About Us

Thank you for choosing OrthoSC for your orthopedic care.

Out of our shared dedication to providing exceptional access to superior orthopedic care, Coastal Orthopedics, Carolina Orthopaedics, and Strand Orthopaedics joined together after years of collaboration to form OrthoSC. The combined histories of OrthoSC's providers and administrators have brought many firsts to the region, including the:

  • First fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon
  • First specialized total joint replacement surgery
  • First specialized arthroscopic surgery
  • First surgeon specializing in the spine
  • First fellowship-trained joint replacement orthopedic surgeon
  • First orthopedic urgent care
  • First outpatient joint replacement surgery
  • First of many specialized advancements that continue to improve the lives of thousands in the Grand Strand community today

Through our histories in working with each other, we have learned that, together, we can provide patients with the highest level of care possible. Our mission is to provide world-class, specialized orthopedic care to every one of our patients.

Offering the highest level of care in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, podiatry, and nonsurgical orthopedics, OrthoSC has the strength of experience to keep the Grand Strand community strong. Our care team is dedicated to offering the most advanced, evidence-based treatment for orthopedic conditions and injuries to help you keep doing what you love.

As the official orthopedic providers of Coastal Carolina University athletics, our sports medicine team at OrthoSC provides specialized treatment for sports injuries in athletes of all levels and ages. Our sports medicine doctors understand how orthopedic injuries affect athletes and will develop a customized treatment plan based on their individual sport and goals to get them back in the game.

In addition to comprehensive surgical and nonsurgical musculoskeletal care, we also offer convenient, on-site orthopedic services. These services include bone density scanning, durable medical equipment, electromyography, nerve conduction velocity testing, MRI scans, physical therapy, and X-rays. For urgent needs, we also proudly offer our Urgent Care seven days a week. You can walk in without an appointment and get immediate treatment for a range of acute orthopedic needs.

From hip arthroscopy and partial knee replacement to ACL repair and carpal tunnel release, we are proud to offer a full spectrum of patient care and orthopedic surgery in the following state-of-the-art hospitals and surgery centers:

  • Carolina Bone & Joint Surgery Center
  • Carolina Coast Surgery Center
  • Conway Medical Center
  • Grand Strand Medical Center
  • McLeod Seacoast Hospital & ER
  • Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital

With specialty-trained orthopedic doctors and surgeons, expert pain management doctors, a primary care sports medicine specialist, physician assistants, and certified orthopedic family nurse practitioners at four locations throughout the region, OrthoSC provides unparalleled bone, joint, and muscle care to the entire Grand Strand community. Our providers have been serving the area's orthopedic needs for many years, and all OrthoSC doctors are board-certified or board-eligible and have extensive training in their respective medical specialties.

OrthoSC complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Click here to read our full notice of non-discrimination.