Joseph T. Moskal, MD

Joseph Moskal, M.D. is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Senior Vice President at Carilion Clinic. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he received his undergraduate education from State University of New York at Binghamton (Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude), Binghamton, NY. After receiving his Doctor of Medicine from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, Dr. Moskal completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at University of Virginia Medical Center and subsequently performed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in adult reconstructive of the hip and knee and total joint replacement at Cleveland Clinic, followed by a second postdoctoral fellowship in orthopaedic traumatology at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System in Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Moskal joined the medical staff of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in 1988 and has been instrumental in expanding orthopaedic services throughout the Southwestern region of Virginia. In 2010, Dr. Moskal became chief of orthopaedic surgery and the section chief of adult reconstruction, hip and knee service. In 2014, Dr. Moskal was appointed Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Senior Vice President at Carilion Clinic, as well as Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Dr. Moskal is a professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and associate professor at University of Virginia medical school. He has received several awards, including membership to Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Award of Excellence for Best Scientific Exhibit, the University of Virginia Resident Teaching Award, the Virginia Orthopaedic Society Lifetime Achievement Award and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Achievement Award. He is also a member of the American Orthopaedic Association, the Hip Society and the Knee Society, the highest honors bestowed upon a surgeon with those respective specialties, whose members are internationally recognized thought-leaders, innovators, mentors, researchers and educators. Dr. Moskal is past chair of the AAOS Exhibits Committee, the past chair of the Education Committee for AAHKS and past president of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society.

Dr. Moskal has over 140 publications in peer reviewed journals, over 50 published abstracts, 15 book chapters, and has authored 50 scientific exhibits national and international meetings. In addition, he is the senior editor for the second edition of the textbook The Direct Anterior Approach to Hip Reconstruction. He is a highly respected teacher who has lectured and been a guest speaker at over 300 national and international meetings and has given more than 1,800 presentations. He currently serves as chair of the International Masters Anterior Course. His current focus of research is on hip and knee replacements including the evaluation of new technology.