Wayne State College

            Dr. Joseph Carreau joined CNOS in 2016 after completing fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the University of Iowa and is in his ninth year (2025-26) as the orthopaedic surgeon for Wayne State College athletics. 
            He is originally from Colorado where he attended Colorado State University for his undergraduate education.  Thereafter, he pursued medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and in 2005 traveled to San Diego to complete his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of California, San Diego.  There he received extensive training in adult and pediatric trauma and joint replacement surgery.  He developed a special interest in advanced arthroscopy and the treatment of athletic injuries, thus chose to pursue fellowship training in Sports Medicine through the University of Iowa.  
            At the University of Iowa, Dr. Carreau was trained by national leaders in the practice of advanced arthroscopic techniques, cartilage transplantation, shoulder instability, patellofemoral problems, ligamentous injury of the knee and shoulder replacement surgery.  He also received extensive training in the treatment of all athletes at the University of Iowa and was assistant team physician to the Hawkeye Football Team during their historic 2015 season. 
            Carreau currently serves as orthopaedic team physician to the Wayne State Wildcats and assists with multiple local high schools.  Dr. Carreau has published papers on various orthopaedic topics and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.   Dr. Carreau and his wife have four children. He is an avid fisherman and enjoys the outdoors.

updated 7/10/25