Philip C. Forno, M.D.
Fifth-Year Resident

Philip Forno, M.D. earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, where he studied ecology and evolutionary biology, the classics, and creative writing. His undergraduate research interests included animal behavior and synaptic plasticity at the neuromuscular junction. During his undergraduate career he became a certified rock-climbing guide, published poet, and an adjunct science teacher at the elementary and high school level. He was awarded membership to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated summa cum laude in 1998.

Attending on a full scholarship, Dr. Forno earned a doctor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. During medical school he studied ulnar shortening in luno-triquetral tears, developing an interest in Orthopaedic Surgery. He joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery’s residency program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in July 2003.

Dr. Forno’s interests include rock and ice climbing, mountain biking, and creative literature.