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Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones), osteoporosis, replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement), and more.

603 7th Street South Suite 450 & 480
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

(727) 527-5272

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD is an orthopedist in Saint Petersburg, FL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD is affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute, HCA Florida Healthcare and HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital HCA Florida Northside Hospital HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

4600 4th Street N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33703

Address:

603 7th Street South Suite 450 & 480
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701

Some issues Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Hip Replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace parts of the hip joint that are damaged by disease or injury. It is most often done to treat arthritis, a common condition that causes stiffness and pain in the joints. Surgery is used only after other, less invasive treatments have failed to work.

The type of hip replacement patients receive is based on their age and the extent of damage to their hip. The hip joint has two parts: the femoral head, or hip ball, and the acetabulum, or hip socket. The hip ball is located on the upper end of the femur (thigh bone), and the hip socket is part of the pelvis. Depending on whether one or both parts require replacement, patients may need one of the following procedures:

Partial hip replacement, which is generally recommended in the case of hip fractures or other hip injuries. If a patient is having a partial hip replacement, only the hip ball will be replaced.
Total hip replacement, which is often used to treat the hip joint when it has become damaged due to arthritis. Both the hip socket and hip ball are replaced.
Hip resurfacing, which is usually performed for younger patients. A hip resurfacing procedure reshapes the hip ball and only replaces its surface. This preserves more bone and makes future surgeries easier. If a patient is having a partial hip resurfacing, only the hip ball is resurfaced and replaced. If a patient is having a total hip resurfacing, the hip socket will be replaced as well.

During hip replacement surgery, an incision is made along the side of the hip. The surgeon may access the joint directly through this incision, or by using small tools and a lighted tube called an arthroscope to see and treat the joint. The diseased tissue is removed, and the bones are smoothed out and fitted with metal ends. The metal pieces may be cemented in place, or they may have a porous structure that encourages bone to grow into them and hold them securely. A smooth plastic cushion is placed between the two bones to replace the cartilage and allow the joint to move freely.

Hip replacement surgery takes one to two hours, and afterwards patients may stay in the hospital for several days. When patients go home, they will have to use a cane, walker, or crutches at first. Patients will likely have physical therapy to improve their ability to move with their new hip. After the first few weeks, light exercise such as bike riding or swimming will help them heal, but certain actions, such as climbing stairs or bending over at the waist, may be difficult at first. It will take several weeks before they can drive or return to work. Full recovery may take six to 12 months.

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

aspiration	39
diagnostic evaluation	34
doctor visit	503
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	84
implant removal	14
injections	68
inpatient care	84
lower extremity surgery	11
manual therapy	233
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	10
pelvic imaging	19
rehabilitation	308
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	35

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	32
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	85
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

aspiration	30
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	10
decompression surgery	12
diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	524
fracture surgery	10
hip imaging	19
hospital care	65
immobilization	19
implant removal	12
injections	58
inpatient care	65
lower extremity surgery	11
manual therapy	121
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nerve procedures	12
rehabilitation	344
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	53
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	84
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

aspiration	27
diagnostic evaluation	23
doctor visit	552
hip imaging	15
hospital care	90
injections	42
inpatient care	90
manual therapy	121
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
musculoskeletal imaging	32
rehabilitation	404
spinal procedures	11
X-rays	31

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	700

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	970
Black	76
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	482
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	192
Less than 65	206

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

aspiration	62
diagnostic evaluation	111
doctor visit	546
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	55
immobilization	15
implant removal	14
injections	60
inpatient care	55
lower extremity surgery	11
manual therapy	311
musculoskeletal imaging	24
rehabilitation	1409
X-rays	23

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	69
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	368
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	94
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	569
fracture surgery	22
hospital care	75
implant removal	12
injections	72
inpatient care	75
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	23
manual therapy	436
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	27
reconstructive surgery	12
rehabilitation	2133
upper extremity surgery	14

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	587

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	799
Black	67
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	108
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

aspiration	35
doctor visit	549
hospital care	50
injections	56
inpatient care	50
manual therapy	578
musculoskeletal imaging	12
rehabilitation	2276
X-rays	11

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	63
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	89
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

aspiration	26
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	585
hospital care	68
injections	52
inpatient care	68
manual therapy	512
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	20
rehabilitation	1865
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	68
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	97
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	10
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	488
fracture surgery	20
hospital care	75
immobilization	11
injections	21
inpatient care	75
lower extremity surgery	9
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	28
X-rays	9

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	34
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	58
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	892
fracture surgery	40
hospital care	112
implant removal	10
injections	48
inpatient care	112
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	41
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	96
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	40
reconstructive surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	14
X-rays	66

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saint Petersburg, FL were rehabilitation, manual therapy, inpatient care and hospital care.

aspiration	37
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	10
decompression surgery	17
diagnostic evaluation	48
doctor visit	582
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	17
hospital care	74
immobilization	15
implant removal	12
injections	54
inpatient care	74
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18
manual therapy	330
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	30
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	18
rehabilitation	1249
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	515
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	170
85 and over	80
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	263

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at Atlanta Medical Center. He has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: Atlanta Medical Center (1993)

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Florida Orthopaedic Institute

HCA Florida Healthcare

HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital HCA Florida Northside Hospital HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$4,125 Reunion $1,534	Variax $571	Axsos $472	ACCOLADE $217	AUGMENT INJECTABLE $205	Other $1,126
Zimmer Holding Inc	$276 Knee $276
Horizon Pharma plc	$275 Duexis $135	PENNSAID $91	VIMOVO $50
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$246 KRYSTEXXA $151	Duexis $75	PENNSAID $21
BIOVENTUS LLC	$172 Exogen $59	GELSYN 3 $46	Diagnostic Ultrasound $22	Durolane $17	Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System $16	Other $12
Other	$1,402 Zilretta $156	KEVZARA $125	Extremities $117	Trauma $113	Sports Medicine $94	Other $798

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,300
Travel and Lodging	$1,197

Research Payments

Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $3,272.

Biography

Dr. Jorge Rodriguez's specialties are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Rodriguez is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Florida Orthopaedic Institute.

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