CHARLES S. SCHUMACHER, JR. MD

Dr. Schumacher is a fellowship-trained, board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement surgery. Dr. Schumacher earned his medical degree from the LSU Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Schumacher went on to complete a General Surgery Internship and Orthopedic Residency from the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was Chief Resident. Following his residency, Dr. Schumacher completed a Fellowship in Joint Replacement and Reconstruction at Stanford University in California and a Traveling Hip Fellowship in Zürich, Switzerland..

Originally from Crowley, LA, Dr. Schumacher resides in Covington, La with his wife and two sons. He enjoys golfing and spending time with family when he isn’t helping patients return to a pain-free lifestyle.

Surgical Procedures Include:
  • Partial Knee Replacements
  • Knee Reconstruction & Replacement
  • Complex Total Knee Revisions
  • Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
  • Total Hip Arthroplasty
  • Complex Hip Reconstruction & Revision
Education
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
B.S. in Biological Sciences, May 2007; summa cum laude
Member of Honors College
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical Doctorate
Stanford Joint Replacement/Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Stanford Joint Replacement/Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program
Boston, Massachusetts Residency
Chief Resident MGH Orthopaedic Surgery 2015-2016
Massachusetts General Hospital General Surgery Internship
Boston, Massachusetts
Internship
Switzerland Hip Fellowship
  1. Dr. med. Michael Leunig, Schulthess Klinik, Zurich, CH
  2. Prof. Dr. med. Martin Beck, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, CH
  3. Prof. Dr. med. Klaus A. Siebenrock, Iselspital University of Bern, Bern CH
Clinical Observership in Hip Surgery
  1. Marc Philippon, MD, Steadman Clinic Vail, CO.
FACULTY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Stanford University School of Medicine
  1. Clinical Instructor, Clinician Educator Line, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery