About Dr. Kirol

Dr. Bernard G. Kirol, MD is an orthopedic surgeon with more than 30 years of arthroscopic surgical experience. Dr. Kirol specializes in outpatient arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, with a particular emphasis on rotator cuff tendon repair and torn meniscus repair, as well as outpatient total and unicompartmental knee replacement surgery.

He has served as a past president of the South Carolina Orthopedics Association and on the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Board of Councilors. He holds professional memberships with American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the South Carolina Orthopedic Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery through 2037. 

Dr. Kirol obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology and Psychology from the University of Kentucky, graduating with honors. He then attended the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Medicine and graduated with distinction. He completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was awarded the Distinguished Resident Teaching Award. He subsequently preformed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Hughston Clinic.

Among his personal interests, Dr. Kirol enjoys golf, devotional reading and travel. He and his wife of 39 years, Terri, both graduated from the University of Kentucky. Their youngest son, Christian, graduated from UK and currently works in Chicago. Their oldest son, Connor, completed undergraduate and law school at the University of Notre Dame and now lives near there with his wife and their baby girl. Dr. Kirol and his wife are members of Holy Spirit Parish.