L. Pearce McCarty III, MD
My specialties:
- Orthopedic surgery
- Orthopedics
- Sports medicine
Professional interests:
- Cartilage restoration techniques
- Total shoulder replacement/arthroplasty (tsa) for shoulder arthritis
- Shoulder Impingement
- Ulnar nerve conditions
- Tommy john (ucl) surgery
- Sports knee, elbow injuries and throwing injuries
- Shoulder and elbow surgery
- Rotator cuff surgery
- Shoulder dislocations/instability
- Virtual visits
Dr. McCarty is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with additional board certification in orthopedic sports medicine. He specializes in treatment of shoulder and elbow injuries, including complex reconstructive techniques. His expertise also includes cartilage restoration techniques in the shoulder and knee such as microfracture, autologous chondrocyte transplantation, treatment of adult and juvenile OCD and meniscal transplant.
I offer face-to-face virtual visits for a variety of health services and conditions.
Currently, he serves as a team physicians for the Minnesota Twins as well as Totino Grace and Minnetonka high schools. Dr. McCarty has provided care for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls and served as a head team physician for the Chicago Steele, a regional United States Hockey League team.
Dr. McCarty is the author of multiple chapters and research articles. His research has been published in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and The American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is also an invited reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, Cartilage and Clinical Orthopaedic and Related Research.
Honors and awards:
- 2017, 2019, 2020 Top Doctor in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine
- 2016 Minnesota Monthly Best Doctor
- 2019, 2020 Top Doctor in Minnesota Monthly magazine
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Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Orthopedic surgery
- Sports medicine
Specialties
- Orthopedics
Educational institutions
- University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Co-Director, MOSMI Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
- Faculty Member, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Former Director, Harvard’s Orthopaedic Journal Club
- Minnesota Representative, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Council of Delegates
Internships
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University Medical School
Residencies
- Harvard Medical School
Fellowships
- Orthopedics/Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center
Years of experience
- 16
Additional languages spoken
- French
- Spanish
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern – WestHealth
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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Major health plans we accept
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne*
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we accept
- Medicaid/Medicare*
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)