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Jocelyn Ross Wittstein

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
3000 Rogers Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
3000 Rogers Rd, Wake Forest NC, NC 27587

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery · 2021 - Present Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

In the News


Published August 5, 2025
How to Speed the Recovery of a Common Shoulder Injury
Published October 14, 2024
The Science Behind ACL: Why Women are Prone to a Debilitating Knee Injury
Published July 9, 2024
What Youth Can Expect at a Sports Medical Exam

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Recent Publications


Artificial Intelligence Has Varied Diagnostic and Predictive Performance in Diagnosing Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis, Trochlear Dysplasia, and Patellofemoral Tracking Abnormalities: A Systematic Review

Journal Article Arthroscopy Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation · December 1, 2025 Purpose To systematically review and evaluate the diagnostic efficacy and predictive power of artificial intelligence (AI) models in detecting patellofemoral (PF) compartment pathology and to compare their performance against ground-truth human clinical ex ... Full text Cite

A Mechanistic Classification for Superior Labral Injuries Guides Operative Management.

Journal Article Arthroscopy · October 2025 The purpose of this article is to provide a clinically oriented classification system for superior labral injuries based on etiology, pathoanatomy, and associated biceps-labrum anchor complex injuries. The proposed classification system is based primarily ... Full text Link to item Cite

Telehealth physical examinations show comparable accuracy and results to clinical exams for MRI confirmed shoulder pathologies.

Journal Article J Telemed Telecare · September 25, 2025 IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to measure the comparative diagnostic accuracy of telehealth diagnostic examinations for pathologies of the shoulder against an in-person examination. The telehealth examinations were hypothesized to be non-inferior ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Effects of Blood and Blood-Derived Products on Meniscus Healing

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

In vivo ACL mechanics and risk factors for injury

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2024 - 2029

Arthroscopic versus Open Stabilization of Shoulder Instability with Subcortical Bone Loss "Cost Reimbursement"

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine · 2004 M.D.