Dr. Bradford Tucker has always been attracted to repairing things and restoring them to working order. It’s what attracted him to orthopedics. “I have always loved fixing things and was a carpenter as a teenager. In grade school, I learned about a job that fixes bones and joints, called orthopedic surgery. I knew that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” he says. Dr. Tucker is board certified in both orthopedic sports medicine and general orthopedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He repairs and rebuilds unstable and damaged parts of the knee and shoulder and performs cartilage repair and restoration. He is assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia 76ers. He is also a team orthopedic surgeon for Stockton University and Ocean City and Absegami High Schools. A graduate of Rutgers University, Dr. Tucker earned his M.D. at UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he also served his general surgery internship and his orthopedic surgery residency. He served a fellowship in arthroscopy and sports medicine at University of California, San Diego. He completed additional post-graduate training in sports medicine at Rutgers and in musculoskeletal oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Through his affiliation with the Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, he is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, where he is involved in peer-reviewed orthopedic research, including clinical applications of stem cells. He is also a clinical faculty member at Stockton and has many publications and book chapters to his credit. He credits his mom for inspiring his career in medicine. “My mother, Susan Verna Tucker, is the most compassionate, hard-working, kindest person I have ever met. I try to emulate her in both my career and personal life,” he says. Dr. Tucker lives in Ocean City with his wife and three children. He enjoys surfing, sailing, skiing, snowboarding and weight training. Credentials Board Certifications American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2005 Medical Education Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, MD, 1997 UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Internships UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, General Surgery Residencies UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Orthopedic Surgery Fellowships University of California University of California, Sports Medicine