dr. A. Rashard Dacus

Dr. A. Rashard Dacus has been an Orthopaedic Surgeon and Faculty member at UVA since August of 2007 after completing a fellowship in hand and upper extremity at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently working on a research project to study the effect of EMG results on treatment plans/outcomes in patients with carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome.

In 2011, he was appointed the Residency Program Director after serving as the Assistant Residency Director from 2009 to 2011. He is also the co-fellowship director for the Hand and Upper Extremity Division. Dr. Dacus has also enjoyed being an Assistant Team Physician for James Madison University Athletics since 2008 and continues in this capacity. He has been an active member of the community with involvement in the Washington Park Health Fair since 2012.

He is currently on the Board Chair for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Virginia where serving as acting Secretary.