Dr. David King

 

Dr. King was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1997 as an honors major in neuroscience. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 2001. Dr. King then completed a five-year residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine/ Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. During this time, he participated in the care of the St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington University Bears. As a Chief Resident, he also completed medical evaluations at the 2006 NFL Combine.

Dr. King completed a Sports Medicine fellowship at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. His fellowship focused on the treatment of injuries to the shoulder, elbow and knee, with a special emphasis on arthroscopic treatment of hip impingement, labral tears, cartilage injuries and other abnormalities. He spent extensive time training with Marc Philippon, a pioneer in hip arthroscopy. Dr. King provided care for the United States Ski and Snowboard teams, while in Vail. In addition he performed hip arthroscopy on numerous professional athletes in the NFL, Premier Soccer League and NHL.

 

He has trained to specialize in Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, and Hip Arthroscopy. His emphasis is on arthroscopic and open surgery of the hip, shoulder, elbow and knee. Dr. King has a unique interest in arthroscopic treatment of hip pathology that may one day be shown to prevent or delay the onset of hip arthritis in adolescent, young adult and adult hips. He addresses hip impingement and labral tears with arthroscopic labral repair, using bioabsorbable bone anchors similar to those used in shoulder surgery. He also removes the bony abnormalities associated with this condition entirely through the arthroscope. Dr. King also performs hip resurfacing and total joint replacement for patients with advanced arthritis that cannot be treated with arthroscopy.