Dr. Christopher Elder, MD is an orthopedic surgery specialist in Marion, NC and has been practicing for 16 years. He graduated from Joan Sanford I Weill Medical College Of Cornell University in 1997 and specializes in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareOregon
- CareSource
- Cigna
- Community Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Healthcare of the Carolinas
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Systemic Chondromalacia
very high
more than 98% of peers
Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
very high
more than 95% of peers
Knee Disorders
very high
more than 93% of peers
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2 Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Sports Medicine
1 Board Certifications
- Orthopedic SurgeryAccredited by: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery*
61 Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Arthritis of the Elbow
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Baker’s Cyst
- Bone Disorders
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Difficulty With Walking
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Elbow Injuries
- Elbow Sprain
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
- Foot Conditions
- Fracture
- Gait Abnormality
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glenoid Labrum Tear
- Gout
- Hand Conditions
- Herniated Disc
- Hip Pointer Injuries
- Hip Sprain
- Internal Derangement of Knee
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Joint Pain
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Disorders
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Sprain
- Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
- Limb Pain
- Lupus
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Sprain
- Myelopathy
- Neck Muscle Strain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
- Osteoarthritis of Knee
- Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rotator Cuff Tear
- Runner's Knee
- Sacrum Disorders
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Disorders
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
- Systemic Chondromalacia
- Tibia and Fibula Fractures
- Trigger Finger
Less
21 Procedures
- ACL Surgery
- Arm Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- De Quervain's Release
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Elbow Tenotomy
- Fracture Care
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
- Joint Drainage
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Replacement
- Knee Surgery
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Rotator Cuff Surgery
- Steroid Injection
- Synovial Biopsy
- Trigger Finger Release
- Trigger Point Injection
- Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for North Carolina.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Yale UniversityUndergraduate School | Graduated 1993
- Joan Sanford I Weill Medical College Of Cornell UniversityMedical School | Graduated 1997
- UNC Chapel HillInternship Hospital | Completed 1998
- UNC Chapel HillResidency Hospital | Completed 2002
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
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