George McCluskey III, MD (Shoulder Surgeon)

George McCluskey III, MD, Chief of Shoulder Surgery at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. At St. Francis, Dr. McCluskey has served as Chief of Staff, Chairman of the Physician Leadership Board and member of the hospital Board of Trustees.

Dr. McCluskey graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1984 and completed his internship and orthopaedic residency at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then completed a shoulder fellowship at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and the New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center. Since 1990, Dr. McCluskey has practiced in Columbus, Georgia.

Dr. McCluskey has served in leadership positions in the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine; American Orthopaedic Association; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Georgia Orthopaedic Society and the Georgia Shoulder and Elbow Society. He has delivered over 350 international and nation scientific presentations and lectures and has published over 30 scientific articles and book chapters on shoulder and elbow disorders. He has also co-authored a textbook and three scientific bulletins on shoulder surgery and rehabilitation. Dr. McCluskey serves on the editorial board and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals. Dr. McCluskey is a member of the Medical College of Georgia Advisory Board and the Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce.