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Randy Beard MD
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Wake Forest Baptist Health, Orthopaedic SurgeryMedical School
Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship
New England Baptist Hospital, Adult Reconstructive SurgeryPatient Reviews
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About Dr. Beard
After graduating cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in religion from Princeton University, Randy Beard, MD, earned his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. While in medical school, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society in recognition of his academic performance and commitment to compassionate care.
Dr. Beard then completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Wake Forest Baptist Health, where he received the department’s highest award for surgical performance for three consecutive years. He went on to complete the prestigious Otto E. Aufranc Adult Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.
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Dr. Beard specializes in total hip and knee replacements and revisions. He offers patients the latest minimally invasive options for these procedures, including direct anterior hip surgery and robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacements. Dr. Beard also performs complex revisions of worn out, broken, unstable, painful, recalled, metal-on-metal or infected implants. He operates at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, South Carolina, and offers same-day and next-day discharge options.
Dr. Beard is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He previously served as chief of Orthopaedics at Lexington Medical Center, medical director of Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and medical director of the Lexington Medical Center Total Joint Program, overseeing its establishment as a DNV Center of Excellence for hip and knee replacements. He has also authored numerous articles and book chapters that highlight his evidence-based surgical approach.