WELCOME MESSAGE
Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) offers experts in every orthopedic subspecialty. Our physicians are known nationally and throughout the world for their work in orthopedic surgery, and have been named some of the best orthopedic physicians in America. FOI brings highly skilled and subspecialty trained orthopedic care to Tampa Bay and the surrounding area.
As Florida’s largest orthopedic group, FOI is widely acclaimed as a leader in comprehensive orthopedic services. FOI’s mission is to provide an internationally-recognized quality of orthopedic care, achieving exceptional outcomes through continuing research and subspecialty expertise.
A professional staff of more than 500 supports our physicians, based in a 100,000 sq. ft. facility on a 12 acre campus. The main campus includes a state of the art orthopedic surgery center exclusively serving FOI patients and surgeons. With exceptional expertise in every orthopedic subspecialty, FOI is a one-stop shop, with no need to refer outside the institute.
FOI IN THE NEWS
Our Sun City Center office has relocated to:
959 Del Webb Blvd E
Sun City Center, FL 33573
Dr. Hilgers' was featured in the St. Petersburg Times article, "Push for protein raises questions about how much we need."
Check out our videos for the Florida Orthopaedic minute on CBS.
Dr. Claude Sagi was part of a team of medical professionals who went to Haiti to provide care for people injured in the recent devastating earthquake. Read more.
Dr. Antonio Castellvi is featured in the St. Petersburg Times article titled "Use yoga to ease lower back pain or even replace back surgery."
Be sure to check out our commercials currently running on various cable networks.
Dr. Wesley Dykes and Dr. Marc Hilgers discuss brain injury impact tests on Fox 13.
HOW TO USE OUR SITE
Our navigation system allows you to search by anatomy, doctor or by specialty.
search by anatomy: Using your mouse, roll over a specific body area to obtain more information.
search by doctor: If you know your doctor’s name, click on the letter that represents the doctor’s last name. For example, for Ellen Beatty, M.D. you would click on the letter “B.”
search by specialty: Using your mouse, click on Specialties for a complete listing of all specialties and associated doctors.
Refund Policy
Requesting a Refund
If you would like to request a refund for outstanding credit balances on your account please follow the process below to ensure proper handling and timely processing of the requested refund:
• Please call the following phone number to begin the process of requesting the refund: Florida Orthopaedic Institute's Business Office at 813-978-9779
• Upon acknowledgement by Business Office Personnel, the account in question will be reviewed in detail prior to processing the refund.
• Upon confirmation of the refund request, the business office personnel will provide the patient with a “Patient Refund Request Form”, this form will be needed for Florida Orthopaedic Institute's recordkeeping purposes.
*Note – If it is determined that there are other outstanding balances on the account aside from the charges in question, the requested refund will be reduced by such amounts and processed accordingly.
Receiving a Refund:
Please allow up to 30 days from the time that the refund is requested to receive the refund.
How Refunds are Processed:
Please refer to the following schedule to determine how your refund will be processed once it has been finalized.
| If you paid by: | Your Refund will be by: | Receipt Time: |
| Credit Card | Credit Card | up to 30 days |
| Check | Check | up to 30 days |
| Cash | Check | up to 30 days |
| Money Order | Check | up to 30 days |