Rich Preuss, M.D., graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a minor in Arabic language. He ran cross-country and track at the Naval Academy and following graduation he completed Navy SEAL training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in California.
Rich Preuss, M.D., graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a minor in Arabic language. He ran cross-country and track at the Naval Academy and following graduation he completed Navy SEAL training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in California.
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So helpful with navigating the system and helping with decisions about surgery. Had extensive rotator cuff surgery. Highly recommend both for expertise and patient communication.Office staff very supportive.
(3 days ago)
Aug-2026
Thorough explanation of problem and how to fix it. 100 percent happy with visit and our plan!!
(4 days ago)
Aug-2026
Personable and listens
(4 days ago)
Aug-2026
He is amazing.
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
Took time to go over all findings from test with me.
Explained treatment options to help problem.
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
👍🏼👌👌❤️❤️
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
Very good. Great personality and thorough exam and explanation!
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
Very friendly and informative
(1 week ago)
Aug-2026
I love this Dr
I feel very secure in all his decisions and his diagnosis.
Thank you very much and taking time to explain things thoroughly
Rich Preuss, M.D., graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a minor in Arabic language. He ran cross-country and track at the Naval Academy and following graduation he completed Navy SEAL training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in California.
As a Navy SEAL officer, he was based in Virginia and the United Kingdom, deploying multiple times abroad. After seven years of service, he left active duty in the Navy to pursue a career in medicine.
He went on to complete a post-baccalaureate premedical certificate at Bryn Mawr College and then earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Preuss completed his residency at the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Los Angeles. He then completed a Sports, Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, where he worked with the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and Charlotte Knights.
Dr. Preuss is widely published on a variety of topics in orthopedics. He enjoys working with patients to help them recover from injury, achieve their goals and resume an active life.
Dr. Preuss is proficient in Spanish as a second language.
Outside of the operating room, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys.
So helpful with navigating the system and helping with decisions about surgery. Had extensive rotator cuff surgery. Highly recommend both for expertise and patient communication.Office staff very supportive.
Thorough explanation of problem and how to fix it. 100 percent happy with visit and our plan!!
Personable and listens
He is amazing.
Took time to go over all findings from test with me. Explained treatment options to help problem.
👍🏼👌👌❤️❤️
Very good. Great personality and thorough exam and explanation!
Very friendly and informative
I love this Dr I feel very secure in all his decisions and his diagnosis. Thank you very much and taking time to explain things thoroughly
He’s awesome!