Kevin C. Wall, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, VCU

Dr. Kevin Wall is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and scapula disorders. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He sees patients with both simple and complex conditions and believes in the importance of always exhausting nonsurgical treatment options before considering surgery. 

He treats common shoulder issues such as rotator cuff and labral tears, arthritis, instability and fractures with a combination of open and arthroscopic approaches and is additionally well-versed in the newest techniques of tendon transfers, joint reconstruction and joint replacements. Many of these newer techniques are necessary when patients’ first or second surgeries do not give them the outcome they desired. 

Dr. Wall also has in-depth fellowship training in scapular disorders and rare shoulder conditions. These disorders are often under-recognized and misdiagnosed but can cause patients significant pain and difficulty with even simple tasks. To manage these complex disorders, he believes in a complete workup to confirm the diagnosis, followed by thorough patient education and initiation of treatment tailored to the underlying cause.

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    • Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

    • Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham

    • Medical School: Doctor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

    • Graduate School: Master of Public Health, University of North Carolina

    • Undergraduate: BA, Psychology, magna cum laude, College of the Holy Cross

    • Professional Service

      • Abstract Reivew Panel Committee – American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (2025 - present)

      • Education Innovation & Enhancement Committee – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (anticipated 2026)

      • Peer Reviewer – Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2025 - present)

    • National & Regional Recognition

      • Excellence in Research Award – American College of Surgeons (2022)

      • Resident Award – Southern Orthopaedic Association / Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (2022)

      • First Place, Chestley L. Yelton Resident Essay Competition – AOS/MOS Joint Annual Meeting (2022)

    • Residency (UAB)

      • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society

      • Research Chair (2021 - 2023)

      • Program Evaluation Committee Member (2022–2023)

    • Medical School (Duke University)

      • Chancellor’s Service Fellowship (2016–2017)

      • Co-Chair, Duke AHEAD Learner’s Advisory Board(2016 - 2019)

      • Co-Founder, Co-Project Lead, Anatomy-Radiology Integration Program (2016 – 2019)

      • Founder, Co-Chair, Health Literacy Initiative (2015 - 2018)

    • Undergraduate:

      • Magna Cum Laude

      • Patrick L. McCarthy ’63 Alumni Scholarship‍ (2012 - 2013)

      • College Honors Program (2011 - 2013)

      • Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology (2011)

      • Patriot League Men’s Track and Field Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011)

    • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Candidate Member 

    • American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Candidate Member

    • Alpha Omega Alpha – Honor Medical Society    

    • Psi Chi – International Honor Society in Psychology 

    • Mass General Brigham Sports Core Lecture Series: Scapulothoracic Abnormal Motion (2025)

    • UAB Department of Orthopaedics Grand Rounds: Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics (2024)

    • UAB Emergency Medicine-Orthopaedic Lecture Series: Emergency Medicine Orthopaedics (2021)

    • Larsen, Roxanne J; Reddy, Gireesh B; Wall, Kevin C; Velkey, John Mathew; Engle, Deborah L. A protocol for augmenting gross anatomy courses with postmortem CT scanning of cadaveric donors: Augmenting anatomy with postmortem CT. Education in the Health Professions 6(3):p 155-162, September-December 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/EHP.EHP_14_23

    • Wall K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A., Pandey, A., Qureshi, H., MacBeth, L., Feinstein, J., Momaya, A., Ponce, B., Brabston, E.W. Nerve Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine Yields Fewer Complications and Similar Pain Relief When Compared to an Interscalene Catheter for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2022 Dec;31(12):2438-2448. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.07.030. Epub 2022 Sep 15. PMID: 36115616.

    • Wall, K.C., Reddy, G.B., Corrigan, K.L., Toth, A.P., Garrigues, G.E. Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Displaced, Midshaft Clavicle Fractures: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Orthopedics. June 13, 2022: 1-13. PMID: 35700404.

    • Belay, Elshaday S., Danilkowicz, Richard, Wall, Kevin, Garrigues, Grant E. Single-stage versus two-stage revision for shoulder periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2020 Dec; 29(12): 2476-2486. PMID: 32565412.

