Meet Dr. Paul Kiritsis
Richmond Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Kiritsis, a Richmond native, is a board-certified knee and shoulder specialist. He is the Head Team Physician for the University of Richmond and the Richmond Kickers. He has served as the team physician for a number of athletic teams on the professional, collegiate, and high school levels. In addition, Dr. Kiritsis holds a subspecialty certification in sports medicine and has extensive experience in the treatment of both athletic and degenerative knee and shoulder disorders. This certification is a testament to his tireless pursuit of excellence in the fields of sports medicine and knee and shoulder surgery.
Dr. Kiritsis has held the position of Assistant Clinical professor at MCV in shoulder surgery. He was one of a small group of surgeons including physicians from the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins to be a part of the initial evaluation team for the Biomet Comprehensive Shoulder Arthroplasty System. In addition, he was an investigator on the IDE study for the NANO stemless humeral implant designed for total shoulder replacement and is a faculty member for the Zimmer Biomet International Surgeon Education Program. These international surgeons will be traveling to St. Francis to observe Dr. Kiritsis while he performs arthroscopic and open knee and shoulder surgeries. In addition, Dr. Kiritsis has traveled across the country teaching other orthopedic surgeons cutting edge open and arthroscopic techniques for the knee and shoulder.
Dr. Kiritsis is the founder of Sports Medicine Consulting, LLC which primarily focuses on new product development and consulting services. He provides opinions in malpractice and legal cases in need of an experts opinion. Dr. Kiritsis holds two orthopedic patents with others pending and is one of the design surgeons for the ALPS Proximal Humeral Plating System, the ALPS Clavicle Plating System and the Zimmer-Biomet subscapularis repair kit.
Dr. Kiritsis has two patents:
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Education
Medical College of Virginia, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Richmond, Virginia
Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
1994 – 1999
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
General Surgery Internship
1994 – 1995
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, Virginia
1990 – 1994
Medical Doctorate May 1994
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
1986 – 1990
Bachelor of Science, Biology 1990
Honors and Awards
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Clinical Honors
Basic Science Honors
Academic Scholarship – AHEPA
University of Richmond
Cum Laude graduate
Dean’s List, Intermediate Honors
Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society, Secretary 1988 – 1990
VA State Golf Association – Academic/Athletic Scholarship
(Awarded to two high school students in Virginia per year.)
Certifications/Memberships
Sports Medicine Subspecialty Certification
January 2008
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
Inducted 2005
American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons
Board Certified – July 2002
Fellow – 2005
American College of Sports Medicine
2002 – present
Virginia Orthopedic Society
2002 – present
Richmond Orthopedic Club
2000 – present
Team Affiliations
Richmond Kickers Professional Soccer
Team Physician
2001-2006, 2015 – present
University of Richmond
Team Physician
2003-present
Head Team Physician
2020 – present
Richmond Revolution Professional Football
Team Physician – 2011
Regional Team Physician
Professional Bull Riders Association
2005-2008
Clover Hill High School
Team Physician
2000-2005
LC Bird High School
Team Physician
1994-1999
Richmond Indoor Sports Experience (RISE)
Medical Director 2005-2007
Event Physician
CAA Women’s basketball tournament – 1998
Central Region Wrestling Tournament – 2000, 2001
Professional Mixed Martial Arts – 2006
Oak Hill Academy
Team Physician
Basketball – 1999
UFC Mixed Martial Arts/Event Physician
Sunday Night Fight Night – January 2010
Research and Presentations
Kiritsis PG , Sykes A, Young DC, Intramedullary Fixation of Displaced Middle one-third Clavicle Fractures. Pending publication.
