We Give Our Best. So You Can Be Your Best.
When your hands or shoulders are letting you down, we are here to help pick you up!
Well-versed in the latest technologies and biomaterials utilized in joint replacement surgery, we are proud to be one of the largest joint replacement providers in Florida.
Holy Cross surgeons also serve on design teams for the latest shoulder implants, demonstrating our commitment to innovation. We were also the first in the nation to utilize Match PointTM in reverse shoulder replacement surgery, for a more precise implantation and faster recovery.
If an orthopedic problem is related to other conditions, such as osteoporosis or rheumatoid arthritis, we provide a full range of services and utilize a team approach ensuring that other specialists are called in to meet patient needs. This tradition of teamwork is one reason that the Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute has a reputation for quality care, and diagnostic and surgical excellence.
Meet Our Shoulder and Hand Surgeons
Ross Wodicka, MD
Using cutting-edge surgical techniques to treat sports-related injuries and other shoulder, hip, and knee problems, Dr. Ross Wodicka takes care of athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and UFC. His practice has become a referral center for doctors who often refer complex shoulder and sports injury cases, including revision cases.
Performing greater than 4,000 procedures over the last 6 years, Dr. Wodicka has quickly become recognized as one the top orthopedic sports medicine surgeons in Florida. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, which often allows patients to recover faster.
Dr. Wodicka’s practice specializes in arthroscopic rotator cuff and labral repair, anatomic and reverse shoulder replacement, and joint preservation of the hip and knee. He is one of the only surgeons in South Florida who performs a high volume of hip arthroscopy surgeries, which is among the newest and most innovative techniques in orthopedic surgery.
He has been able to treat many patients that previously would have had hip replacement as their only option. Dr. Wodicka began his career after completing an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Miami, and a sports medicine fellowship in arthroscopic surgery and shoulder reconstruction at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute in Los Angeles.
Razvan Nicolescu, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon Razvan Nicolescu, M.D., MBA has joined the Holy Cross Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 130 physicians providing services throughout Broward County.
A specialist in hand, wrist, elbow and microvascular surgery, Dr. Nicolescu is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. After completing a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Dr. Nicolescu was an orthopedic surgeon at Avera Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota.
He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in neurobiology and minor in chemistry.
Dr. Nicolescu remained a Hurricane, continuing on to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on an academic scholarship, graduating in the top 10% of his class with a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration and inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. He completed his internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, where he also conducted research in the division of oncology. He also conducted research and gained work experience at the Max Biedermann Institute for Biomechanics / University of Miami Department of Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering.
Non-Surgical / Post-Surgical Options
If you do not need surgery or require therapy post-surgery, we can meet your needs in one location at the Lillian S. Wells Foundation Institute of Sports Performance and Orthopedic Therapy (iSPORT) located on the ground floor of Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute.