Dr. Albert Gillespy is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and long-time resident of the Daytona Beach area. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Florida in Gainesville and medical education at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. He did his internship in general surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, and residence in orthopaedic surgery at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA. He has a publication in the September, 1985, issue of the Journal Bone and Joint Surgery, “Guidelines for the Use of Digital Tourniquets based on Physiological Pressure Measurement.” Dr. Albert Gillespy began his practice in orthopaedic surgery at the Orthopaedic Clinic of Daytona Beach in September, 1987. He is the son of Dr. Thurman Gillespy who is the founding member of the Clinic. In 1999, he invented and patented the Daytona Cervical Orthosis (DCO), a cervical-thoracic brace.

Dr. Albert Gillespy practices general orthopaedic surgery with special interest in spine. His orthopaedic practice includes surgical and non-surgical treatment, spinal disorders, neck and back pain, arthritis, joint disease, total joint replacement, out-patient unicondylar knee replacement, arthroscopic knee surgery, shoulder problems, shoulder rotator cuff tendon repair surgery, hand disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot disorders, bunion surgery, fractures, and osteoporosis. He performs surgery at Twin Lakes Ambulatory Surgery Center, Halifax Medical Center, and Florida Hospital-Ormond Memorial.

Throughout his years of practice in the Daytona Beach area, he has been involved in many community projects including the Halifax Dunn Clinic (formerly Keech Street Clinic), scoliosis screening in the middle schools, physician residency program at Halifax Medical Center, and physical therapy and occupational therapy training programs through the University of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL. In addition, he served as the orthopaedic surgeon on call and on site for the Daytona International Speedway from 1989 through 2004.

Albert Gillespy and his wife, Doreen, are parents of two teenage daughters. He and his wife actively participate in their school and extracurricular activities. He coaches his daughters’ basketball team at St. James Episcopal School.