Christopher R. Chuinard, MD

Specialties

• Shoulder and Elbow Surgery including Primary & Revision Joint Replacement
• Sports Medicine
• Elbow Arthroscopy
• Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel
• Shoulder and Elbow Fracture and Reconstruction
• Pediatric Shoulder and Elbow Care
• General Orthopaedics

Education

• Medical School: Louisiana State University, MD/MPH, 1999
• Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University, 1993

Training

• Fellowships:
  • Shoulder and Sports Medicine, Professor Pascal Boileau, Nice, France, 2005-2006
  • Elbow Surgery, Visiting Clinician, Mayo Clinic, 2006
  • AANA Traveling Fellow, 2010
• Residency:
  • University of Missouri, Kansas City, 2005

Board Certification

• Board Certified, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Certificate of Added Qualifications, Sports Medicine

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Orthopaedic Association, Emerging Leaders
• Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons (President, 2012)
• Arthroscopy Association of North America

Biography

Dr. Chuinard is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and has a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Sports Medicine. His advanced training includes a shoulder fellowship with professor Pascal Boileau in Nice, France, traveling fellowships to other shoulder centers in Europe and the United States, and a Visiting Clinician in Elbow Surgery at Mayo Clinic. In 2010, he was awarded the AANA Travelling Fellowship.

He has performed over 1000 shoulder replacements and has been instrumental in developing and bringing new technologies in open and arthroscopic surgery to market including pioneering arthroscopic nerve releases. Dr. Chuinard has patents for shoulder arthroplasty implants that have been used around the world. His outcomes data have been reported internationally, and have been used in FDA studies. His experience with these techniques resulted in his being selected as one of only a few surgeons in the West to teach these techniques in Asia.

Contact:

800.203.0044
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