Dr. Liddell is a board-certified, orthopedic surgeon who specializes in general orthopedics, with special interests including, but not limited to, sports injuries, joint replacement surgery, hip/knee/shoulder arthroscopy, and trauma. His initial medical training was completed at Loyola University in Chicago, followed by an orthopedic residency training at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, H
I. After residency training, Dr. Liddell served at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, NC, home of the 82nd Airborne and Special Forces, where he served as a staff orthopedic surgeon to our country’s active duty soldiers, veterans, retirees, and their families. In addition, he was asked to serve as the designated staff Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Physician for an elite special forces unit for the US Army Special Operations Command. Having the opportunity to serve this unique group of professional soldiers and athletes allowed him to expand my experience in sports medicine, arthroscopy, and trauma while working with some of our countries most elite athletes and professional soldiers. In addition, Fort Bragg was an excellent place to gain additional experience in trauma with the large airborne division stationed there, as well as total joint replacement, since it had a large veteran referral population from the local VA hospital. In 2010, as part of his service in the Army, Dr. Liddell deployed to Iraq to serve with the 28th Combat Support Hospital. During his time there, he provided acute trauma and orthopedic care to our soldiers injured in combat, as well as surgical care to Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi civilians, British Allied soldiers, and contractors supporting our mission from a variety of other nations.
“Despite the hardships and sacrifices of an overseas deployment, I was humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to provide care to our military personnel serving our country.”
In 2011, Dr. Liddell was able to pursue his goal of traveling to East Africa for a volunteer medical mission at Tenwek Hospital in rural Kenya. While both demanding and incredibly rewarding, this opportunity as a staff orthopedic surgeon once again allowed him to gain experience with patients of a variety of ages, medical conditions, and a variety of challenging traumatic injuries. This opportunity also allowed him to participate in teaching surgical residents at the Academy of Christian Surgeons Surgical Residency Program in Bomet, Kenya. After nine years of active duty service as an officer and orthopedic surgeon in the United States Army, Dr. Liddell moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 2013 and has been serving the community since then.
“My family and I are proud to become members of the Sioux Falls community. I would be honored to care for you or your family with any of your orthopedic concerns or injuries to the best of my ability.”
Dr. Liddell is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, and is also an active member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America as well as the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons. He specializes in a wide range of orthopedic services and procedures, in particular minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment of sports related injuries, and joint replacement surgery. He continues to stay at the cutting-edge of his field to be able to offer his patients the most advanced treatments in orthopedic surgery, to include stem cell injections, knee and hip arthroscopy, and all-arthroscopic treatment of shoulder conditions to include repairable and non-repairable rotator cuff tears. Dr. Liddell also has specialized training in joint replacement, to include Direct Anterior Hip Replacement and Robotic Hip and Knee replacement. He has received multiple awards for his research work in orthopedic surgery as well as several other awards for his military service as an orthopedic surgeon. While providing care for our military’s men and women in a combat zone, he was awarded the Bronze Star for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. For additional information regarding Dr. Liddell’s education and training, certificates, licensure, publications, awards, honors, memberships in professional and honorary societies, volunteer and community service, presentations, research, and interests, please see https://www.travisliddellmd.com/experience/travis-r-liddell-m-d-sioux-falls/
