Meet our orthopedics staff | veterans affairs

DR. WILLIAM PULLEN  is board certified in  Orthopedic Surgery.  MEDICAL SCHOOL: Eastern Virginia Medical School  RESIDENCY: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth - Portsmouth, VA FELLOWSHIP:

Orthopedic Sports Medicine - Stanford University BOARD CERTIFICATION: Yes Dr Pullen is a fellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon with a clinical focus in sports medicine.  Prior to joining

MUSC, Dr. Pullen served as an orthopaedic surgeon and Lieutenant Commander in the United Stated Navy. Dr. Pullen specializes in the advanced arthroscopic (minimally invasive) and open

treatment of conditions of the shoulder, knee, and hip. He has considerable experience in shoulder instability, rotator cuff disorders, biceps disorders, meniscus injuries, cartilage

injuries and restoration, knee ligament injuries including anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI or hip impingement), and hip labral tears.  Dr. Pullen

is currently a member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the

Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons (SOMOS), and the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society. He has authored numerous

peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters, presenting his research at local, national, and international meetings. His academic interests are in resident education and his research has

focused on knee instability (ACL injury and patellofemoral conditions), biologic treatment of orthopedic conditions and hip impingement In my free time, I like to travel and spend time with

my wife and two daughters. I am an avid sports fan and am the head team physician for the South Carolina Stingrays and Citadel Athletics. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~