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About Us: Medical Staff

Charles J. Taunt Jr., DO, FAOAO

Dr. Taunt is committed to providing compassionate, quality care. Dr. Taunt's practice is focused on achieving excellent patient outcomes in hip and knee replacement surgery. In addition, he has a special interest in and frequently cares for complications in hip and knee replacement surgery, including the surgical treatment of component loosening, material failure, infection, joint instability and fractures around a hip or knee prosthesis. He teaches other orthopedic surgeons at the state and national level, lecturing frequently across the country on different aspects of hip and knee replacement surgery. Dr. Taunt is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University and is active teaching in the Michigan State University Ingham Regional Medical Center orthopedic surgery residency program. He instructs young surgeons in training and works daily with orthopedic residents, interns and medical students.

Charles J. Taunt Jr., DO is a Detroit-area native who has had the following training:

• Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• Orthopedic Surgery Residency, St. John Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights, Michigan
• Traditional Rotating Internship, St. John Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights, Michigan
• Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa
• BA - Economics & Pre-Professional Studies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Certifications

• Fellow, American Osteopathic Association of Orthopedics
• Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, 2007
• Advanced Trauma Life Support

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
• American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
• American Osteopathic Association
• Michigan Osteopathic Association
• Michigan Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Sigma Sigma Phi, National Osteopathic Honorary Society

Medical Committees

• Member, American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Test Writing Committee, 2008 - present
• Vice President, Adult Reconstructive and Arthritis surgery section, AOAO, 2009
• Member, IRMC/MSU/Sparrow Orthopedic Surgery Residency Executive committee, 2008 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, American Osteopathic Association of Orthopedics, 2003 - 2004
• President, AOAO Resident Association, 2003 - 2004

His special interests in orthopedics are in the following areas:

• Improving Outcomes of Total Joint Replacement Surgery
• Difficult Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
• Revision Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
• The Treatment of Musculoskeletal Infections
• Minimally Bone Invasive Hip Replacement Prosthetic Design
• Orthopedic Education

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