Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Dr. Yamaguchi's practice is limited to the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders in adults. Particular interests include the minimally invasive treatment of rotator cuff disorders and shoulder instability with arthroscopic surgery. Additionally, he has one of the largest shoulder and elbow arthritis practices in the country doing a significant amount of total shoulder and total elbow replacements.

The natural history of rotator cuff disorders, clinical outcome of rotator cuff treatment, and the development of arthroscopic procedures.

Dr. Yamaguchi completed his residency training at George Washington University. He then completed fellowship training in shoulder surgery at the internationally recognized Shoulder Service at Columbian Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. This was followed by supplemental training in elbow surgery at the Mayo Clinic. In 1995, Dr. Yamaguchi founded the Shoulder and Elbow Service at Washington University, which has since become nationally and internationally recognized for innovations in shoulder and elbow surgery, as well as research on shoulder and elbow disorders. In 2006, the Service will open the Washington University Shoulder and Elbow Center, the first of its kind dedicated to the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders.

Listed in Best Doctor's In American and Castle Connelly's America's Top Doctors. Awarded $1.125 million NIH R01 grant for study on "Asymptomatic Rotator Cuff Tears: A Model for Pain Development". 9th International Congress on Surgery of the Shoulder, 1st Place Scientific Paper, 2004; Outstanding Achievement in Orthopaedic Surgery Education, 2003; Thomas M. Coffman Career Development Award, 2002; Inducted, Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Inducted, Interurban Orthopaedic Society, Inducted, The American Orthopaedic Association 2001; Lee T. Ford Award for Academic Achievement, 2000; Palma Chironis Award for Excellence in Teaching, Washington University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1999; Emmanuel B. Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence in Surgery of the Hand, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, 52nd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO 1997; Awardee, John J Fahey, MD, Memorial, North American Traveling Fellowship, 1997; Faculty Sponsor, Zimmer-AOA Resident Research Award, 1997; Assistant Team Physician, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Team, 1997-2001

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Recertification 2006

George Washington University School of Medicine

Orthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University

Shoulder & Elbow Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center