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Josef K. Eichinger, MD

Orthopaedics, Orthopaedics - Shoulder & Elbow, Orthopaedics - Sports Medicine
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4.8 out of 5 – 
435 ratings
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MUSC Health Orthopaedics at West Ashley Medical Pavilion

2060 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, 1st Floor Charleston, SC 29407
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Josef K. Eichinger, M.D. is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with a subspecialty focus in shoulder and elbow surgery. He is a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was formerly the chief of orthopaedic surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, and at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He is a retired Colonel from the US Army Medical Corps and previously deployed to Afghanistan with the 541st Forward Surgical Team.

Dr. Eichinger received his undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his M.D. degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and the Harvard shoulder and elbow surgery fellowship in Boston. Dr. Eichinger is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is on the editorial board for the Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Research and for the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery for CME and is a reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Orthopedics, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Journal of Sports Medicine. Dr. Eichinger has presented research and lectured at numerous national meetings. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters in such journals as the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Research, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Military Medicine.

Dr. Eichinger's special areas of interest include total joint replacement surgery of the shoulder and elbow; surgical and non-surgical treatment of all shoulder and elbow disorders; sports medicine for overhead and throwing athletes, including baseball, tennis, and golf; and arthroscopic surgery. He also has expertise in the treatment of failed prior shoulder and elbow surgery as well as complex clavicle (collarbone), shoulder (proximal humerus), and elbow fractures.

Dr. Eichinger has [completed countless areas of research](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=eichinger+jk+%5Bau%5D) including, but not limited to, Orthopaedic Application of Cryotherapy, Muscle Tendon Transfers Around the Shoulder, Scapular Fractures After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty, and more. Watch how [he provided relief and treatment for his patient](https://player.vimeo.com/video/440837010), Todd, through double shoulder replacement surgery.
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Gender

Male

Languages

English

Education

Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Fellowship, 2013
Madigan Army Medical Center
Residency, 2009
Madigan Army Medical Center
Internship, 2005
Temple University School of Medicine
Medical School, 2004

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MUSC Health Orthopaedics at West Ashley Medical Pavilion

2060 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, 1st Floor Charleston, SC 29407
Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday - Sunday

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