Kirk Aadalen MD

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Physician

8100 Northland DrMinneapolis, MN 55431
Phone+1 952-831-8742
Fax+1 952-831-1626

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Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2002 - 2003
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1997 - 2002
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1997

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Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 2003 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2005
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification SoftLab, SCC Soft Computer, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eSmartLog, HealthPort, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Patient-reported and clinical outcomes up to 2 years after primary rotator cuff repair: do we need to collect patient-reported outcomes at 2-year follow-up visit?
Saral Patel, Haley D Puckett, Rebekah M Kleinsmith, Stephen A Doxey, Mariah N Norling
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2026-02-01
317 citations
Tibiofemoral Contact Mechanics After Serial Medial Meniscectomies in the Human Cadaveric Knee
Stephen J. Lee, Kirk J. Aadalen, Prasanna Malaviya, Eric P. Lorenz, Jennifer K. Hayden
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2006-08-01
67 citations
Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Fresh-Frozen, Nonirradiated Patellar Tendon Allograft: Minimum 2-Year Follow-up
Bernard R. Bach, Kirk J. Aadalen, Michael G. Dennis, Dominic S. Carreira, John Bojchuk
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2005-02-01