Kiritsis PG , Kline SC, Biomechanical Changes After Carpal Tunnel
Release: A cadaveric model for comparing open, endoscopic and step-
cut lengthening techniques. Journal of Hand Surgery – American
Volume 20(2): 173-180 March 1995
Zhang JY, Shall LM, Kiritsis PG , Wofingbarger L, Varus Tension
Testing of Fixation Devices for Proximal Tibial Osteotomy:
Contemporary Orthopedics 30(6): 471-476, June 1995
Paul G Kiritsis , Varus Tension Testing of Fixation Devices for Proximal Tibial Osteotomy: presented at the Thirteenth Annual Biomedical Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C. 1995
McDowell CL, Kiritsis PG , Wayne JS, A New Model for Cartilage
Regeneration in a Load-Bearing Joint: A histological evaluation of canine
patellar neo-cartilage: Residents Day Presentation – 1997
Kiritsis PG , Loughran TP, The Role of Intraarticular Injections of Synvisc in the treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee-Pending publication
Kiritsis, PG , Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair – A simplified
technique. Mitek/J&J
Paul G Kiritsis , “Rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction” – Healthsouth Sports Medicine 2000
Paul G Kiritsis , “The Treatment of Articular Cartilage Injuries” – Healthsouth Sports Medicine 2000
Paul G Kiritsis, “The Treatment of Common Knee Disorders” – Chippenham Sports Medicine 2000
Paul G Kiritsis, “The Treatment of Articular Cartilage Injuries” – Chippenham Sports Medicine 2000
Paul G Kiritsis, “Evaluation and Treatment of Common Shoulder Disorders – Chippenham Sports Medicine 2001
Paul G Kiritsis, “The treatment of Common Knee and Shoulder Disorders and the Role of Cox – 2 Inhibitors” – Pfizer Lecture Series – 2002-2004
Paul G Kiritsis, “Recent Advances in Knee and Shoulder Surgery” – CJW Day Symposium Feb. 2003
Paul G Kiritsis, “Injury Prevention in the Athlete” – RISE Lecture Series 2005
Paul G Kiritsis, “Proximal Humerus Fractures” – Hand Innovations Lab/Lecture Series Jan. 2005 to January 2006 – 11 lectures/labs for the eastern region
Paul G Kiritsis, “Clavicle Fractures” – MCV Grand Rounds – Spring 2005
Paul G Kiritsis, Southeastern Trauma Symposium – Orlando, Florida – Dec. 2005 Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation – Lab Presentation/demonstration
Paul G Kiritsis, Mitek Shoulder and Knee Lab – Orlando, Florida – Feb. 2006 – Lab Instructor
Paul G Kiritsis MitekShoulder Arthroscopy Course – Presenter/Lab Instructor Oct. 2006
Paul G. Kiritsis, Recent Advances in Shoulder Surgery, St. Francis Orthopaedic Symposium, Fall 2006
Paul G. Kiritsis, ON-Q National Sales Meeting Speaker – Continuous Nerve Blocks – The Orthopedic Perspective, January 2008
Paul G. Kiritsis, Virginia Orthopedic Society, Research Presentation, Intramedullary Fixation of Displaced Middle one-third Clavicle Fractures. May 2009.
Paul G. Kiritsis, Multiple lectures to the St Francis Sports Medicine group on knee and shoulder disorders
Team Physician Course – December 2006
Paul G Kiritsis, “Interesting Cases in the knee and shoulder”, presented at the MCV orthopedic alumni meeting. August 2012
MCV Shoulder Lab, faculty, August 2012
Biomet Shoulder Lab, Instructor, Proximal Humerus Fracture Lecture, St. Louis, MO May 2013
Orthopedic Trauma Association – Presenter, October 2016
ALPS Proximal Humeral Plating System
Webinar – Instructor – 2016
ALPS Proximal humeral plating system
Committee’s and Faculty Positions
Assistant Clinical Professor in Shoulder Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Virginia
Chief, Department of Orthopaedics – St. Francis Medical Center 2005-2007, 2009-2011
Rehabilitation Committee – CJW Medical Center – 2004-2006
Medical Executive Committee Member – St. Francis Medical Center, 2005 to present
Credentials Committee Member – St. Francis Medical Center, 2005 to 2008
Surgical Management Committee – St. Francis Medical Center, 2005 to 2008
OR Committee – St. Francis Medical Center, 2005 to 2007
Faculty – New Product Evaluation Team for the Comprehensive Shoulder System, Upper Extremity Division, Biomet
Faculty – Biomet International Surgeon Education Program
Multiple visits to St. Francis from International Surgeons from all over the world
Design Surgeon
ALPS Proximal Humerus Plating System
ALPS Clavicle Plating System
