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Francis McGuigan, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington, DC

FrancisXavierMcGuiganMD

Orthopaedic Surgery Washington, DC

Foot & Ankle Surgery, Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Trauma

Professor, Orthopedics, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Francis Xavier McGuigan joined the Orthopaedic Department of Georgetown University in September 2006. Dr McGuigan is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and excels in academic and clinical practice with expertise in the treatment of knee, foot and ankle disorders. He is a clinical staff member at the National Institute of Health. He is the author of over twenty peer reviewed journal articles and has been a peer reviewer for three orthopaedic publications.

    Dr McGuigan was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Virginia. He graduated medical from Georgetown Medical School and completed his orthopaedic training at Oakland Naval Hospital. Following othopaedic residency training he completed fellowships in total joint replacement surgery at Thomas Jefferson University and foot and ankle surgery at Union Memorial Hospital. He served as Department Chairman at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD and Orthopaedic Consultant to the White House and Pentagon. His teaching abilities were met with numerous awards over the years from residents and medical students. Recently he served as the Orthopaedic Research Director at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. The final three years of his naval career involved the advanced trauma care and limb salvage of United States Marines injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is active in international relief efforts having traveled to Vietnam in 2008 and Kenya in 2009.

Education & Training

  • US Naval Hospital
    US Naval HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1993
  • US Naval Hospital
    US Naval HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
  • Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1986
  • University of Virginia
    University of VirginiaBachelors, Summa Cum Laude, 1978 - 1981
  • Thomas Jefferson University
    Thomas Jefferson UniversityFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics
  • MedStar Health/Union Memorial Hospital
    MedStar Health/Union Memorial HospitalFellowship, Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2000 - 2021
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2021
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2006 - 2020
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1990 - 2020
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Northern Virginia Super Doctors Washington Post Magazine, 2011
  • Top-Rated Doctors Issue Northern Virginia Magazine, 2010
  • Fellow to Vietnam American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Overseas, 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Hydroxyapatite-coated External Fixation Pins in Severe Wartime Fractures: Risk Factors for Loosening  
    Gwinn, David E.; Keeling, John J.; Andersen, Romney C. and McGuigan, Francis X, Current Orthopaedic Practice, 1/1/2010
  • A Comparison of Open Versus Arthroscopic Harvest of Osteochondral Grafts  
    Gwinn, D.E.; Keeling, J.J. and McGuigan, F.X., The Knee, 12/1/2009
  • Use of Universal Split Leg Accessories for Operating Table Setup in Placement of Circular External Fixators  
    Tintle, S.; Pinkos, K. A..; Andersen, R. C. and McGuigan F.X., Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Cytokine Expression Correlates with Wound Dehiscence in Wartime Extremity Injuries (Scientific Exhibit)
    Forsberg J.A., Elster E.A., Stojadinovic, A., Andersen R.C., Nylén E.S., Becker, K.L., Brown, T.S., Rose, M., McGuigan F.X., Academic Surgical Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 2/1/2007
  • Cytokine Expression Correlates with Wound Dehiscence in Wartime Extremity Injuries (Scientific Exhibit)
    Forsberg, J.A., Andersen, R.C., Nylen, E.S., Elster, E., Brown, T.S. and McGuigan, F.X., Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Honolulu, HI, 12/1/2006
  • A Comparison of Open Versus Arthroscopic Harvest of Osteochondral Grafts (Scientific Exhibit)
    Keeling, J.J. and McGuigan, F.X., Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, 3/1/2004
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Lectures

  • Treatment of Lisfranc Fractures: To Fuse or Not to Fuse 
    Washington, DC - 1/2/2013
  • The Role of Arthroscopy in the Treatment of Ankle Fractures 
    Huntington Beach, CA - 9/15/2012
  • First Metatarsal Phalangeal Fusion Using a Variable Angle Locking Plate 
    Huntington Beach, CA - 9/14/2012
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