Michael R. Wolverton, M.D.

Dr. Wolverton, a native of Savannah, is a board-eligible and fellowship-trained surgeon who specializes in treating all injuries of the lower extremity but most specifically nonoperative and operative treatment options for knee and hip arthritis.

He attended Savannah Christian Preparatory School before going on to complete his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina. He then completed a graduate program in biomedical science before attending the University of South Carolina School of Medicine where he quickly fell in love with the field of orthopaedics.

He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Florida in Jacksonville where he spent half of his residency training at the Mayo Clinic Florida. He was also nominated and served as his program’s chief resident. Upon graduation from residency, he attended Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, one of the largest volume private practice groups in the US, for a hip and knee reconstruction fellowship. He was trained extensively by leaders in the field in anterior total hip replacement, outpatient total joint replacement, partial and total knee replacement, robotic assisted total joint replacement, and revision total hip and knee arthroplasty. He is also trained in treating general orthopaedic injuries and conservative treatment options for arthritis, including knee arthroscopy.

In his free time, Dr. Wolverton is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys duck and deer hunting, fishing, boating, college football, and playing golf. Most Saturdays in the fall, you can find him cheering on the Gamecocks (oftentimes painfully). He returns to Savannah with his wife, Kellie, and daughter to pursue his dream of providing excellent orthopaedic care to the patients of his hometown.