Edward P. Petrow, Jr., DO

Dr. Petrow is board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with fellowship training in Joint Replacement at the Medical College of Virginia. He utilizes a variety of technological advances in the care of his patients including direct anterior hip arthroplasty, MAKO® robotic arm surgery for hip and knee surgery, and opioid sparing surgery. Dr. Petrow has been offering minimally invasive, anterior hip replacement since 2008. He is also the first surgeon in all of Southern Arizona to combine anterior hip replacement with the use of MAKO® robotic arm. He developed one of the first outpatient joint replacement programs at a free standing surgical center in 2017 and continues to offer outpatient joint replacement using the MAKO® robotic arm. Dr. Petrow has performed over 3,000 (and counting) MAKO® robotic arm surgeries from 2017-2025. This ranks Dr. Petrow as the most experienced MAKO® robotic joint replacement surgeon in all of Southern Arizona, as well as a leader in outpatient join replacement surgery. He has been recognized by Castle Connolly as a Top Doctor in Tucson 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Area of Expertise

Outpatient Total Joint Replacement
MAKO® Robotic Anterior Hip Replacement
MAKO® Robotic Total Hip Replacement
MAKO® Robotic Partial and Total Knee Replacement
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Bio

Certifications

American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Education & Training

Fellowship

Adult Reconstruction Surgery - Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery - Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburg, PA

Internship

Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburg, PA

Medical School

The New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM), Old Westbury, NY

D.O. License

Arizona, Virginia

Recognized as Top Doctor

2015-2016, 2019-2025

Language

English

Physician Assistants

  • Education

    MPAS: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
    BS: Athletic Training, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

  • Accreditation

    Board Certified Physician Assistant
    Board Certified Athletic Trainer