Lunceford-Moore Endowed Professor
University of South Carolina - Prisma Health, SC, US
J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD, MBA, FAOA, FAAOS, is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Prisma Health in Columbia, South Carolina, where he also serves as the Lunceford-Moore Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Research at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia.
Dr. Jackson completed his undergraduate education at Mars Hill College in Asheville, North Carolina, where he competed in cross country and track and field at the Division II level and was a two-time NCAA Academic All-American. He earned an MBA from the USC Darla Moore School of Business and then finished medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, where he served as student body president. Jackson completed his orthopedic residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he received the resident teaching award. He then completed a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Utah.
He has published 9 book chapters and more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has been awarded more than $4 million in federal research funding, including from the DoD, NIH, and NSF.
He has lectured nationally for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the National Hyperbaric Medicine Association. He serves as committee Chair for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), and AOFAS.
Locally, he is the head team physician for the USC track and field and cross-country teams. He was a member of the medical staff for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field Trials, the 2022 Track and Field World Championships, and the 2023 Junior Olympics for Track and Field. Dr. Jackson is the foot and ankle consultant for USC, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Newberry College, Allen University, Benedict College, Columbia International University, and the South Carolina Ballet.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
11:25 AM - 11:31 AM PDT
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Case Presentations and Panel Q&A
Thursday, July 9, 2026
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
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