Phillip M. Bell, MDBoard Certified & Fellowship Trained Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Bell graduated from the University of Colorado, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. After his time in Colorado, Dr. Bell received his M.D. at the University of Tennessee where he earned the Faculty Medal for the highest academic achievement in the College of Medicine by graduating top in his class. During his time studying medicine, Dr. Bell was the recipient of many other achievements including the Charles J. Deere Scholarship awarded for academic excellence and selection into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Dr. Bell completed his orthopedic residency at Carolinas Medical Center/OrthoCarolina where he served as Chief resident and received awards for excellence in research and teaching. He further specialized his training with an adult reconstruction fellowship at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, FL where he developed expertise in the evaluation and management of patients with hip and knee problems and surgical treatments such as primary and revision hip and knee replacement. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. His current Total Joint Practice serves the Southern Duval County, St Johns County, Nocatee, Mandarin, Clay County, Orange Park and Southside Areas of Jacksonville, Florida.
Specialties
- Degenerative joint diseases of the hip and knee
- Anterior hip replacement
- Minimally invasive, muscle-sparing joint replacement
- Partial knee replacement and total knee replacement
- Robotic hip and knee replacement
- Revision hip and knee replacement
- Same day joint replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement
Certifications
- Mako Robotic partial knee replacement
- Mako Robotic total hip replacement
- Navio Robotic partial knee replacement
Services
- Anterior hip repair
- Anterior hip replacement
- Anterior revision hip replacement
- Arthritis of the hip
- Arthritis of the knee
- Broken bone
- Bursitis (hip)
- Bursitis (knee)
- Cartilage injury
- Chronic tendinitis
- Fractures
- Hip pain
- Hip pinning
- Hip strain
- Hip replacement(total hip replacement)
- Intra-articular injections
- Joint replacement
- Knee pain
- Knee replacement(partial or total knee replacement)
- Manipulation
- Meniscus tear
- Occupational or work-related injuries
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Partial knee resurfacing
- Patellectomy
- Revision surgery for knee and hip
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Robot-assisted partial knee replacement
- Robot-assisted hip replacement
- Robot-assisted knee replacement
- Same day joint replacement
- Soft tissue injuries of the hip or knee
- Sports injuries of the hip or knee
- Sprain of the hip or knee
- Tendon injuries
- Total hip replacement
- Total joint replacement
- Total knee replacement
Patient Testimonials for Phillip M. Bell, MD
- Dr. Bell is a brilliantly gifted Orthopedic Surgeon in every respect. He is meticulously thorough and precise with his diagnoses based on patient inpu...
~ Tom Beltz ~
- Dr. Bell is an incredible doctor. He is compassionate, efficient and a great surgeon. Catherine was very accessible and helpful in scheduling and my h...
~ Patricia Lanifero ~
- I could barely walk and was in extreme pain when I first met Dr Bell. Both my hips were locking up because of arthritis and the thought of getting out...
~ Peter Boisvert ~