Visiting Surgeon Program

Surgeon Profile

Patrick M. Connor, M.D.

Medical School

  • The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 1990

Residency

  • Carolinas Medical Center, 1995

Fellowship

  • Charles S. Neer, II, MD Fellowship in Shoulder Surgery
  • New York Orthopaedic Hospital, 1996
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Dr. Patrick Connoris an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoCarolina’s Sports Medicine Center and also serves as the head team physician for the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Knights minor league baseball team and Joe Gibbs Racing. He was named a Top Doctor in 2014 by the Charlotte Business Journal and Charlotte Magazine. Dr. Connor specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive knee surgery, shoulder care and shoulder surgery. He has also served as president of the NFL Physician’s Society and a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and published research in journals such as the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He received his medical degree from the Oklahoma College of Medicine and completed his residency at Carolinas Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in shoulder surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.