Dr. Thomas Fithian has been providing caring, high-quality orthopaedic treatment to area residents since 1984. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical school honor society. After completing his surgical residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, he remained for an additional one-year fellowship in shoulder surgery with the renowned surgeon, Dr. Charles Neer.

In a Hampton Roads Magazine survey that asked local physicians which doctors they would consult for themselves or a member of their family, Dr. Fithian was selected by his peers as a “top orthopaedic” surgeon in 2003, 2008, and 2009.  He is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Newport News Medical Society, and the Medical Society of Virginia. While Dr. Fithian practices and enjoys all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, his special expertise and interest is in shoulder surgery.

Dr. Fithian has been proud to call the Virginia Peninsula home for 25 years. His favorite pastimes when he is not working include outdoor activities and traveling with his wife to visit his four grown children in Raleigh, New York City, and California.

Dr. Fithian performs a wide range of surgical procedures, both open and arthroscopic. His shoulder services include, but are not limited to, the treatment of:

• Rotator Cuff Disorders

• Shoulder Arthritis Including Shoulder Replacement Surgery

• Shoulder Instability and Dislocation

• Shoulder Injuries

• Frozen Shoulder

In all of the orthopaedic services that he renders, Dr. Fithian is committed to providing quality care that is customized to meet the needs and personal circumstances of each patient.

Dr. Jon Swenson has been practicing orthopaedic surgery on the Peninsula since 1991. He was born in Davenport, Iowa, and raised outside of Memphis, Tennessee.  He graduated with honors from the University of Memphis, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He went to the University of Memphis on a full academic scholarship.  He was the president of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society, and a member of The Golden Key Honor Society.  He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, Texas.  He completed his general surgical training at St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and then went on to orthopaedic surgery training at the world renowned Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. The Campbell Clinic literally writes the book on Orthopaedic Surgery (Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics - the 11th edition is 4 volumes and 5512 pages). Dr. Swenson is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Riverside Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Swenson specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, and minimally invasive joint replacement surgery of the shoulder, knee and hip.  Dr. Swenson travels the country to instruct other orthopaedic surgeons in joint replacement techniques - especially the tissue sparing anterior approach total hip replacement.  He has been recognized locally in the Hampton Roads Magazine as a "Top Doc" in orthopaedic surgery.  Dr. Swenson has been recognized nationally as one of "America's Top Orthopedists" in 2007 by the Consumers Research Council of America.  He was also listed in the Guide to America's Top Surgeons, 6th Edition-2006.  Dr. Swenson is a past president of the Newport News Medical Sociey-2000.  He received the Three Year American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award for 1991-1994.  He is Board Certified in orthopaedic surgery.  He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Newport News Medical Society, the Medical Society of Virginia, and the Virginia Orthopaedic Society.  Dr. Swenson lives in York County, he is married to Christina Swenson M.D., and they have three children: Nicholas, Eric, and Hannah.  He enjoys golfing, wake boarding, water skiing, and fishing.