    • Wall, K.C., Politzer, C.S., Chahla, J., Garrigues, G.E. Obesity is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty: A Cohort Study. Orthop Clin North Am. 2020 Apr; 51(2): 259-264. PMID: 32138863.

    • Garrigues GE, Zmistowski B, Cooper AM, Green A; ICM Shoulder Group. Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: evaluation of periprosthetic shoulder infection. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2019 Jun; Volume 28, Issue 6S: S32 – S66. PMID: 31196514.

    • Garrigues GE, Zmistowski B, Cooper AM, Green A; ICM Shoulder Group. Proceedings from the 2018 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections: management of periprosthetic shoulder infection. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2019 Jun; Volume 28, Issue 6: S67 – S99. PMID: 31196516.

    • Wall, K.C., Toth, A.P. & Garrigues, G.E. How to Use a Graft in Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: A Literature Review Update of Interposition and Superior Capsule Reconstruction Techniques. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, January 11, 2018; 11(1): 122-130. PMID: 29327176.

    • ‍Kevin Wall MD, MPH, James Satalich MD, Nicholas Wiley BA, Ryan Lohre MD, Evan O’Donnell, MD, Bassem Elhassan MD, JP Warner MD.  Implant Design May Affect Humeral Head Anatomic Restoration Using Stemmed Pyrocarbon Hemiarthroplasty. Podium presentation at Mass General Brigham Fellows Research Day, June 2025.‍ ‍

    • Litten RM, Davis WT, Wall KC, Alcaide DM, Davis AM, Wall JA, Battarbee AN, Spitler CA. Childbearing After Pelvic Trauma: A Survey of Specialists' Opinions on Delivery Method and Case Series. Podium presentation at Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. July 2025.

    • Wall, K.C. Scapula-to-Scapula Tethering for Scapulothoracic Abnormal Motion. Podium presentation at New England Should and Elbow Society Annual Meeting, February 2025.

    • Wall K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A., Pandey, A., Qureshi, H., MacBeth, L., Feinstein, J., Momaya, A., Ponce, B., Brabston, E.W. Nerve Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine Yields Fewer Complications and Similar Pain Relief When Compared to an Interscalene Catheter for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Podium presentation at American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2022, October 2022.

    • Wall K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A., Pandey, A., Qureshi, H., MacBeth, L., Feinstein, J., Momaya, A., Ponce, B., Brabston, E.W. Nerve Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine Yields Fewer Complications and Similar Pain Relief When Compared to an Interscalene Catheter for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Podium presentation at Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, September 2022.

    • Cimino, A., Wall, K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A.M., Casp, A., Brabston, E., Ponce, B., Momaya, A. Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction for Chronic Patellar Tendon Tears: A Systematic Review. Podium presentation at Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, September 2022. ‍ ‍

    • Wall K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A., Pandey, A., Qureshi, H., MacBeth, L., Feinstein, J., Momaya, A., Ponce, B., Brabston, E.W. Nerve Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine Yields Fewer Complications and Similar Pain Relief When Compared to an Interscalene Catheter for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Podium presentation at Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, July 2022.

    • Wall K.C., Elphingstone, J., Paul, K., Arguello, A., Pandey, A., Qureshi, H., MacBeth, L., Feinstein, J., Momaya, A., Ponce, B., Brabston, E.W. Liposomal Bupivacaine Provides Better Comfort than Interscalene Catheter following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Podium presentation at Alabama & Mississippi Orthopaedic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2022.‍‍‍‍‍

    • Wall, K.C., Politzer, C.S., Garrigues, G.E. Obesity is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at AAOS 2019 Annual Meeting.

    • Wall, K.C., Politzer, C.S., Garrigues, G.E. Obesity is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 2018.

    • Wall, K.C., Politzer, C.S., Garrigues, G.E. Obesity is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis and Arthroplasty. Poster presentation at Duke University School of Medicine AOA Day, August 2018.‍ ‍