• LCDR Lucas S. McDonald, MD, MPH&TM

    SPECIALTY:Orthopaedic Sports and Shoulder Surgery

    POSITION:Staff Surgeon, Director Orthopaedic Research, Assistant Professor of Surgery USUHS

    DEPARTMENT:ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY CLINIC

    CLINICAL INTERESTS:

    I have a clinical interest in sports and shoulder injuries. 
     
    • Knee:
      • Ligament Reconstruction including ACL, PCL and mutiligament knee injuries.
      • Cartilage Restoration.
      • Meniscal repairs, menisectomy and transplantation.
      • Patella Instability
    • Shoulder:
      • Shoulder instability/dislocation treatment.
      • Rotator cuff repairs
      • Pectoralis tendon repairs
      • Superior Labral (SLAP) tears
      • Shoulder Arthroplasty
    • Elbow:
      • Distal Biceps Injuries
      • Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries
         

    PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

    • Fellowship - Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
    • Residency - Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Internship - General Surgery, Naval Medcial Center San Diego, San Diego, CA
    • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Masters of Public Health: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Undergraduate: United States Naval Academy, Annapolis Maryland

    PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

    • Medical Licensure:
      • California - Full Active
      • New York - Full Active​
      • Washington - Full Active
      • Oregon - Full Active 

    PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
    • American Orthopaedic Associatin Emerging Leaders Forumn
    • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
    • International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
    • Arthroscopy Association of North America
    • American College of Surgeons
    • California Orthopaedic Association
    • San Diego Orthopaedic Association
    • Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

    RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

    van der List JP, McDonald LS, Pearle AD. Systematic review of medial versus lateral survivorship in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. The Knee.

    McDonald LS, Maher PL, McDonald VS, Dines JS. Pulmonary embolism in a baseball pitcher following open shoulder capsular repair. HSS Journal.

    McDonald LS, Dines JS, Chin C, Warren RF, Dines D. Humeral Tray-Taper Failure in Modular Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. HSS Journal.

    McDonald LS, Cole PM. Decompression Illness with Neurological and Musculoskeletal Features: A Case Report. Contact: The Journal of the Society of United States Naval Flight Surgeons.

    Shapiro BH, Minter AR, McDonald LS. Unusual Late Presentation of Severe Hemophelia A in an Active Duty U.S. Marine Following Open SHoulder Surgery. Military Medicine.

    Gnandt RJ, Smith JL, Nguyen-Ta K, McDonald LS, LeClere LE. High-Tensile Strenght Tape Versus High-Tensile Strength Suture: A Biomechanical Tissue Repair Study. Arthroscopy.

    Frand RM, Saccomanno MF, McDonald LS, Moric M, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Outcomes of Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Instability in the Beach Chair Versus Lateral Decubitus Position: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. Arthroscopy.