Video Profile of Dr. David Geier:

Dr. Geier is an orthopaedic surgeon and the Director of MUSC Sports Medicine. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wake Forest University.  After completing medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, he completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the world-famous Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, where he served as the team physician at Washington University in St. Louis and assisted in the orthopaedic care of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams. He returned to Charleston in 2005 and created the MUSC Sports Medicine program. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, an associate member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.  He serves on the Public Relations and Technology committees for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Sports Medicine Evaluation committee for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the Medical Aspects of Sports committee for the South Carolina Medical Association. He is a principal reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and a contributor for Outpatient Surgery magazine. He is the Head Team Physician for the Charleston Battery and Head Tournament Physician for the Family Circle Cup. He has served as orthopaedic consultant for professional and elite sports teams, including the United States Women’s Soccer team and the Eagles USA Rugby National team. He also serves as the head team physician for many area high schools and is the head physician for many recreational sports teams and leagues. He gives talks to athletes, parents, coaches, and trainers throughout the area and he frequently presents orthopaedic sports medicine talks at educational meetings across the country. His sports medicine interests include shoulder and elbow injuries in throwing and overhead athletes, pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle, and sports injury prevention. He currently sees patients in Mount Pleasant, James Island and West Ashley and will soon see patients in North Charleston.

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