If you are looking for a doctor to provide treatment for a rotator cuff issue, or any other orthopedic issue, one of the best-suited doctors to help would be an orthopedic doctor/surgeon. The advantages of visiting an orthopedic surgeon over other doctors for a rotator cuff injury include: - Trained to diagnose and treat rotator cuff injuries and issues of all severities and types. Whether the rotator cuff injury or issue is the result of a single incident or has progressed worse over time, an orthopedic doctor can help to find an appropriate treatment that will work for you. The options may be non-surgical treatment, or arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery may be necessary. - If surgery is considered necessary, then an orthopedic surgeon is the right doctor to be seeing. The best part, you are able to schedule your surgery immediately with the orthopedic surgeon who is already familiar with your case, instead of getting a referral from another doctor to a surgeon who is not as familiar with your case. - Finally, visiting an orthopedic surgeon for a rotator cuff injury or issues will speed up your treatment, so you will be on the road to recovery much faster.