Catch our new surgeon in the orthopedics department

Patrick Hurley, DO

Early in his career as a military family practice doctor, Patrick Hurley, DO, was assigned to care for students at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. “When they learned I was from Minnesota, they asked me to also be the hockey team physician,” he says. He soon added the football and basketball teams. “That’s when I realized I would rather be an orthopedic surgeon,” he recalls.

In 1997, after completing a second residency in orthopedics as well as his service to the Air Force, Dr. Hurley returned to Minnesota and settled into practice in the Alexandria area. Now, his desire to live in the Twin Cities – where he grew up – has led him to join the orthopedics team at GRHS.

Surgical specialties

Dr. Hurley specializes in hip and knee replacement, shoulder surgery, hand and elbow issues, sports medicine, and trauma to hands, wrists, forearms, ankles and feet. He sees patients at the Glencoe clinic on Tuesdays and operates on Thursdays.

“I want to know the type of work my patients do, and their ability to adapt their lifestyle to their injury,” he says. Knowing this helps him guide patients in their recoveries and guard against future injuries.

At home outdoors

Dr. Hurley enjoys fishing and hunting. As a boy, he accompanied his father on annual fishing trips to Crane Lake. Duck hunting usually takes him to Lake of the Woods or the Alexandria area. It also led him to a longtime association with Ducks Unlimited and Greenwing, a children’s program that promotes wetland protection. To learn more, visit grhsonline.org/hurley.