Silas Wendell Holmes, Jr., MDBoard Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Sports Medicine Specialist
S. Wendell Holmes Jr., MD, received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, where he currently serves as a clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery. He completed his internship at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia and his residency at Palmetto Health Richland and Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville, South Carolina. He completed a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute (under Chairman James Andrews, MD) in Birmingham, Alabama, and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Holmes' specialties and clinical interests include sports medicine, shoulder and knee arthroscopy, arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization, cartilage replacement/repair techniques (Carticel, OATS), elbow arthroscopy, elbow reconstruction, medial meniscus root reconstruction, superior capsular reconstruction (SCR), Tommy John ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction and total shoulder reconstruction.
- Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
American Sports Medicine Institute
Birmingham, Alabama
1996 - 1997 - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, South Carolina
1991 - 1996 - Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Rotation
Shriners Hospital for Children
Greenville, South Carolina
January 1995 - June 1995 - Medical Doctorate
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
Magna Cum Laude
1987 - 1991 - Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Cum Laude
1978 - 1991
- Prisma Health Orthopaedics(Formerly Palmetto Health, The Moore Clinic)
Lexington, South Carolina
1997 - Present
- Medical Director
Palmetto Health – USC Medical Group
Biomechanics Laboratory and Rehabilitation Department
Columbia, South Carolina
2017 - Present - Assistant Clinical Professor
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Columbia, South Carolina
2017 - President - Chief of Orthopaedics
Palmetto Richland Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
2000
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
- Board of Councilors, 2020 - Present
- American Medical Association
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- National Athletic Trainers Association
- South Carolina Medical Association
- Chairman,2005 – 2018
- Medical Aspects of Sports Committee, 2001 - Present
- South Carolina Orthopaedic Association
- South Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association
- President’s Award, 2010
- Holmes, S.W., Huff L.W., Barnes A.J., Baier A.J. Anatomic Reinforced Arthroscopic Meniscal Root Reconstruction with Gracilis Autograft. Arthroscopy Techniques. 8:3. March
- Holmes, S.W. Anatomic Reinforced Arthroscopic Meniscal Root Reconstruction with Gracilis Autograft. Arthroscopy Techniques. February 2019.
- Holmes, S.W., Clancy, W.G. Clinical Classification of Patellofemoral Pain and JOSPT Monograph on Patellofemoral Disorders. Summer 1998.
- Andrews, J.R., Holmes, S.W. Athletic Injuries of the Elbow. Orthopaedic KnowledgeUpdate: Shoulder and Elbow. AAOS. 1997.
- Chillag J., Holmes, S.W. Combined Osteotomy and Total Knee Replacement of the Knee. American Journal of Knee Surgery. Fall 1994.
- Holmes, S.W., Hightower, C. Patient Reported Outcomes of Superior CapsularReconstruction: A Single Surgeon Consecutive Series. Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 2020.
- Holmes, S.W., Huff, L., Barnes, A. Novel Anatomic Reinforced ArthroscopicMeniscal Root Reconstruction with Gracilis Autograft. Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Ortho Update – Labral-Biceps Injury in the Throwing Athlete. Columbia, South February 2017.
- OrthoUpdate – ACL Injuries in Columbia, South Carolina. June 2016.
- Ortho Update – UCL Injuries in the Throwing Athlete. Columbia, South Carolina.May 2015.
- 26thAnnual Injuries in Baseball Course. American Sports Medicine Institute. Columbia, South Carolina. January 2008.
- Sports Expo 2007 – The Middle-Aged Athlete. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty.Columbia, South Carolina. May 2007.
- Sports Expo 2006 – The Female Athlete. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty.Columbia, South May 2006.
- Sports Expo 2005 – The Young Athlete. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty.Columbia, South Carolina. May 2005.
- Sports Expo 2004 – Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Athlete. Course Co-Chairman/ Columbia, South Carolina. August 2004.
- Sports Expo 2003 – Cartilage Repair. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty. Columbia,South April 2003.
- Sports Expo 2002 – The Spine in Sports. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty. Columbia,South May 2002.
- Sports Expo 2001 – Athletic Injuries of the Foot and Ankle. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty.Columbia, South Carolina. February 2001.
- Sports Expo 2000 – The Athlete’s Knee. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty. Columbia,South April 2000.
- Sports Expo 1999 – Injuries of Muscles and Tendons. Course Co-Chairman/Faculty.South February 1999.
- MedialFemoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans Treated with Mosaicplasty Osteochondral Autografting. South Carolina Orthopaedic Association Annual Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 1998.
- Sports Expo 1998 – Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete. CourseCo-Chairman/Faculty. Columbia, South Carolina. February 1998.
- Arthroscopic Excision of Olecranon Osteophytes in the Throwing Athlete. NorthCarolina/South Carolina Orthopaedic Association Joint Meeting. Charleston, South September 1997.
- Anatomy of the Elbow Complex. American Sports Medicine Institute Injuriesin Baseball Course. Birmingham, Alabama. January
- Polyethylene Thickness in Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty Systems.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Annual Meeting. Poster Presentation. Atlanta, February 1996.
- PolyethyleneThickness in Total Joint Columbia Orthopaedic Hall of Fame Day. April 1995. Best Resident Paper.
- PolyethyleneThickness in Total Joint Joint Meeting of South Carolina And North Carolina Orthopaedic Associations. October 1994. Best South Carolina Resident Paper.
- Retrospective Review of Failures in Operative Fixation of Patella Fractures. SouthernOrthopaedic Association Residents Orlando, Florida. November 1994.
- Holmes, SW; Knotless Suture Anchor with Internal Suture Locking Mechanism US Patent 10,542,966. January 28, 2020.
- WikerSL, Holmes SW, Goins DE; Phenol Alkylation Process US Patent 4,731,492. March
- GoinsDE, Holmes SW, Burt EA; Heterogeneous Catalyst Process US Patent 4,714,691. December
- GoinsDE, Holmes SW, Burt EA; Heterogeneous Catalyst US Patent 4,631,349. December
- Holmes SW, Burt EA, Goins DE; Heterogeneous Catalytic AlkylationUS Patent 4,628,127. December
- Goins DE, Huggins HV, Burt EA, Holmes SW; Alkylation ProcessingUS Patent 4,560,809. December
Team Physician
- Newberry College
Newberry, South Carolina
2010 – Present - Dutch Fork High School
Irmo, South Carolina
2010 – Present - Lexington High School
Lexington, South Carolina
2010 – Present - Gilbert High School
Gilbert, South Carolina
2010 – Present - Gray Collegiate Academy
West Columbia, South Carolina
2015 – Present
- Established the Athletic Training Program for The Moore Clinic for Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Program, 1999.
- Placed over 40 Athletic Trainers in local secondary schools and colleges in the Midlands of South Carolina since
- Consulted with South Carolina Legislature to write bills for athletic training funding in South Carolina high schools, concussion protocols, an Emergency Action Plan, sudden death prevention, heat illnesses, Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Usage, and Pre-Participation Physician Examinations
