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Robert Brophy, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis, MO, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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Orthopaedic Surgery • Saint Louis, MO

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Brophy is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Orthopaedic Clinical Research Center and the Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Washington University School of Medicine. As a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in sports medicine, his clinical practice focuses on the treatment of shoulder and knee injuries in patients from all sports and walks of life. Dr. Brophy has been named to the St. Louis Best Doctors since 2009 and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019. He pursues research as a means of improving patient care and outcomes, having authored or co-authored over 250 peer reviewed articles to date. He has received a number of research related distinctions, including the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation’s 2018 Career Development Award for his research related to ACL tears and The American Journal of Sports Medicine Systematic Review Award, the NFL Physicians Society Arthur C. Rettig Award, the Washington University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Lee T. Ford Award and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine NCAA and Cabaud Awards. He is the Deputy Editor of Sports Medicine for the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, has served on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and was the program chair for the 2018 American Orthopaedic Association annual meeting. He serves as a team physician for the St. Louis Blues, the St. Louis Surge and Lindenwood University, and serves on the Musculoskeletal Research Committee of the National Football League (NFL). His clinical interests focus on the knee and shoulder, including knee ligament surgery, including ACL and PCL reconstruction, meniscus surgery, including repairs and transplantation, and cartilage repair surgery such as microfracture, OAT and osteochondral allograft as well as shoulder stabilization, labral repair and rotator cuff repair.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital
    New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2006 - 2007
  • Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center
    Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2001 - 2006
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2001
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityBA; BS; MS, Economics; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering, 1989 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2008 - 2011
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2009 - 2011
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • OREF Career Development Award OREF, 2018
  • Excellence in Education Washington University School of Medicine, 2016
  • ABC Traveling Fellow AOA, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Changes in transcriptome wide gene expression of anterior cruciate ligament tears based on time from injury  
    Brophy RH, Tycksen ED, Sandell LJ, Rai MF, Am J Sports Med, 1/1/2016
  • Fast-pitch softball pitchers experience a significant increase in pain and fatigue during a single high school season  
    Yang JS, Stepan JG, Dvoracek L, Wright RW, Brophy RH, Smith MV, HSS Journal, 1/1/2016
  • Update on the methodological quality of research published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine: Comparing 2011-13 to ten and twenty years prior  
    Brophy RH, Kluck D, Marx RG, Am J Sports Med, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

  • OKU 5 Sports Medicine 
    Chapter: Research and registries in Sports Medicine. 
    Page 479 - 491Brophy RAAOS2015
  • Sports Hernia and Athletic Pubalgia 
    Chapter: Differential diagnosis of groin pain in athletes. 
    Page 23 - 30Brophy RH, Prather HEditors: Diduch DR and Brunt LM.Springer, New York2014
  • Developing Insights in Cartilage Repair 
    Chapter: Articular Cartilage Repair of the knee in athletes. 
    Page 241 - 252Brophy RHEditors: Emans PJ, Peterson L.Springer-Verlag, London2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Gene expression in meniscus and articular cartilage is associated with duration of symptoms in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
    Brophy RH, Sandell LJ, Wright RW, Rai MF, AOA Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 6/2016
  • Gene expression changes over time-from-injury in ACL tears: Implications for repair/reconstruction.
    Brophy RH, Rai MF, Tycksen ED, Sandell LJ, AOA Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, 6/1/2015
  • Gene expression changes over time-from-injury in ACL tears: Implications for repair/reconstruction.
    Brophy RH, Sandell LJ, Rai MF, AAOS Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 3/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Spine boarding helmet: on or off? 
    Colorado Springs, CO - 7/8/2016
  • How to evaluate economic analysis studies. 
    Colorado Springs, CO - 7/7/2016
  • IC: The specificity of the ACL injury in the young athlete: prevention, surgical care and return to sports. 
    Colorado Springs, CO - 7/7/2016
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Press Mentions

  • Return to Play and Risk of Re-Injury in Soccer Players
    Return to Play and Risk of Re-Injury in Soccer PlayersApril 12th, 2018
  • Microfracture and Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Are Cost-Effective Treatments for Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Distal Femur
    Microfracture and Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Are Cost-Effective Treatments for Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Distal FemurFebruary 12th, 2016

Committees

  • Committee member, NFL Musculoskeletal Committee 2016 - Present
  • Committee member, AOA Program Committee 2015 - Present
  • Committee member, AOA Critical Issues Committee 2015 - Present
  • Committee member, AAOS Systematic Review on Management of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections 2014 - Present
  • Member-at-large under 45, AAOS Board of Directors 2016 - 2018
  • Committee member, ORS Nominating Committee 2015 - 2016
  • Committee member, AAOS OCD AUC Writing Panel 2014 - 2014
  • Committee member, Washington University Founders Day Young Alumni Selection Committee 2014 - 2014
  • Committee member, AOSSM Publications Committee 2012 - 2016
  • Committee member, AOSSM Self-Assessment Committee 2011 - 2016
  • Course chair, St. Louis Soccer Conference, Washington University Orthopedics 2008 - 2015
  • Committee member, Admissions Committee, Washington University School of Medicine 2007 - 2009

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Robert Brophy, Dr. Robert Brophy, MD, Dr. R Brophy, Dr. Robert H Brophy