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  Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports Medicine
 
  Practicing Since: 2002
 
  Education/Training:
 
    Undergraduate: University of South Florida,
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Tampa, Florida
1988-1992

    Medical: University of South Florida
College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
1992-1996

    Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, Michigan
1996-2001

    Fellowship: Sports Medicine
South Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Coral Gables, Florida
2001-2002

 
  Specialty Board Certification:
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Sports Medicine Fellowship Trained

 
 
  ABOUT THE DOCTOR:
  Dr. George Canizares is a General Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in sports medicine and has been practicing in St. Petersburg since 2002. He received his doctorate from the University Of South Florida College Of Medicine in Tampa, where he was president of his senior class. Dr. Canizares served a residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit; he completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at South Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Coral Gables and served as the team doctor for the Miami Heat and Miami Sol. His Specialty Board Certification is with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and he is Sports Medicine Fellowship Trained. When Dr. Canizares joined All Florida Orthopaedic Associates in 2002 he was the driving force in implementing a sports program. He has been instrumental in the development of a sports care program at AFO for Pinellas County Schools such as Shorecrest Prepatory, Northside Christian, Clearwater Central Catholic, St Pete High, Northeast High and Clearwater Christian College as well as having traveled with several professional sports teams as the team physician. Dr. Canizares was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2005 to the Florida Board of Athletic Training.

Dr. Canizares's hospital affiliations include Bayfront Medical Center, St Anthony’s, Ed White, St Petersburg General, Northside and Center for Special Surgery.

Dr. Canizares lives in St. Petersburg with his wife and two sons.