Specializes in all aspects of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Specializes in Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Knee Surgery
Dr. Connor's expertise has been vital in the evolution of surgical techniques for things such as hamstring ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery, elbow arthroscopy, and shoulder and elbow replacement surgery
Board Certified Surgeon
Member of the American Orthopedic Association (AOA) -- The AOA is the only orthopaedic organization that so strongly emphasizes a single theme of purpose: leadership in orthopaedics. The quality the AOA’s programs demonstrates that the organization is committed to nothing less than perfection in addressing this focus
Member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society
Board Member of the OrthoCarolina Research Institute
Member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
President of the National Football League Physicians Society
Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member of the North Carolina Medical Society
Member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Medical Administrative Assistant : Cynthia Barksdale (704-323-3553)
Named to the list of 'Best Doctors of 2011' by Business NC Magazine
Charlotte’s Top Doctors 2010, Charlotte Magazine
Top Doctors, 2009 Best Physicians as Chosen by Their Peers As featured in Consumers’ Guide to Top Doctors and the Business North Carolina Magazine
Charlotte’s Top Doctors 2008, Charlotte Magazine
Charlotte’s Top Doctors 2007, Charlotte Magazine
North Carolina’s Best Doctors 2007, Business North Carolina Magazine
Charlotte’s Top Doctors 2006, Charlotte Magazine
America’s Top Surgeons 2006, Consumers’ Research Council of America
Community Award of Excellence 2001, Arthritis Foundation of the Carolinas
Scannell BP, Loeffler BJ, Hoenig, M, Peindl RD, D’Alessandro DF, Connor PM, Fleischli JE. Biomechanical comparison of four tibial hamstring tendon fixation devices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Submitted to American Journal of Sports Medicine for publication August 2010.
Scannell B, Loeffler B, Hoenig M, Peindl R, D’Alessandro DF, Connor PM, Fleischli JE: Biomechanical comparison of five femoral hamstring tendon fixation devices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Manuscript preparation in progress.
Bahk, MS, Kuhn, JE, Galatz, LM, Connor, PM, William, GR. Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Injuries and Clavicular, Glenoid and Scapular Fractures. In: O’Connor, ML, Egol, KA (eds): Instructional Course Lectures, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vol 59, 209-226, 2010.
Hamid, N, Ashraf, N, Bosse, J, Connor, P, Kellam, J, Sims, S, Stull, D, Jeray, K, Hymes, R, Lowe, T. Radiation therapy for heterotopic ossification prophylaxis acutely after elbow trauma. Manuscript submitted for publication, JBJS.
Hamid, N, D’Alessandro, DF, Connor, PM, Fleischli, J. Fracture of the acromion after reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Accepted for publication in The American Journal of Orthopedics.
Loeffler, B., Brown, SL, D’Alessandro, DF, Fleischli, JM, Connor PM.. Increased incidence of false positive MRI’s for RCT in patients with adhesive capsulitis. Manuscript submitted for publication, Arthroscopy.
Hoenig M, Loeffler B, Brown S, Peindl R, Fleischli J, Connor P, Fleischli J, D’Alessandro D. Reverse glenoid component fixation: is a posterior screw necessary? J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010; 19 (4):544-9.
Morgan, R, Hoenig, M, Bankston, L, Connor, PM. Evolving management of middle-third clavicle fractures in the National Football League. Am J Sports Med. October 2010 38 2092-2096.
Morgan RJ, Starman, JS, Habet NA, Peindl RD, Bankston, SL, Jr, D’Alessandro DF, Connor PM, Fleischli, JE. A biomechanical evaluation of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction using a novel technique for ulnar-sided fixation. Am J Sports Med. 2010; 38(7):1448-55.
Bahk MS, Kuhn JE, Galatz LM, Connor PM, Williams GR Jr. Acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular injuries, clavicle, glenoid and scapula fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2009. 91 (10): 2492-510.
Petronis, S. Cuff Tear Arthropathy: A Discussion with Patrick M. Connor, M.D. Zimmer, ORTHOedge, Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2007.
Siffri PC, Peindl RD, Coley ER, Norton JH, Connor PM, Kellam JF, “Biomechanical analysis of blade plate versus locking plate fixation for a proximal humerus fracture: Comparison using cadaveric and synthetic humeri”, J Orthop Trauma, Vol. 28 (8), pp 547-554, 2006.
Connor PM, Kuremsky MA, D’Alessandro DF. Complications of shoulder arthroscopy, in Blaine TA (ed) Shoulder Arthroscopy (Monograph). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, pp. 93–105, 2006.
Kuremsky MA, Tan S, Tyson A, Connor PM. Arthroscopic decompression of spinoglenoid notch ganglion cysts causing suprascapular neuropathy. Manuscript submitted for publication, Arthroscopy Accepted pending revisions
Head Team Physician for the Carolina Panthers
