F. Richard Preuss III, MD

About F. Richard Preuss III, MD

Born and raised in South Bend, Indiana, Rich Preuss graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and a minor in Arabic language. He ran cross-country and track at the Naval Academy and following graduation he completed Navy SEAL training at the Naval Special Warfare Center in California.

As a Navy SEAL officer, he was based in Virginia and the United Kingdom, deploying multiple times abroad. After seven years of service, he left active duty in the Navy to pursue a career in medicine.

He went on to complete a post-baccalaureate premedical certificate at Bryn Mawr College and then earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Virginia. Dr. Preuss completed his residency at the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Los Angeles. He then completed a Sports, Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, where he worked with the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and Charlotte Knights.

Dr. Preuss is widely published on a variety of topics in orthopedics. He enjoys working with patients to help them recover from injury, achieve their goals and resume an active life.

Dr. Preuss is proficient in Spanish as a second language.

Outside of the operating room, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys.

Conditions Treated & Services Offered:

Dr. Preuss sees patients for a variety of sports medicine conditions and injuries, offering both surgical and nonsurgical treatments.

• Knee Services including:
  • Arthroscopy for meniscal (cartilage) tears
  • Arthroscopy for loose bodies
  • Arthroscopy for dislocated kneecaps
  • Arthroscopy for arthritis
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
  • Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction
  • Multi-ligament knee reconstruction
  • Reconstruction for dislocated kneecaps
  • Meniscectomy
  • Articular cartilage restoration
  • Total knee replacement
• Shoulder Services including:
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Arthroscopic acromioplasty
  • Resection of distal clavicle for arthritis
  • Manipulation and arthroscopic release for frozen shoulder
  • Stabilization for dislocations
  • Arthroscopic labral repair
  • Operative fixation of clavicle fractures
  • Operative fixation of proximal humeral fractures
  • Operative fixation of humeral shaft fractures
  • Total shoulder replacement
  • Reverse total shoulder replacement
• Elbow Services including:
  • Tennis elbow treatment
  • Golfer’s elbow treatment
  • Repair biceps tendon ruptures at elbow
  • Cubital tunnel releases (ulnar nerve at elbow)
  • Elbow arthroscopy for loose bodies, arthritis
  • UCL repair (Tommy John surgery)
  • Releases for stiff elbows
  • Ligament reconstruction for unstable elbows
  • Operative fixation of elbow fractures
  • Operative fixation of forearm fractures
• Foot & Ankle Services including:
  • Achilles tendon injury repair
  • Treatment of sprains and fractures including:
    • Stress fractures
    • Ankle sprains
  • Operative fixation of ankle fractures
• Hip Services including:
  • Hip arthroscopy
  • Labral tear repair
  • Hip impingement repair
  • Total hip replacement
• Non-Operative Services including:
  • Cortisone injections
  • Platelet rich plasma injections
  • Ultrasound-guided injections
  • Aquatic therapy
  • Viscosupplementation
  • Hand therapy