Joshua Port, M.D.

    
Joshua Port, M.D.
 
 

Dr. Port graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Benjamin Franklin Scholar and Captain of the Ivy League champion’s men’s track and field team. 

Dr. Port resides in Altoona, PA and enjoys spending time with his wife and family.

Dr. Port is the Orthopedic Consultant for Saint Francis University and team physician for the Hollidaysburg Area Golden Tiger football team.  He has been head team physician to the Altoona Curve baseball team since its inception. 

Dr. Joshua Port is the Orthopedic Consultant for Saint Francis University

 

     Dr. Joshua Port is the Head Team Physician for the Altoona Curve.            Dr. Joshua Port is team physician for the Hollidaysburg Area Golden Tiger football team.


Office Location(s):

BOA - Altoona


3000 Fairway Drive
Altoona, Pennsylvania   16602
Location Phone: 814-942-1166
Location Fax: 814-942-6222

Accepting new patients:
 I am accepting new patients.

Primary Specialty:
 Orthopaedic Surgery

Other Specialties:
 Knee Surgery
 Shoulder Surgery

Education:
Undergraduate:
 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA : 1984

Medical Education:
 Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA : 1988

Internships:
 Orthopedic Surgery Internship, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA : 1989

Residency:
 Orthopedic Surgery Residency, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA : 1993

Fellowship:
 Southern California Center for Sports Medicine : 1993

Academic Appointments:
 Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine : 1998
 Past President, Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society

Other Certifications:
 American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Board Certifications:
 American Board of Orthopedic Surgery : 1996

In Practice Since:
 1994

Affiliations:
 Altoona Regional Health System, 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 : 2005
     In 2005 the Altoona Hospital and Bon Secours Holy Family Hospital merged and became the Altoona Regional Health System.
 American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine : 2004
 Team Physician, Hollidaysburg High School, Hollidaysburg, PA : 2003
 Consultant Physician to St. Francis University and Penn State Altoona Campus : 2003
 Team Physician, Altoona Curve AA baseball team, Pittsburgh Pirates Organization : 1999
 Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine : 1998
 Blair County Medical Society : 1998
 Pennsylvania Medical Society : 1998
 American Medical Association : 1998
 Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons : 1998
 Professional Ringside Physicians Society : 1996
 Team Physician, Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona, PA : 1996
 Pennsylvania Orthopedic Society : 1996
 Arthroscopy Association of North America : 1996
 Nason Hospital, 105 Nason Drive, Roaring Spring, PA 16673 : 1994
 Altoona Hospital, 620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA : 1994
 Bon Secours Holy Family Hospital, 7th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 : 1994

Honors and Awards:
 Consumers' Research Council of America's "Guide to America's Top Surgeons" : 2006
 Andrew Mallory Scholarship Recipient : 1984 - 1988

Publications:
 “Meniscal Repair Supplemented with Exogenous Fibrin Clot and Autogenous Cultured Marrow Cells in the Goat Model” : 1996
     Port, J., Jackson, D.W., Lee, T.Q., Simon, T.M.  American Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 24.4:  July 1996.  Pages 547-555.


 “Posterior Cruciate Ligament Arthroscopic Techniques, Chapter 10. : 1996
     Port, J. and Jackson, D.W.:  Current Techniques in Arthroscopy edited by J. Serge Perisien, second edition, copyright 1996 Current Medicine.


  “Articular Synovial Cyst of the Shoulder.” : 1995
     Miller, M., McMahon, P., Port, J., Warner, J.P. American Journal of Orthopedics, August 1995, volume 24 No. 8.  Pages 635-636.


  “Comparison of Meniscal Repair Techniques Using Vertical Sutures and Exogenous Fibrin Clots : 1995
     Port, J., Jackson, D.W., Lee, T.Q., Simon, T.M.   An Experimental Study in Goat Transactions of the 41st Annual Meeting of Orthopedic Research Society, Volume 20, Section II, Orlando, FL, February 13-16, 1995


 “Acromial Stress Fracture, a Case Report.” : 1994
     Port, J., and Warner, J.P.,:  Accepted for publication in The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Feb. 1994.


 “A Technique for Valgus High Tibial Osteotomy.” : 1993
     Port, J., Digioia, A.D., Harner, C.D.:   Accepted for publication in American Journal of Knee Surgery August 1993.


  “A Technique for Measuring Axial Alignment on AP Weight-Bearing Radiographs of the Lower Extremity.” : 1992
     Port, J., Harner, C., Digioia, A.D., Kwoh, K., The Pittsburgh Orthopedic Journal 3:  1992


  “Patellofemoral Joint” : 1991
     The Pittsburgh Orthopedic Journal, 2:80-85, 1991.


  “Polyethylene Wear Causing Total Hip Failure.” : 1991
     Port, J., Silvaggio, V., McClain, E.J., Jr.:  The Pittsburgh Orthopedic Journal, 2:89-93, 1991


 “Segmental Clavicular Fracture.” : 1990
     Port, J., Harner, C.D., Digioia, T.D.:  The Pittsburgh Orthopedic Journal, 1:1990.


 “Towards Developing a Finite Element Model of the Ankle.” : 1990
     Digioia, A.D., Port, J., Vroz, B.: The Pittsburgh Orthopedic Journal, 1:1990.


 “Bone as a Buffer: Metabolic Stress and the Response of the Bicarbonate Bank.” : 1988
     Port, J., Kaplan, F.S.: The University of Pennsylvania Orthopedic Journal, 4:33-36,


 Chapter on “The Basics of Shoulder Arthroscopy” with David S. Morrison, M.D. and Joshua Port, M.D. in “The Throwing Athlete”
     Edited by R.J. Hawkins, pg. 87-101.