Charles Giangarra, M.D.
Title: Professor
Specialty: Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy of Shoulder, Elbow, Knee, Ankle, and Hip
Bio: Dr. Giangarra serves as the Chief of Marshall Athletics and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and is closely involved with the care of Marshall University's student athletes. He brings a wealth of orthopaedic sports medicine experience to the Huntington area. In addition to having been an orthopaedic consultant to the San Francisco Giants, the New Orleans Saints and the U.S. Olympic Team, he has provided orthopaedic sports medicine services for a wide range of college, high school and youth teams across the country.
Honors & Memberships
- Nominated for "Teacher of the Year" UNMC/Creighton University Orthopaedic Residency Program June 2003-June 2004.
- Nominated for the "Golden Apple Award -Teacher of the Year", Creighton University Medical School May 2003 - May 2004.
- Nominated for the "Teacher of the Year - Housestaff" Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center, June 2000
- B.S. Biology Cum Laude - June 1975
Research
- Pharmacia/Pfizer - Multicenter, Double Blind, Placebo, Controlled, Randomized Study of the Analgesic Efficiency, Safety and Tolerability of Valdecoxib in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, 2002-2003.
Training
- Graduate - State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine - Degree - Doctor of Medicine
- Undergraduate - Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. - Degree - Bachelor of Science, Biology, Cum Laude
- Fellowship - Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Inglewood, CA - Degree - Sports Medicine
- Residency - Montefiore Hospital Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Degree - Orthopaedic Surgery
- Residency - Montefiore Hospital Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Degree - General Surgery
- Residency - Montefiore Hospital Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Degree - General Surgery
- Internship - The Staten Island Hospital - Degree - General Surgery