Joseph R. Hsu, MD

Vice Chair of Quality

Joseph R. Hsu, MD, is the vice chair of quality of Atrium Health's Musculoskeletal Institute, professor of orthopaedic trauma and director of the limb lengthening and deformity program. He is from Baton Rouge, LA, and is an honor graduate from the United States Military Academy. Dr. Hsu served in the U.S. Army and deployed in 2006 to Baghdad, Iraq. He spent the majority of his military career trying to optimize outcomes for limb reconstruction patients. Much of Dr. Hsu’s research now involves guiding safe opioid prescribing and true multimodal pain management for clinicians.

EDUCATION

Medical school
Tulane University of Medicine

Residency
Tulane University of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowships
Tulane University and Charity Hospital

Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Internship
Tulane University Department of General Surgery