Voted a "Top Doctor" by Washingtonian Magazine 2005 and 2008, and by Washington Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine 2007

Education

• BA, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
• MD, The State University of New York at Buffalo, College of Medicine

Internship & Residency

• Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital

Board Certified

• Orthopaedic Surgery

Professional Distinctions

• Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Arlington County Medical Society
• Medical Society of Virginia
• Virginia Orthopaedic Society
• Eastern Orthopaedic Society

Areas of Specialization:

• Sports Medicine
• Total Joint Replacement
• Shoulder
• Knee
• Elbow

Gordon L. Avery, MD

Dr. Gordon Avery earned his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, before going on to receive his medical degree from The University of New York at Buffalo, College of Medicine. He then moved to Washington, DC, and completed his internship and orthopaedic residency at Georgetown University Medical Center where he concluded his formal medical training as Chief Resident.

Dr. Avery has been practicing orthopaedic surgery in Northern Virginia for more than twenty-five years. As a general orthopaedist, he has special interests in sports medicine and joint replacement.

Dr Avery is active in a number of medical societies and professional leadership roles. He is presently serving as Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at the Virginia Hospital Center, and he is the former Chief of Orthopaedics at Northern Virginia Doctor’s Hospital. He is past President of the Arlington County Medical Society and has served as the Vice Counselor and Delegate from the 10th District to the Medical Society of Virginia. Dr. Avery participates in academia as well, serving as a member of the teaching faculty at Georgetown University Medical School where he participates in student and resident education. Additionally, he is involved in sports medicine having served as team orthopaedic surgeon for the Washington Redskins from 1995-2000 and as a team physician for Northern Virginia High Schools for over twenty years.

Dr. Avery and his wife, Suzanne, reside in McLean, Virginia, and they have three children—two sons and a daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, fishing, sailing and scuba diving.