Dr. Joseph Czarnecki is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who currently practices with Excel Orthopaedic Specialists. Dr. Czarnecki specializes in in a variety of treatments for the knee, hip, and ankle including advanced cartilage repair and arthroscopy.
Dr. Joseph Czarnecki is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who currently practices with Excel Orthopaedic Specialists. Dr. Czarnecki specializes in in a variety of treatments for the knee, hip, and ankle including advanced cartilage repair and arthroscopy.
Dr. Joseph Czarnecki's interests in shoulder conditions includes arthroscopic rotator cuff, instability, labral, AC joint and cartilage repairs.
For the knee, Dr. Czarnecki's focus is on advanced cartilage repair including matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI), osteochondral autograft and allograft reconstruction, anterior and posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL) and other knee ligament reconstructions, meniscal repair and reconstruction, and patellofemoral joint problems such as instability and chondral defects, including osteotomies and medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstructions.
For the hip, Dr. Czarnecki specializes in arthroscopic treatment of labral tears and femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) as well as hip tendon tears including endoscopic proximal hamstring and abductor tendon repairs.
For the ankle, Dr. Czarnecki's interests include the treatment of cartilage lesions, tendon injuries, and instability.
Non-surgical treatment methods that Dr. Czarnecki and his team utilize to treat these joints also include the use of ultrasound-guided joint injections, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections.
Czarnecki's hobbies include striper and tuna fishing, snorkeling and playing sports with my three sons.
Education
Haverford College, Haverford, PA – BA 1991
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA – MD 1995
General Surgery, Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA – 1995-1996
Staff Physician, US Air Force, Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX – 1996-2000
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency, Boston, MA – 2000-2004
Harvard / Massachusetts General Hospital Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship, Boston, MA – 2004-2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – 2007, 2017
ABOS Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine – 2010, 2017
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Associate Instructor – 2016 to present
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society
Great doctor very informative and pleasant to to talk to highly recommend!
Very knowledgeable, friendly but effective as well as efficient.
Doctor Gentlemen
Dr. Czarnecki always demonstrates assessment with imaging. His expertise in diagnosis and options for resolution are greatly appreciated.
Super….as always!
He is the best. Intelligent, experienced, friendly, understanding. to the point.
Did my last surgery and id do it again great guy!! Excellent surgeon!
Dr. Czarnecki address my concerns and came up with a treatment right there in the office which worked right away.
It was a pleasure to meet Dr Czarnecki He was very professional and knowledgeable. I left there feeling very confident Thank you Dr
Very pleased!