REUBEN GOBEZIE, MD

Founding Director, Cleveland Shoulder Institute and Regen Orthopedics
CEO, Co-Founder, Genie Health

Orthopedic Surgeon, Reuben Gobezie, MD, is a nationally recognized leader in shoulder care and Founder/Director of the Cleveland Shoulder Institute and Regen Orthopedics as well as CEO and Co-Founder of the digital health company PT Genie. He employs both surgical and non-operative treatments for patients of all ages from student athletes to the elderly.

A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Gobezie was named one of the top 25 shoulder specialists in the US as ranked by leaders in the field. He is also consistently voted as one of America’s top doctors by his patients. For six consecutive years, he has received the Patient’s Choice Award, an honor bestowed on less than one percent of physicians nationally, and the result of patient ratings of their medical care. Additionally, Dr. Gobezie is consistently recognized on the Top Doctors list nationally by Castle Connolly, as a result of peer nomination and extensive review.

Dr. Gobezie is one of the country’s top specialists in advanced arthroscopic and open surgical techniques, employing the most current methods to restore damaged joints, ligaments and bones. He is also one of the most experienced and highest volume shoulder surgeons in the country. Many studies have shown that surgical volume, the number of procedures a surgeon performs each year, is a strong predictor of better outcomes.

Dr. Gobezie has made pioneering contributions to the areas of shoulder replacement surgery, cartilage transplantation and biceps surgery. He offers his patients techniques and treatment paradigms that are at the forefront of shoulder and elbow surgery. His practice specializes in minimally invasive and innovative approaches to the treatment of arthritis, rotator cuff tears, instability as well as rare shoulder disorders.

Dr. Gobezie is actively involved in significant clinical research which has been presented at numerous national and international meetings. His research has been recognized with numerous national awards including the prestigious Neer Award from American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons, Zimmer/Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation Award, the Pfizer Innovative Scientific Centers for Orthopaedic and Pain Management Excellence Research Award, the Arthroscopy Association of North America’s Research Grant and the Massachusetts General Hospital Physician Scientist Award and most recently the Cofield, MD, Award for Best Oral Presentation 2023.

Dr. Gobezie is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed his undergraduate studies at The Johns Hopkins University prior to graduating from Harvard Medical School. His orthopedic residency was done at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. Dr. Gobezie obtained sub-specialty training in shoulder and elbow surgery by completing the Harvard Shoulder Fellowship.

Dr. Gobezie was the first University Hospitals physician to be elected a member of the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons, the most prestigious sub-specialty group in orthopedic surgery comprised of just over 200 of the top shoulder surgeons from around the world. He formerly served as an NFL consulting physician for the Cleveland Browns, team physician for the Cleveland Gladiators and head team physician for Gilmour Academy.

NICHOLAS CALLAHAN, DO

Orthopedic Specialist

Orthopedic surgeon, Nicholas K. Callahan, DO, specializes in using minimally invasive surgical techniques for shoulder procedures. Outpatient total joint replacement is one of Dr Callahan’s key areas of expertise and he was trained in one of the highest volume outpatient joint replacements centers in the United States. His innovative surgical techniques and the use of digital at-home physical therapy are focused on maximizing the speed of recovery after total joint replacement for all of his patients.

Dr. Callahan is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association of Orthopedics, American Osteopathic Association and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He completed his undergraduate studies at Baldwin Wallace University prior to earning his Master of Science from LECOM in Erie, PA, and his medical degree from LECOM at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. His orthopedic residency was done at the Orthopedic Surgery LECOM Health, Erie, PA. Dr. Callahan obtained sub-specialty training in Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery at the Whole Health Joint Replacement Institute in Meadville, Pennsylvania.