
Charles Leonard Cox III MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery Fellowship Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
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3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-773-5549
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Education & Training
Vanderbilt UniversityMasters in Public Health, 2008 - 2010
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2007 - 2008
Tulane UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2002, MD
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2007 - 2028
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
LA State Medical License 2003 - 2008
GA State Medical License 2004 - 2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification BI-Clinical, CitiusTech, Inc., 2017
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prevalence of Postoperative Knee Pain After ACL Reconstruction at 2, 6, and 10 Years of Follow-up: Data From the MOON Group.W Alexander Cantrell, , Robert H Brophy, Charles L Cox, David C Flanigan
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026-03-01 - Having a Revision ACL Reconstruction Is Worse Than Tearing the Contralateral ACL and Undergoing Reconstruction: A MOON Cohort Study.Robert A Magnussen, Annunziata Ned Amendola, Jack T Andrish, Robert H Brophy, Charles L Cox
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026-03-01 - Application of the British Athletics Muscle Injury Classification in Collegiate Football Athletes: A Retrospective, Observational Study.William Hollabaugh, Tyler Hill, Claudia Davidson, Jacquelyn Pennings, Nicholas Strasser
Sports Health. 2025-11-01
Press Mentions
- Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Team Named Best in Mt. JulietMarch 18th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
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