Clinical Professors
Michael John Kissenberth, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Clemson University School of Health Research
Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Prisma Health–Upstate
Contact: Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas
200 Patewood Drive, Suite C-100
Greenville, SC 29615
Who is Dr. Kissenberth?
Dr. Kissenberth specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy, and complex reconstruction of the shoulder, elbow and knee. He also has expertise in shoulder replacement surgery. He is a national expert in care of the throwing athlete, particularly the younger thrower. He is a graduate of The Citadel, where he captained the football team, and continued his education at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Tripler Army Medical Center and served his fellowship in Sports Medicine with Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas and the Hughston Clinic of Columbus, Georgia. He has published multiple peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and regularly lectures across the nation. He is a physician advisor for ongoing research evaluating the risk factors, treatment strategies, and critical steps for the return to sports in throwing athletes. He presently serves as a consultant to the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club and is Director of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas Fellowship Program. Also serves as clinical professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville.
For more information, see his Curriculum Vitae.
How Dr. Kissenberth’s research is transforming health care
Dr. Kissenberth’s research with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, has steadily put in place the research infrastructure to be able to answer musculoskeletal questions to improve outcomes in our patients. He has been actively involved in research since his arrival and is very excited about their future endeavors. They are involved in biomechanical projects in the overhead athlete as well as stem cell studies on rotator cuff tears and how use of patient-specific instrumentation improves glenoid baseplate micromotion in a simulated B2 glenoid biomechanical
model. In addition, their database focused on outcomes provides endless opportunities for research in the future.
News and Media Related to Dr. Kissenberth’s research
- Clemson Newsstand - "New Clemson probe could determine severity of rotator cuff injuries"
- Greenville News - "Clemson device could aid in treatment of rotator cuff injuries"
Key Health Research Interest Areas
Shoulder, Rotator cuff disease, Shoulder instability, Total shoulder replacement, Sports medicine