Thunder Orthopedics

01/03/2026

In the Orthopedics & Orthopedic Surgery categories:
✅ 43 physicians were identified by their peers as top doctors in the state of Virginia.
✅ Only two were female orthopedic surgeons.
✅ Only one is in the male dominated sub-specialty field of Adult Reconstruction (hip/knee replacement).

⚡️⚡️Dr. Megan Swanson ⚡️⚡️

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Vanderbeck, the shoulder/elbow specialist who is the other female orthopedic surgeon who made the list!

From annual checkups to life-saving interventions, physicians guide us through every stage of health — offering expertise, reassurance and care when it matters most. Choosing the right doctor is one of the most important decisions we make, and across Virginia, thousands of dedicated physicians are...

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄!

The office is closed December 24 and 25 as our staff celebrates and rests with family.

Phones will be open December 26 so please call us then.

12/20/2025

Congratulations to Kymora Johnson for setting the JPJ 3 pt record for Men & Women!
Thunder Orthopedics watches women’s sports!

12/19/2025

Why travel from Verona to Charlottesville?

12/18/2025

Only 7 more sleeps until Christmas! We opened these presents early and put them up…

12/11/2025

Office was closed this morning for administrative work. The “therapy dogs in training” also attended the meeting. It was productive and therapeutic!

12/08/2025

https://youtu.be/kUaKcQyNSqc

Did you have any aches or pains that resurfaced with the cold temperatures in the Carolinas? Well, there might be a scientific reason for that. Meghan Bragg ...

12/08/2025

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Phones open! Call us.

⛄️ Physically closed!

December 8, 2025

11/28/2025

To all the patients who love dog sports and have been cheering for Dr. Swanson remotely… she and Blitzen finally did it! They “Q”d today in Agility at Close Enough Farms.
USDAA Snooker

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! At Thunder Orthopedics, we are so incredibly thankful for all our patients and the referrals they generate! We know you are out there spreading the word and we thank you!

11/19/2025

Thunder Ortho is thankful for the skill and compassion of the outstanding nurses at Soaring!

Many patients have anxiety about getting an IV placed. Soaring is proud to brag that our preop RN, Bev Weimer, is phenomenal at this skill. A recent patient (who is a retired RN and who knows she is herself a “hard stick”) said: “I was so worried about that IV and Bev made it happen so easily.”

Thank you Bev! You make a huge personal difference at Soaring!!!

11/11/2025

Why today?
The roots of Veteran's Day trace back to the end of World War I, also known as "The Great War." On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice (temporary cessation of hostilities) between the Allied nations and Germany took effect.