Dolly Skeete, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon Dr. Dolly Skeete at Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Gastonia, NC
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Fellowship-Trained: Hand Surgery
Specialties: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

Dr. Dolly Skeete is an orthopaedic surgeon who is fellowship-trained in hand surgery and specializes in treating injuries and conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow.  Dr. Skeete joined Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in September 2015.

After completing her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, with a minor in engineering, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Skeete earned her medical doctorate from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. After receiving her medical degree, Dr. Skeete went on to complete her residency in general surgery at the David Grant United States Air Force Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, and completed her residency in orthopaedic surgery in the 59th Medical Wing—Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Dr. Skeete also completed her fellowship in hand surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Skeete was inspired to pursue medicine because of her passion for taking care of people and improving their lives. Additionally, she chose to specialize in hand surgery in order to solve complex problems and restore critical function to enable people to interact with the world. She has also spent 14 years in the United States Air Force and is a member of the Air Force Reserve. When she is not seeing patients, Dr. Skeete enjoys running, CrossFit, surfing, paddle boarding, snowboarding, climbing, and being a mother to her three boys.

    About

    Undergraduate

    United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, 1996

    Medical School

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2000

    Residency, General Surgery

    David Grant United States Air Force Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA, 2000–2001

    Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery

    59th Medical Wing—Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX, 2004-2009

    Fellowship, Hand Surgery

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2009-2010

    Certification

    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

    Professional Memberships

    American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society

    Medical Interests

    Basilar Thumb Arthritis
    Basilar Thumb Injections
    Carpal Tunnel and Trigger Finger Injections
    Carpal Tunnel Release
    Dupuytren's Needle Aponeurectomy for Contracture Release
    Elbow Arthroscopy
    Partial and Complete Wrist Fusions
    Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release
    Wrist and Hand Fractures
    Wrist Arthroscopy
    Wrist Ligament Reconstruction

    2345 Court Drive
    Gastonia, NC 28054
    United States

    • Phone:
      704-865-0077
    • Fax:
      704-867-6401
    • Dolly Skeete, M.D., fellowship-trained hand, wrist and elbow surgeon, has joined Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center. Patients in need of specialized hand, wrist and elbow care are encouraged to call 704-865-0077 to schedule an appointment.

      As a fellowship-trained hand, wrist and elbow surgeon, Dr. Skeete’s expertise includes a wide variety of advanced procedures and techniques to promptly and effectively diagnose and treat orthopaedic injuries and conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow.

    • “Dr. Skeete was really nice, and it felt like we were listened to.”
      – Jason H.
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