Charles A. Su, MD, PhD

Dr. Su is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Su completed his undergraduate degree at Case Western Reserve University in 2009, graduating summa cum laude with honors. After college, he was accepted into the combined MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Case Western. Here, he completed his PhD thesis in transplantation immunology at the Cleveland Clinic. Following Orthopaedic Surgery residency, Dr. Su completed his Orthopaedic Sports Medicine fellowship training at the Steadman Clinic/Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colorado.

In his current practice at UVA, Dr. Su focuses on sports medicine, and is a team physician at James Madison University. He subspecializes in hip, shoulder, and knee surgery.

Dr. Su is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia

Team Physician, James Madison University

Team Physician, Monticello High School

Team Physician, US Ski and Snowboard Association

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty: Sports Medicine

Hip arthroscopy

Shoulder arthroscopy

Knee surgery

Congruence angle in hip arthroscopy

Nationwide analysis on the effects of depressive disorders in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy: a matched-cohort analysis

Serum inflammatory biomarkers in femoroacetabular impingement

Losartan and complications following primary and reviewion hip arthroscopy

Professional athlete return to sport following hip arthroscopy with femoral ostoplasty: no association with postoperative alpha angle

Detection of senescent peripheral blood mononuclear cells using C₁₂FDG predicts chronological age and osteoarthritis

Current IRB Studies

Pearl Diver Projects

Primary: Case Western Reserve University

Residency: Case Western Reserve University

Fellowships: The Steadman Clinic

Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award, Vail CO (2022)

Clinical Science Fellow Award for Outstanding Research, Vail CO (2022)

Alpha Omega Alpha (2015)

Board Eligible in Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Licensed to practice in Colorado and Virginia