Craig S. Mauro, MD

Craig S. Mauro, MD, graduated from Cornell University, and cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Mauro completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in sports medicine, shoulder surgery, and hip arthroscopy at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, which is recognized as one of the top orthopaedic hospitals in the country. Dr. Mauro was awarded an AO trauma fellowship in Salzburg, Austria, and also completed a traveling fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder reconstruction in Munich, Germany.

Dr. Mauro has a particular interest in sports medicine injuries and non-arthritic disorders of the hip. He specializes in hip arthroscopy and also performs arthroscopic, reconstructive, and replacement surgery of the shoulder, knee, and elbow. Dr. Mauro has published numerous papers and book chapters and given talks locally and nationally on hip arthroscopy, knee ligament injuries, and shoulder and elbow surgical reconstruction. He has been named to “Best Doctors”, serves as an Associate Master Instructor for the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and a reviewer for the journals Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Sports Health, the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, and the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

A soccer, basketball, and baseball player for Fox Chapel Area High School, he has been inducted into the Fox Chapel Area Schools Sports Hall of Fame. At Cornell University, Dr. Mauro was twice elected to the All-Ivy League baseball team and three times named Academic All-Ivy.

Dr. Mauro is a team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Fox Chapel Area High School and has previously served as an assistant team physician for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Board-certified and Subspecialty Certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. Mauro is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Program Director of the UPMC Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, NFL Physicians Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), AO Trauma Foundation, and the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA).