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Nicholas J. Erdle, MD

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OrthoVirginia Offices

Dr. Nicholas Erdle is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon. He chose orthopedic surgery, specifically sports medicine, based on interactions and relationships he developed with orthopedic providers as a high school athlete here in Richmond. Through ongoing training and research, he cultivated a deeper interest in identifying surgical and non-surgical interventions to help patients return to peak performance while considering their short-term and long-term goals and passions. After practicing as a general orthopedic surgeon with the U.S. Navy – performing procedures such as labral repair, rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, and meniscal repair in Europe, Asia, and on both the East and West Coasts – Dr. Erdle decided to further subspecialize in sports medicine, focusing on knee and shoulder surgery, to continue providing comprehensive care for athletes of all ages with complex conditions.

In his free time, Dr. Erdle enjoys travelling with his wife and daughters and spending time outdoors, whether it’s skiing, surfing, hunting, fishing, playing golf, or running.

Nicholas J. Erdle, MD

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Education & Training

  • Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas. Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction, 2025
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia. Orthopedic Surgery, 2019
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia), Doctor of Medicine, 2014
  • University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Certifications

  • Board-certified in orthopedic surgery

Hospital & Team Affiliations

  • Bon Secours-St Francis Medical Center
  • Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Chippenham Medical Center
  • CJW Medical Center
  • Henrico Doctors Hospital
  • Johnston-Willis Hospital
  • Office operatory

Organizations & Awards

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

Treatments

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Aspiration of the olecranon bursa
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty
  • Computer navigated joint replacement
  • Diagnostic ultrasound
  • Digital mucous cyst excision
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Ganglion cyst surgery
  • Hand fracture surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow arthritis surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Hip injection
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Latarjet procedure
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Lisfranc fracture/dislocation surgery
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive hand, wrist and elbow surgery
  • Minimally invasive total knee replacement
  • Nerve decompression
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Partial (unicondylar) knee replacement
  • Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
  • Patellofemoral knee replacement
  • Periarticular fracture care
  • Peroneal tendon repair
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Surgery for de Quervain’s syndrome
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery (Ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Total knee replacement
  • Total shoulder replacement (anatomical)
  • Trigger finger surgery
  • Ultrasound guided injections
  • Ultrasound point of care examination
  • Wrist fracture surgery

  • Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas. Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction, 2025
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia. Orthopedic Surgery, 2019
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia), Doctor of Medicine, 2014
  • University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Certifications

  • Board-certified in orthopedic surgery

  • Bon Secours-St Francis Medical Center
  • Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • Chippenham Medical Center
  • CJW Medical Center
  • Henrico Doctors Hospital
  • Johnston-Willis Hospital
  • Office operatory

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons

  • Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
  • ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Acromioplasty
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
  • Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
  • Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff
  • Arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction
  • Aspiration of the olecranon bursa
  • Autograft (UCL tear)
  • Biceps tendon reinsertion
  • Biceps tendon rupture surgery
  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
  • Broken collarbone surgery
  • Bursitis/impingement surgery
  • Carpal tunnel release
  • Cartilage injury treatments
  • Cartilage reconstruction procedures
  • Cartilage restoration
  • Closed reduction (elbow)
  • Closed reduction (finger)
  • Closed reduction (shoulder)
  • Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
  • Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty
  • Computer navigated joint replacement
  • Diagnostic ultrasound
  • Digital mucous cyst excision
  • Elbow arthritis surgery
  • Elbow arthroscopy
  • Elbow surgery
  • Ganglion cyst surgery
  • Hand fracture surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow arthritis surgery
  • Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
  • Hip injection
  • Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Knee ligament reconstruction
  • Labrum surgery
  • Latarjet procedure
  • Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) repair/reconstruction
  • Lisfranc fracture/dislocation surgery
  • Little League elbow treatment
  • Little League shoulder treatment
  • Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
  • Meniscal tear surgeries
  • Meniscal transplant surgery
  • Minimally invasive hand, wrist and elbow surgery
  • Minimally invasive total knee replacement
  • Nerve decompression
  • Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
  • Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
  • Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
  • Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
  • Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
  • Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
  • Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
  • Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
  • Non-operative elbow spur treatment
  • Non-operative finger fracture treatment
  • Non-operative finger sprain treatments
  • Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
  • Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Non-operative hand fracture treatment
  • Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative labral tear treatment
  • Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mallet finger treatment
  • Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative mensical tear treatment
  • Non-operative muscle strain treatment
  • Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
  • Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
  • Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
  • Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
  • Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
  • Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
  • Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
  • Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
  • Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
  • Non-operative throwing injury treatment
  • Non-operative treatment for calficic tendonitis – barbotage
  • Non-operative treatment for frozen shoulder – capsular distention
  • Non-operative trigger finger
  • Non-operative ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) treatment
  • Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
  • Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
  • Olceranon fracture surgery
  • Open shoulder reconstruction
  • Orthopedic trauma surgery
  • Osteoarthritis treatment
  • Osteochondritis fixation
  • Partial (unicondylar) knee replacement
  • Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
  • Patellofemoral knee replacement
  • Periarticular fracture care
  • Peroneal tendon repair
  • Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
  • Radial head fracture surgeries
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
  • Revision knee surgery
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shoulder arthritis surgeries
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
  • Shoulder instability surgery
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Sprain and strain treatment
  • Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
  • Surgery for de Quervain’s syndrome
  • Tendon joint injections
  • Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
  • Throwing injury surgeries
  • Tommy John surgery (Ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Total knee replacement
  • Total shoulder replacement (anatomical)
  • Trigger finger surgery
  • Ultrasound guided injections
  • Ultrasound point of care examination
  • Wrist fracture surgery
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