“…had two shoulder surgeries while in the military that did not correct the problem… I am 5 weeks out from surgery and my shoulder has never felt better.”
Dr. Andrew Dold is a board-certified, fellowship-trained sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon in Frisco, Texas, who treats shoulder and elbow problems in athletes, active adults and people hurt at work or at home. He starts with an accurate diagnosis and non-surgical care when it is likely to work, and offers arthroscopic and open surgery for rotator cuff tears, dislocations, labral tears, biceps and elbow tendon injuries when surgery is the right choice.
Shoulder and elbow conditions we treat
Choose a condition to learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and what the research shows.
Watch Dr. Dold: rotator cuff, labrum and biceps
Dr. Dold explains common problems and shows how he treats them. Some videos show real surgery.
Rotator cuff
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of a full-thickness tearSurgical video
Full-thickness rotator cuff (supraspinatus) repairSurgical video
Massive, retracted rotator cuff tear repairedSurgical video
Full-thickness rotator cuff tear: can it heal without surgery?
Repair of a partial-thickness rotator cuff tear with the REGENETEN patchSurgical video, Smith+Nephew product
Labrum, instability and biceps
Arthroscopic Bankart (anterior labral) repairSurgical video
SLAP tear of the shoulder: explained
Type 2 SLAP tear of the shoulderSurgical video
Diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy: SLAP tear and partial rotator cuff tearSurgical video
Shoulder arthroscopy: SLAP tear and biceps tenotomySurgical video
See all of Dr. Dold’s videos on YouTube
What shoulder and elbow patients say
Back to full activity after a biceps tenodesis
“I’m a 45 yr old former Navy SEAL with an incredibly active lifestyle… He performed a tenodesis procedure that truly changed my life… back to light activity within 3 months and I was 100% by 5 months.”
An OR nurse chose him for her own surgery
“I’m a RN working in the OR and often see Dr. Dold as well as many other surgeons operating. I’ve chosen him to do both my own hip surgery and a complicated shoulder surgery… Both surgeries had excellent outcome and faster recoveries than expected.”
Full arm function after a biceps repair
“…three months after my surgery… my arm has full function again.”
What the research shows
- For small and medium rotator cuff tears, a randomized trial with 10 years of follow-up found that patients who had tendon repair did better than those treated with physiotherapy alone.1
- A systematic review found improved outcomes and low revision rates 10 years after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.2
- For a first-time shoulder dislocation, a meta-analysis of randomized trials found that arthroscopic stabilization lowered the chance of the shoulder dislocating again compared with a sling.3
Research cited
- Moosmayer S, Lund G, Seljom US, et al. At a 10-year follow-up, tendon repair is superior to physiotherapy in the treatment of small and medium-sized rotator cuff tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019;101(12):1050-1060. PubMed
- Davey MS, Hurley ET, Carroll PJ, et al. Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair results in improved clinical outcomes and low revision rates at 10-year follow-up: a systematic review. Arthroscopy. 2023;39(2):452-458. PubMed
- Belk JW, Wharton BR, Houck DA, et al. Shoulder stabilization versus immobilization for first-time anterior shoulder dislocation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of level 1 randomized controlled trials. Am J Sports Med. 2023;51(6):1634-1643. PubMed
Disclosure: Dr. Dold is a consultant for Smith+Nephew. TENDON SEAM and REGENETEN are trademarks of Smith+Nephew or its affiliates.
This page is general information, not medical advice for your situation. Individual results vary.
