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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Dr. Preuss addressed my shoulder issue and provided guidance on how to manage it.
(1 week ago)
Jan-2026
I saw Dr. Preuss on Monday, 1/19 @ 10:30am. He was very personable, very knowledgeable about my shoulder condition and very gentle when he gave me my shot! I would highly recommend him!
(1 week ago)
Jan-2026
Good communicator. Collaborative discussion on both short term and longer term treatment options.
(2 weeks ago)
Jan-2026
Great doctor
(3 weeks ago)
Jan-2026
Thorough and engaging.
(3 weeks ago)
Jan-2026
I enjoyed my appointment with Dr. Preuss. He was very professional and performed a thorough evaluation. I feel he correctly diagnosed my condition and set a course to treat it.
(1 month ago)
Dec-2025
Our daughter broke her arm and Dr. Preuss was very kind and helpful in explaining the injury to us! Our daughter felt very comfortable and at ease.
(1 month ago)
Dec-2025
I feel very confident in Dr Preuss.
(1 month ago)
Dec-2025
My first visit with him. I was very impressed.
(1 month ago)
Dec-2025
Very satisfied! He finally gave my issue a name. Nobody had done that before. Also go to treat it.
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.
Dr. Preuss addressed my shoulder issue and provided guidance on how to manage it.
I saw Dr. Preuss on Monday, 1/19 @ 10:30am. He was very personable, very knowledgeable about my shoulder condition and very gentle when he gave me my shot! I would highly recommend him!
Good communicator. Collaborative discussion on both short term and longer term treatment options.
Great doctor
Thorough and engaging.
I enjoyed my appointment with Dr. Preuss. He was very professional and performed a thorough evaluation. I feel he correctly diagnosed my condition and set a course to treat it.
Our daughter broke her arm and Dr. Preuss was very kind and helpful in explaining the injury to us! Our daughter felt very comfortable and at ease.
I feel very confident in Dr Preuss.
My first visit with him. I was very impressed.
Very satisfied! He finally gave my issue a name. Nobody had done that before. Also go to treat it.