BJC HealthCare works with Washington University physicians, BJC Medical Group, and providers across the region to deliver extraordinary care. Your shoulder is one of your body's most complicated joints, so you should receive care from experienced specialists like ours. We deliver appropriate services tailored to your needs and maintain high success rates.  

Highlights of our program include:  

• Expertise: You receive care from orthopedic surgeons specializing in shoulder surgery. Many have decades of experience. All specialists use research-based shoulder arthroscopy methods. This level of expertise helps us treat the region’s most complex cases.  

• Shoulder arthroscopy excellence: Our team performs a high-volume of shoulder replacement surgeries each year and maintains exceptional outcomes. We offer advanced options such as reverse shoulder arthroplasty. This procedure provides lasting pain relief for rotator cuff tears that can’t be repaired. 

• Personalized care: You receive the appropriate procedure for your medical needs. If the upper part of the arm bone is damaged but the shoulder socket is not, you may be eligible for a partial shoulder replacement. We also offer revision surgery to replace worn-out artificial joints or correct issues with a previous procedure. 

• Focus on comfort: Our experts use techniques that are gentler on your body and lower the risk of complications. Whenever possible, we avoid disruption to nearby muscles. We also use non-narcotic numbing medications during surgery, leading to a smoother recovery.