Dr. Groff is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who has been practicing orthopaedics since 2001. While earning his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Groff was honored with the Sankey Award for excellence in Orthopaedics. After completing his internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, he was named Most Outstanding Resident of his class. Dr. Groff also completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Groff is Director of Community Orthopaedic Services at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. Groff Orthopaedics partners with the hospital to provide patient-focused treatment plans that encompass the whole orthopaedic process, from initial diagnosis through recovery, including surgery when necessary.
Dr. Groff has privileges at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Forbes Regional Hospital, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, West Penn Hospital, and other hospitals and surgery centers. The practice accepts all major health insurance carriers.
Dr. Groff played college basketball at Amherst College in Massachusetts. He participated in the prestigious Maccabiah Games as part of the U.S. team in 1989 and went on to play two years of professional basketball in Israel.
Today, Dr. Groff satisfies his love of sports by running, biking, waterskiing, playing sports with his kids — and treating patients from committed athletes to weekend warriors.