McLean Youth Soccer Association

MYS has created a strategic relationship with Commonwealth Orthopaedics and Dr. Chris Annunziata to help support our injury prevention and management inititiative.  In addition to hosting a Spring seminar each year and  Dr. A will be writing a regular article for the MYS Sweeper newsletter, Dr. A is making himself available to teams and players with questions or concerns about their injuries.

Voted a "Top Doctor" by Washingtonian Magazine 2005 & 2008, & by Washington Consumers’ Checkbook Magazine 2007

Originally from New Haven, Connecticut, Dr. Christopher Annunziata was drawn to the field of orthopaedics because of the opportunity it would give him to care for individuals of all ages and to restore or enhance the function of people with injury or chronic musculoskeletal ailments. Dr. Annunziata earned a BS from Boston College before graduating with his medical degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and went on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine/Knee and Shoulder Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Center.

With a special interest in sports medicine, Dr. Annunziata enjoys helping athletes return to their sport after an injury. He also enjoys educating and advising patients of all ages about their musculoskeletal health. In addition to sports related injuries, Dr. Annunziata treats complex problems of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle, performs all types of ligament reconstruction, arthroplasty of the knee and shoulder, and a complete array of arthroscopic surgeries.

Active in the academics of sports medicine, Dr. Annunziata is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Georgetown University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where he received the Peter Kenmore Award for Excellence in Resident Education in 2001. He also carries his love for sports medicine into the community where he serves as team physician for the DC United Major League Soccer team, consultant for McLean Youth Soccer, lecturer for multiple athletic societies, and team physician for James Madison High School in Virginia.

Dr. Annunziata’s wife Christina is a physician and PhD graduate working in oncology research at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The Annunziata’s are the proud parents of two young boys. In his leisure time, Dr. Annunziata participates in ice hockey, softball, running, and cycling.

Office Information

Areas of Specialization

• Sports Medicine
• Shoulder
• Knee
• Elbow
• Trauma

Special Procedures

• Arthroscopic surgery
• Complex ligament and revision reconstruction
• All aspects of cartilage surgery