Carlos A. Guanche, MD

Carlos Guanche, M.D. is a world-renown expert in hip and shoulder arthroscopy as well as complex shoulder reconstruction. In the 30 years he has been in practice, he has treated thousands of patients, many whose professional lives depend on his skilled hands to bring them back from debilitating injury to center stage – and court. He has trained many medical students, dozens of residents, and dozens of fellows in sports medicine and arthroscopy procedures. He actively teaches practicing physicians as well, via seminars, live surgery webcasts, and cadaver courses. More recently, he has been the first physician to describe and regularly perform endoscopic hamstring repairs and ischial bursectomies. Many physicians from around the world visit his center to learn the technique. Dr. Guanche also maintains a very active practice in the treatment of shoulder injuries including labral repairs, rotator cuff repairs and the management of arthritis. He has an extensive and unparalleled experience in the management of shoulder arthritis including the development of a minimally invasive shoulder replacement technique. He is one of only a small group of surgeons in the country who perform reverse total shoulders on a regular basis and was one of the first surgeons to perform this procedure in the US in 2002.