Scott E. Porter, MD, MBA, FACS, FAOA, is currently a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering for the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University, and a Consulting Physician for Shriners Hospitals for Children – Greenville.
Dr. Porter is also the former Vice President of Equity and Inclusion at Prisma Health–Upstate and the former residency program director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Prisma Health–Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina.
Dr. Porter serves on a number of boards including that of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Aspen Global Leadership Network, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative, and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society.
Lastly, Dr. Porter has served in a variety of leadership roles within South Carolina including past-President of the South Carolina Orthopaedic Association; founding president of the not-for-profit Sarcoma Warriors, Inc.; and founding chief executive of Just Cause Scrubs, Inc, a socially conscious medical apparel company founded in Greenville, South Carolina.
Dr. Porter earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College, his MD from Yale University School of Medicine, and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He completed his residency at Carolinas Medical Center and a fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of Chicago.
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