William Pennington, MD

Dr. Pennington is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon with sub-specialty certification in sports medicine. He is fellowship trained in shoulder and knee reconstruction. His active lifestyle drives him to help his patients maintain their active lifestyles of choice, as well. In addition, Dr. Pennington is continually recognized by Milwaukee Magazine and peer physicians as a Top Doctor in Southeast Wisconsin.

He is a partner in The Orthopedic Institute of Wisconsin and a founding member of Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.

Meet Dr. Pennington

Specializing in shoulders and knees, Dr. Pennington is most passionate about providing you excellent, prompt, courteous care. To do so he stays on top of all of the technology and techniques to get you back to the activities you’re not able to do.

Additional Information

• Specialized training in shoulder and knee arthroscopy.
• National, regional and local presentations on orthopedic-related subjects.
• Authored a chapter of the book An Atlas of Shoulder Arthroscopy and has been published in the Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics and Arthroscopy

Honors & Awards

• Milwaukee Magazine’s Top Doctors List, Orthopedic Surgeons
• Received Milwaukee BizTimes Healthcare Hero Award – December 2011

Professional Memberships

• Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• Mid-American Orthopaedic Association
• American Medical Association
• State Medical Society of Wisconsin
• Milwaukee Orthopaedic Society
• American College of Sports Medicine

Teaching or Professional Positions

• Clinical Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI – Awarded Clinical Instructor of the Year, June 2008
• Board of Trustees, University School of Milwaukee – September 2011-Present

Patient Information (PDF)

• ACL Reconstruction Surgery
• Frozen Shoulder and Manipulation Under-General Anesthesia
• High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) Surgery
• Labral Repair Surgery
• Meniscectomy
• Non-operative Shoulder Treatment
• Osteoarticular Transfer System (OATS)
• Patellofemoral Syndrome
• Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
• Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery
• Subacromial Decompression and Distal Clavicle Excision
• Total Shoulder Replacement