Department of Orthopaedics

Our department is comprised of fellowship-trained surgeons in seven subspecialties focused on providing academic-level care to the communities we serve.

About

Program Overview

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery was added in 2014 as the first new department to the organizational structure since the inception of Carilion Clinic, integrating Carilion's orthopaedic practices in the Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, Franklin, Giles and Lexington. During this same year, the department officially became a department of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM). We are a unified entity providing comprehensive orthopaedic services to central and southwest Virginia.

Virginia Tech Carilion Partnership

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is committed to teaching, research, clinical care and community service. We are the largest academic practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, providing patient care with quality outcomes that exceed national standards. Our faculty are responsible for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal education at VTCSOM in addition to resident education and post-residency fellowship programs. Our orthopaedic faculty provide the musculoskeletal lectures and clinical exam workshops for all VTCSOM MS-1 and MS-2 students. The MS-3 and MS-4 students may participate in clinical block rotations in general orthopaedics, pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine and trauma/emergency medicine. Our faculty also partner with undergraduate students offering clinical rotations and mentorships.

Teaching
Dedicated to teaching the next generation of medical professionals.
Virginia
Providing excellence in patient care to serve the patients in our communities.
Investigators and Scientists
Connecting clinical investigators with basic scientists and engineers.

Mission, Goals and Strengths

It is our goal to provide outstanding patient-centered care and teaching opportunities for medical students, residents and fellows; and to participate in clinical and basic science research. We have attracted top candidates completing very prestigious fellowship programs, further strengthening our department’s expertise.

Message from Leadership

It is my honor to serve as the chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. For many decades, we have had a thriving orthopaedics program of regional and national reputation, and we now rival some of the most established academic medical centers in the country through our quality outcomes. In 2016, Carilion Clinic's Institute for Orthopaedics and Neurosciences opened to further integrate the multispecialty care provided to the patient. This provides enhanced clinical communication between specialties as well as synergies of ideas and capabilities, all to the benefit of the patient. Looking toward the future, we continue to build on new techniques and technologies to further the advanced clinical care we provide.

We are fortunate to have academic-level care through our partnerships with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and are proud to have nationally and internationally recognized faculty committed to educating the next generation of students. We are poised to grow as a premier destination for musculoskeletal care as well as a regional hub for education, cutting-edge research and future innovations, all with the potential to further improve the overall quality of life for our patients.

Joseph T. Moskal, M.D.

Joseph T. Moskal, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department specs

Program Size

  • • More than 50 surgeons and advanced care practitioners
  • • Service area of approximately 1 million people
  • • 85 percent of faculty hold academic appointments at VTCSOM
  • • 32 percent of faculty hold academic appointments at the University of Virginia (Roanoke program)
  • • 17 percent of faculty hold academic appointments at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • • Other academic appointments include Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Kent State University

Volume of Procedures

  • Perform approximately 12,500 procedures annually

Specialties within Department

  • Adult reconstruction
  • Foot and ankle
  • General orthopaedics
  • Hand and upper extremity
  • Orthopaedic spine
  • Orthopaedic trauma
  • Pediatric orthopaedics
  • Sports medicine

Awards

  • • Virginia Living, People’s Choice Award for Best Orthopaedic Practice
  • • Joint Commission, Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Knee Replacement
  • • Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield: Distinction in Hip and Knee Surgery and Spine Surgery
  • • Becker’s 101 Hospitals with Great Orthopaedic Programs
  • • Virginia Business, Top Performer in the State

Areas We Serve

  • Blacksburg
  • Christiansburg
  • Galax
  • Lexington
  • Martinsville
  • Pearisburg
  • Roanoke
  • Rocky Mount
  • Salem
  • Westlake
  • Wytheville

Contact and Careers

Contact

Physician Careers: For general information and questions for physicians, please contact Andrea Henson, Director, Physician Recruitment, ahenson@carilionclinic.org or 1-800-856-5206. You may also visit our physician careers page.

To learn more about current clinical job openings, visit our careers page.

Research

Our orthopaedic faculty have a long tradition of involvement in clinical and basic science research and through the Musculoskeletal Education Research Center (MERC), facilitate and foster musculoskeletal research education for VTCSOM and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The MERC faculty mentor our student scientists and connect clinician investigators with basic scientists and engineers to perform meaningful translational research projects with real-world applications.

Learn more about current research and clinical trials.

Clinical Trials
See more

Education

Overview

Residency and fellowship trainees at Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) receive a superior education. Our network of hospitals, along with our primary and specialty physician practices, provides ample opportunities to gain hands-on clinical experience in an academic setting. Learn more about our Graduate Medical Education programs.

 

We've launched a new Foot and Ankle Research and Surgical Fellowship Program.

This combined research and clinical fellowship is highly focused on foot and trauma as well as complex rearfoot and forefoot reconstruction. Our goal for our fellow is to gain an improved expertise as a surgeon, as well as to become a clinical scientist through the practice and understanding of proper scientific methods. Learn more about our program.