Charles Rizzo, MD, is a well-versed orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician who diagnoses and treats patients at Shore Orthopedic Group in Tinton Falls and Lakewood, New Jersey.  He remains affiliated with Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ, and Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ. As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rizzo specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. As a sports medicine physician, he specializes in the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Dr. Rizzo has an impressive professional journey that spans twenty-four years. His areas of expertise cover orthopedic sports medicine, as well as arthroscopic shoulder, elbow, wrist, and knee surgery. In the past, he served as Master Instructor at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Chicago, where he taught the most advanced techniques in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery. Involved in research and development of new surgical techniques, Dr. Rizzo has also authored and published articles on the topic of shoulder and knee instability. For more information about Dr. Charles Rizzo, please visit http://www.shoreortho.com/rizzo.html.