Locations

Clearwater – Countryside

2414 Enterprise Rd
Clearwater, FL 33763
(727) 461-6026 (office)

Clearwater – Morton Plant

430 Morton Plant St
Suite 301
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 461-6026 (office)

Trinity

2044 Trinity Oaks Blvd
Suite 110
Trinity, FL 34655
(727) 461-6026 (office)

About Dr. Rothberg

Dr. Michael Rothberg is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand care. He provides both operative and nonoperative options for the entire upper extremity. Amongst many other procedures, he performs shoulder arthroscopies, thumb joint replacements, wrist arthroscopy and reconstruction, endoscopic and open carpal tunnel releases, surgical and office-based trigger finger releases, fracture care and Xia flex injections for Dupuytren’s disease. 

Dr. Rothberg is double board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in both Orthopaedics and Hand Surgery.

He grew up in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Rothberg graduated Cum Laude from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts and received his Medical Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX. He did an internship in General Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute in New York. Now part of New York University. He then completed a Fellowship at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Surgery. He performed an Externship in Rheumatoid Deformities of the Hand at New England Baptist Hospital, in Boston.

Outside of work. Dr. Rothberg enjoys playing and watching most sports, but you can often find him competing on the tennis courts or watching his son participate in professional motorsports. He enjoys good food, family time with his wife and 2 children, and playing with his dog.

Certifications and memberships

  • American Society of Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
  • National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
  • Nalebuff Hand Society
  • VirchelWood Hand Society

Credentials

Fellowship: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship; Loma Linda University Medical Center

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery; Hospital for Joint Diseases/Orthopaedic Institute

Internship: Baylor University Medical Center

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center

Undergraduate: Cum Laude-Tufts University

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

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