Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Dr. Summers is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Originally from Del Mar, California, he completed his undergraduate degree at Stanford University where he played football and rugby. He went on to serve as a research assistant at the University of California-San Diego in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Biochemistry Division, and then attended medical school at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Following an internship with the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. Summers completed the San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program at St. Mary’s Hospital and an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation in Columbus, Georgia.

Dr. Summers is an active member of the American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Orthopaedic Society, and the Wake County Medical Society. He is the team doctor to Middle Creek High School in Apex, previously served as the team doctor to Enloe High School in Raleigh, and received the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Award for Medical Service to Member Schools in 2009. Dr. Summers also participates in a high school student mentor/job shadow program, the NC State pre-med mentor/job shadow program, and is a clinical instructor in a physician assistant program.

As a result of his Sports Medicine fellowship training, Dr. Summers is an accomplished surgeon with expertise in arthroscopic procedures of the shoulder, knee, hip, elbow and ankle. Dr. Summers performs total knee replacements as well as “partial or Uni-compartment” knee replacements. He cares for a variety of orthopaedic conditions and feels well suited to care for all patients, from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Outside of work, Dr. Summers stays busy with his four children and their sports and various activities. He is the head coach of his son’s football team. He enjoys the Carolina coast beaches and skiing and golf as well.