Joseph Hsu, MD, is Professor of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon at Carolinas HealthCare System and has over 10 years of experience as an orthopaedic traumatologist. He has clinical expertise in surgical interventions, limb salvage, orthopaedic infections and fragility fractures. His current research interests are in lower extremity disability, Rx drug overdoses and fall prevention. Hsu has several peer-reviewed publications in the field of orthopaedic trauma and hip fractures, and he has experience working within clinical consortiums at a national and international level. He has extensive experience in the military and civilian organizations with creating and implementing clinical practice guidelines.