Sunnyvale Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center
Sunnyvale · East Dallas · Rockwall · Garland · Mesquite · Rowlett
Shoulder care is a core strength of this practice, not a side service. Two fellowship-trained, board-certified orthopedic surgeons evaluate, treat, and operate on shoulders here, which means your rotator cuff injury, labral tear, or unstable shoulder is matched to the surgeon whose training fits it best, without a referral to another clinic.
Shoulder care at Sunnyvale Orthopedics
Shoulder pain makes ordinary things hard. Reaching a top shelf, sleeping on your side, throwing a ball. At Sunnyvale Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, shoulder injury care is delivered by the practice as a whole: two orthopedic surgeons who consult on complex cases together, cross-cover surgical schedules, and bring complementary training to the same exam room.
Dr. John M. Hibbitts founded the practice and has spent more than 25 years treating the shoulder, with deep experience in arthroscopy, complex reconstruction, and shoulder replacement. Dr. Reed Bartz is a fellowship-trained sports medicine and shoulder surgery specialist who trained at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado, and leads care for sports shoulder injuries and advanced arthroscopic repair.
For patients across Rockwall, Garland, Mesquite, Rowlett, Wylie, Sachse, Terrell, and Kaufman, that pairing is the practical difference: a shoulder doctor in East Dallas who can take you from first evaluation through surgery and return-to-activity without handing you off.
Reconstruction & complex shoulder surgery
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon · 25+ years · Founding physician
Anchors the practice's reconstructive capability. Dr. Hibbitts treats advanced arthritis, large or complex rotator cuff tears, frozen shoulder requiring arthroscopic release, and patients who have reached the limit of nonsurgical care, including partial and total shoulder replacement and the InSpace balloon system.
Sports medicine & advanced arthroscopy
Fellowship-trained sports medicine & shoulder surgery · Steadman Hawkins Clinic
Leads sports shoulder injury care. Dr. Bartz is the go-to for labral tears including SLAP tears, shoulder instability and recurrent dislocation, rotator cuff injury in throwing and overhead athletes, and structured athletic recovery with return-to-play decision-making.
Fellowship-trained authority
Athletic shoulders fail differently. A labrum torn on a tackle, an instability episode after a fall, a rotator cuff worn down by ten thousand overhead reps: these need a surgeon whose fellowship was built around exactly that. Dr. Reed Bartz is that surgeon at Sunnyvale Orthopedics.
Dr. Bartz completed advanced fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado, one of the most recognized sports medicine institutions in the country. That followed an Orthopedic Surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine and an M.D. from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
He served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, where he taught orthopedic residents and worked as a team physician for university athletic programs. He has authored more than 15 peer-reviewed publications and has been recognized with awards for orthopedic research. Sideline experience, academic rigor, and elite fellowship training are the combination he brings to student-athletes and active adults from Sunnyvale, East Dallas, Rockwall, Wylie, and Sachse.
Which specialist will I see?
Both physicians review shoulder cases. What follows is how care is typically directed once we understand what is wrong with your shoulder. Complex cases are planned jointly, and second opinions happen in-house.
Where our patients come from
The clinic sits near Highway 80, a short drive from I-635, which puts a fellowship-trained shoulder injury specialist within reach of most of the eastern Metroplex. We regularly treat student-athletes, first responders, and working adults from across these communities.
We accept TRICARE and workers' compensation, offer discounts for law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders, and treat student-athletes from local school districts.
Common questions
You do not have to choose. Both physicians review shoulder cases here. Sports-related shoulder injuries, labral tears, shoulder instability, and return-to-play care are typically directed to Dr. Reed Bartz, our fellowship-trained sports medicine and shoulder surgery specialist. Complex reconstruction, advanced arthritis, and shoulder replacement are typically directed to Dr. John M. Hibbitts.
Short-term soreness can start with primary care. Pain that wakes you at night, weakness when lifting or rotating the arm, a shoulder that slips out of place, or symptoms that persist beyond a few weeks should be evaluated by a shoulder injury specialist.
No. Many rotator cuff and labral problems respond to rest, physical therapy, injections, and activity changes. Surgery is reserved for significant structural damage, recurrent instability, or symptoms that persist despite nonsurgical care.
Yes. Our clinic near Highway 80 and I-635 regularly treats athletes and active adults from East Dallas, Rockwall, Garland, Mesquite, Rowlett, Wylie, Sachse, Terrell, and Kaufman.
Minor arthroscopic procedures may allow light activity within weeks. Larger repairs, instability reconstruction, or shoulder replacement often require several months of structured rehabilitation.
Tell us what your shoulder is doing and we will put you in front of the right surgeon. Request a visit with Dr. Hibbitts or Dr. Bartz today.
Schedule your consultation2858 N Belt Line Road, Suite 600, Sunnyvale, Texas 75182 · 214-571-7004