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 After serving three years as an orthopaedic surgeon in the U.S. Army,
Dr. York joined Chesapeake Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in
July 1988. During his service, he was Chief of Orthopaedics at
Kimbrough Army Hospital; an instructor in orthopaedics at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of
surgery at the Uniformed Services Medical School.
Dr. York is dedicated primarily to treatment of injuries and
degenerative conditions of the knee, shoulder and spine. This includes
advanced arthroscopic knee and shoulder ligament reconstruction and
joint replacement surgery. Dr. York is a specialist in cartilage
transplant surgery. He has performed more than 500 ACL
reconstructions of the knee and over 2,000 arthroscopies of the knee
and shoulder.
Over the past 17 years, Dr. York has shown a special interest in the treatment and prevention of
sports injuries. He has provided game coverage; preseason sports
physicals, and coach training seminars for our community and state.
He is the team physician for Spalding and Glen Burnie High
Schools. Dr. York has also served as a youth soccer coach for
Severna Park for many years and has earned his USSFD license.
Dr. York graduated from Georgetown University Medical Center and
did his orthopaedic residency training at the University of Maryland
Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgery, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. York is the Associate Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Baltimore Washington Medical Center and will become the Chief of the Medical Staff in 2008.
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