Kelly G. Kilcoyne, MD
Dr. Kilcoyne is a fellowship trained, board certified, shoulder and elbow surgeon. He served over 17 years as an Active Duty Orthopedic Surgeon in the U.S. Army. He specializes in all problems of the shoulder and elbow including rotator cuff tears, arthritis, shoulder dislocations, labral tears, biceps injuries and tears. He performs arthroscopic, minimally invasive and open surgeries of the shoulder and elbow, including standard and reverse shoulder replacements. He also offers the full complement of bioregenerative strategies such as platelet rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow stem cell therapies.
Dr. Kilcoyne earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in Saint Louis and earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He completed his orthopedic residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD and then completed a subspecialty fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Kilcoyne spent his time in the army caring for our nation’s best – including soldiers, sailors, and airmen of all ranks. He has served the White House, members of Congress, and the Nation’s top military leaders. He was deployed as part of a Forward Surgical Team during 3 combats tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East.
During his time at Walter Reed he served as both a national and international referral source for the most complex shoulder and elbow injuries within the military. Dr. Kilcoyne holds the title of Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He has received several research awards and grants, with over 50 shoulder and elbow related publications in peer reviewed journals and text books.
He now lives in the Annapolis area with his wife and 4 children. He is a lifelong boater in the Chesapeake Bay area. When not in the office or operating room, you might find him fishing, crabbing or cruising on the water.