Michael L. Dockery, MD

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -- Bachelor of Arts
• University of Florida College of Medicine -- Doctor of Medicine
• University of Florida, Shands Hospital -- Internship, Surgery
•  University of Florida, Shands Hospital -- Residency, Orthopedics
• University of Oklahoma -- Fellowship, Sports Medicine

• Specializing in ACL reconstruction
• Specializing in meniscus and cartilage surgery
• Specializing in shoulder rotator cuff repair
• Specializing in shoulder instability surgery
• Specializing in knee, shoulder, and elbow arthroscopy

• Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
• Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America
• Member of the American Medical Association
• Member of the North Carolina cook Orthopedic Association
• Member of the North Carolina Medical Society
• Member of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society

• 2023 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• 2022 North Carolina's Top Doctors, Charlotte Region, SouthPark Magazine
• Named a 2020 Top Doctor by Charlotte Magazine

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND LECTURES

• “EMG Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Function During Shoulder Rehabilitation,” presented at Florida Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting 1994. Presented at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting, 1995.
• “Evaluation of Treatment and Management of Aggressive Lesions of the Femoral Head and Neck”, presented in June 1995.
• “Predictability of Hamstring Tendon Graft Lengths in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction”, presented May 1996.
• “Cadaver Anatomy of the Wrist and Hand”, presented at Eleventh Annual Sports Medicine Symposium, Charlotte, NC, January 1997.
• “Prospective Evaluation of Patellofemoral Pain”, presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America annual meeting, April 1997.
• “Complex Knee Problems; from Sports Injuries to Total Knee Arthroplasty”, Faculty Members, AAOS, Rosemont, IL, April 18-20, 1997. 
• “Shoulder Injuries in the Workman’s Compensation Patient”, Charlotte, NC, June 1997.
• “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in the Skeletally Immature Patient”, Oscar Miller Day, Charlotte, NC, October 1998.
• Dockery, ML, Wright, TW., and LaStayo, P.C. (1998) “Electromyography of the Shoulder: An Analysis of Passive Modes of Exercise”  Orthopedics, 21, 1181-1184.
• “Patellofemoral Pain in Athletes”, Thirteenth Annual Sports Medicine Symposium, Charlotte, NC, January 1999.
• “Complex Knee Problems:  Surgery for the Active Knee”, Faculty member, AAOS OLC Course, Chicago, IL, April 1999.
• “Articular Debridement and Abrasion Arthroplasty for Chondral Changes in the Knee”, Oscar Miller Day, Charlotte, NC, October 1999.
• “Complex Knee Problems of the Adult Knee”, Faculty Member, AAOC OLC Course, Chicago, IL, July 2001. 
• “Knee Dislocation; Assessment and Decision Making”, Oscar Miller Day, Charlotte, NC, January, 202.
• “Complications of ACL Reconstruction:  Arthrofibrosis and Infection”, Oscar Miller Day, Charlotte, NC October, 2002. “Knee Dislocation:  Multiple Ligament Injuries and Treatment Options”, 17^th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium, Charlotte, NC, February, 2003.
• “Physical Exam of the Injured Shoulder”, Symposium on Current Trends in the Management of the Adult Shoulder, Charlotte, NC, April, 2003. 
• “Adolescent Knee Injuries”  Athletic Injuries of the Knee Symposium, Charlotte, NC  January 2007 
• “Physical Exam of the Shoulder and Elbow”  Athletic Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow Symposium,  Charlotte, NC   January 2010