Carlos A. Guanche MD

Carlos Guanche, MD, is a world-renown expert in hip and shoulder arthroscopy as well as complex shoulder reconstruction. In the 20 years he has been in practice, Dr. Guanche has treated thousands of patients, many whose professional lives depend on his skilled hands to bring them back from debilitating injury to center stage—and center court. Faced with career-threatening conditions, professional athletes and world famous entertainers have entrusted their well-being to Dr. Guanche.
He has devoted his career to his patients by constantly striving to innovate, and make procedures less invasive, with smaller incisions, less pain, and shorter downtime. He is committed to advancing his field of specialty, and has two orthopaedic device patents to his name. He has trained many medical students, dozens of residents, and dozens of fellows in sports medicine and arthroscopy procedures. He actively teaches practicing physicians as well, via seminars, live surgery webcasts, and cadaver courses.
He is a respected voice in orthopedics, serving as instructional course director at the prestigious Orthopaedic Learning Center in Chicago, as well as the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery meetings. In addition, he is regularly invited to speak in Germany, Spain, Columbia, Norway, Slovenia, and Brazil at their orthopaedic societies. Being fluent in Spanish, he also teaches courses regularly in Spanish. He has written a book on hip arthroscopy, and co-authored a second one, more recently. He has written more than 35 orthopaedic textbook chapters and nearly 50 peer-reviewed journal articles. He also serves as a research and development consultant to several of the world's largest orthopaedic device and equipment companies. In short, Dr. Guanche is a uniquely qualified surgeon with outstanding academic and clinical achievements, whose surgical excellence is complemented by his warm and down-to earth demeanor.
Dr. Guanche grew up in South Florida and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Miami. He went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Miami, after which he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He completed fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center in 1993.
Following his training, he was appointed to the teaching faculty at Louisiana State University. During his five years at LSU, he served as associate professor of orthopedic surgery and was responsible for the daily teaching of residents and medical students. He was the director of the Sports Medicine Division at LSU and was head team physician for the University of New Orleans basketball team (NCAA Division I), New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA baseball), and the New Orleans Brass (East Coast Hockey League). In addition, he was active in research studies, including a highly acclaimed study dealing with proprioception of the shoulder.