Hip joint replacement
  • Joint pain
  • Joint swelling
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Knee joint replacement

Research Profile

Areas of Interest


  • Orthopaedic Services
  • Total Joint Arthroplasty

Publications

  • 2021
    Five-Year Outcomes of PFO Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke.
    The New England journal of medicine. 384(10):970-971. [DOI] 10.1056/NEJMc2033779. [PMID] 33704944.
    12 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2021
    Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Decreases the Incidence but Not the Size of New Brain Infarction on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: An Analysis of the REDUCE Trial.
    Stroke. 52(11):3419-3426. [DOI] 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034451. [PMID] 34455822.
    2 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2020
    Comparison of Antiplatelet Therapies for Prevention of Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke.
    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 29(4). [DOI] 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.104632. [PMID] 32037269.
    PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2020
    Corrigendum to 'Comparison of Antiplatelet Therapies for Prevention of Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke' [Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Vol. 29, No. 4 (April), 2020: 104632].
    Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 29(8). [DOI] 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104822. [PMID] 32305280.
    PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2020
    Proposal for Updated Nomenclature and Classification of Potential Causative Mechanism in Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke.
    JAMA neurology. 77(7):878-886. [DOI] 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0458. [PMID] 32282016.
    56 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2019
    Cost-effectiveness of percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale compared with medical management in patients with a cryptogenic stroke: from the US payer perspective.
    Journal of medical economics. 22(9):883-890. [DOI] 10.1080/13696998.2019.1611587. [PMID] 31025589.
    8 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2019
    Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale versus medical management in patients with a cryptogenic stroke: from the UK payer perspective.
    Journal of medical economics. 22(2):131-139. [DOI] 10.1080/13696998.2018.1548355. [PMID] 30424680.
    8 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2018
    3-Year Outcomes of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position From the COMPASSION Multicenter Clinical Trial.
    JACC. Cardiovascular interventions. 11(19):1920-1929. [DOI] 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.06.001. [PMID] 30286853.
    44 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2018
    Characterization of Recurrent Strokes With and Without Patent Foramen Ovale Closure.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72(20):2542-2544. [DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.2175. [PMID] 30442299.
    1 citation  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2017
    Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke.
    The New England journal of medicine. 377(11):1033-1042. [DOI] 10.1056/NEJMoa1707404. [PMID] 28902580.
    530 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2017
    Patent foramen ovale closure with GORE HELEX or CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder vs. antiplatelet therapy for reduction of recurrent stroke or new brain infarct in patients with prior cryptogenic stroke: Design of the randomized Gore REDUCE Clinical Study.
    International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society. 12(9):998-1004. [DOI] 10.1177/1747493017701152. [PMID] 29090661.
    7 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2015
    Changes in speckle tracking echocardiography measures of ventricular function after percutaneous implantation of the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve in the pulmonary position.
    Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.). 32(3):461-9. [DOI] 10.1111/echo.12700. [PMID] 25047063.
    7 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2015
    Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic Measures of Right Ventricular Function Correlate With Improvement in Exercise Function After Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation.
    Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography. 28(9):1036-44. [DOI] 10.1016/j.echo.2015.05.010. [PMID] 26117295.
    17 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2015
    Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduit Dysfunction After the Ross Procedure.
    The Annals of thoracic surgery. 100(3):996-1002; discussion 1002. [DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.108. [PMID] 26190388.
    28 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2011
    Pediatric catheterization laboratory anticoagulation with bivalirudin.
    Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. 77(5):671-9. [DOI] 10.1002/ccd.22817. [PMID] 21433272.
    41 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2008
    Causes of recurrent focal neurologic events after transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale with the CardioSEAL septal occluder.
    The American journal of cardiology. 101(10):1487-92. [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.01.028. [PMID] 18471463.
    13 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2008
    Pathophysiology of congenital heart disease in the adult, part II. Simple obstructive lesions.
    Circulation. 117(9):1228-37. [DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.742072. [PMID] 18316499.
    24 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2008
    Pathophysiology of congenital heart disease in the adult: part I: Shunt lesions.
    Circulation. 117(8):1090-9. [DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.714402. [PMID] 18299514.
    97 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site
  • 2008
    Pathophysiology of congenital heart disease in the adult: part III: Complex congenital heart disease.
    Circulation. 117(10):1340-50. [DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.714428. [PMID] 18332279.
    36 citations  | PubMed  | Publisher's Site 

Education

  • Residency in Orthopaedic surgery
    1981-1984 - Erlanger Medical Center
  • Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
    1980-1981 - National Ortho and Rehab Hospital
  • Internship
    1979-1980 - Long Island Jewish Medical Center
  • Internship
    1978-1979 - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
  • Medical Degree
    1974-1978 - Autonoma De Guadalajara
  • Undergraduate Degree
    1971-1973 - Baylor University

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