South Garner High School Selects Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic as Team Physician

June 27, 2018 | Edwin R. Cadet, MD

Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic is pleased to announce they have been selected as the official team physician for South Garner High School. Sports Medicine Surgeon, Dr. Edwin Cadet, will serve as the head team physician for the school and will be responsible for the treating student-athletes’ orthopaedic injuries or conditions during the season alongside the Athletic Director, Mr. Robert Young, and Head Athletic Trainer, Mr. Ryan Hahner. Dr. Cadet also is a team physician for N.C. State University Athletics.

“We are honored to provide care for these student-athletes,” said Dr. Edwin Cadet. “My ultimate goal is to ensure when an injury occurs, these young athletes receive expert care and treatment needed to get them back in the game as quickly and safely as possible.”

Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic also serves as the official team physician for the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, North Carolina State University and five local high schools, including: Broughton High School, Garner Magnet High School, Sanderson High School, Southeast Raleigh High School and South Garner High School. The physicians at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic are experts in the field of sports medicine, and have the knowledge and experience to treat athletes of all ages and skill.

About Dr. Cadet:
Dr. Cadet is a fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in Shoulder and Sports Medicine. Dr. Cadet joined Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic in August of 2013 from New York City, where he served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and an Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. While on the Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine Service at Columbia University, Dr. Cadet also served as the Director of Hip Arthroscopy.

Dr. Cadet specializes in arthroscopic and open techniques to address disorders affecting the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow. He has a special interest towards the care of athletes as he himself was a NCAA Division I track and field athlete while attending Brown University. His particular clinical interests include rotator cuff and labral tears, shoulder instability (e.g. shoulder dislocations), shoulder trauma, shoulder osteoarthritis (shoulder replacement), knee ligament injuries (e.g., anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), athletic hip disorders (e.g., hip arthroscopy for management of labral tears and femoroacetabular impingement), and cartilage disorders.

Dr. Cadet a member of the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society and other professional societies, including the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).