Coastal Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine

About Practice

Welcome to Coastal Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine.  We are an Orthopaedic Surgery practice located in the 118^th Place Business Condominiums, 8240 118^th Ave Ste 350, Largo, FL, 33773.  Our mission is to provide patients and their families in the Tampa Bay area the highest quality Orthopaedic surgical and non-surgical care, delivered in a friendly, efficient and safe fashion, continually striving to improve their overall outcomes and satisfactions.

Robert G. “Bo” Lewis, MD is the founder of Coastal Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine and has been specializing in shoulder surgery since 2006.  Dr. Lewis is a board-certified, fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon specializing in arthroscopic shoulder surgery & Sports Medicine.

Although a specialist in Orthopaedic arthroscopy, Dr. Lewis’ has his roots in business.  He graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Risk Management.  Following a couple of years of real-world business experience working in Tampa, Florida, Dr. Lewis obtained his medical degree at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine.  He completed his general surgery internship and Orthopaedic residency at the Medical College of Georgia and then went on to obtain advanced training in shoulder surgery completing his fellowship in shoulder surgery at McCluskey Orthopaedic Surgery.

Prior to establishing Coastal Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine, Dr. Lewis was the founder of Columbus Shoulder Surgery & Sports Medicine, former co-director of the St. Francis Orthopaedic Institute Shoulder service line and director of the St. Francis Orthopaedic Institute Sports Medicine service line.

Having performed greater than 10,000 arthroscopic procedures in thousands of patients, he has established his expertise in arthroscopic surgeries, and in particular the shoulder.  His most common shoulder procedures include rotator cuff repair, labral repairs, biceps tenodesis and superior capsular reconstructions.  He and his anesthesia team, have championed a new approach of shoulder surgery without general anesthesia.

His practice also encompasses a variety of sports medicine procedures treating common injuries of the elbow, hip and knee.  Dr. Lewis’ surgical skills also include all-inside arthroscopic ACL reconstructions in the knee, Tommy John procedures in the elbow, and arthroscopic hip procedures.

Dr. Lewis is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and maintains professional memberships in the Arthroscopy Association of North America, Southern Orthopaedic Association, Florida Orthopaedic Society and Florida Medical Association.

Insurances

• AARP
• Aetna
• Aetna Senior Supplemental Insurance [AESSI]
• BCBS
• CHAMPVA
• CHC of Georgia
• Champus Tricare For Life
• Champus Tricare North/South
• Cigna
• Cigna - NALC Health Benefit Plan

Specialties

• Orthopedic Surgeon

Services

• Arthroscopic Surgery
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Impingement Syndrome
• Labrum Tear
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Shoulder
• Tennis Elbow
• Trigger Fingers