Overview of Dr. Mair Dr. Scott Mair is an orthopedic surgeon in Lexington, KY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital, UK HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital, and Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and has been in practice 26 years. Dr. Mair accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 20 doctors at UK HealthCare Good Samaritan Hospital and one of 16 doctors at Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center who specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery. He has more than 30 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training Steadman Philippon Research Institute Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Duke University Hospital Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1997
Duke University Hospital Residency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
Duke University School of Medicine Class of 1991
Certifications & Licensure KY State Medical License 1998 - 2023
CO State Medical License 1997 - 1999
NC State Medical License 1995 - 1998
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Awards, Honors, & Recognition Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014 Publications & Presentations PubMed
Psychosocial Factors Play a Greater Role in Preoperative Symptoms for Patients with Atraumatic Shoulder Instability: Data from the MOON-Shoulder Instability Group.
Michael S Nichols, Cale A Jacobs, Nicole G Lemaster, Justin A Magnuson, Scott D Mair, Shannon F Ortiz, Carolyn M Hettrich, , Keith M Baumgarten, Julie Y Bishop, Matthe...> ;Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2022 Sep 27 Which Risk Factors Are Associated with Pain and Patient-reported Function in Patients with a Rotator Cuff Tear?
Nicole G Lemaster, Carolyn M. Hettrich, Cale A. Jacobs, Nick Heebner, Philip M. Westgate, Scott D. Mair, Justin R Montgomery, Timothy L. Uhl> ;Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2021 Apr 8 Increased Health Care Costs and Opioid Use in Patients with Anxiety and Depression Undergoing Rotator Cuff Repair.
Kevin J. Cronin, Scott D. Mair, Greg S. Hawk, Katherine L. Thompson, Carolyn M Hettrich, Cale A. Jacobs> ;Arthroscopy. 2020 Jun 1 Superior Capsule Reconstruction for Irreparable Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Does It Make Sense? A Systematic Review of Early Clinical Evidence:
Burak Altintas, Michael Scheidt, Victor Kremser, Robert E. Boykin, Sanjeev Bhatia, Kaveh R Sajadi, Scott D. Mair, Peter J. Millett> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 Mar 19 Complications Associated With Arthroscopic Labral Repair Implants: A Case Series.
Jerrod J. Felder, Michael P Elliott, Scott D. Mair> ;Orthopedics. 2015 Jul 1 Surgical pearls and pitfalls for effective and reproducible arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Mark Lembach, Scott D. Mair, Darren L. Johnson> ;Orthopedics. 2014 Jul 1 Arthroscopic suture fixation of tibial eminence fractures.
Chase T. Kluemper, Garret M Snyder, Aaron C Coats, Darren L. Johnson, Scott D. Mair> ;Orthopedics. 2013 Nov 1 Glenohumeral instability and glenoid bone loss in a throwing athlete.
Scott D. Mair, Christian Lattermann, Terry R. Malone> ;The International journal of sports physical therapy. 2013 Apr 1 Rotator cuff injury as a complication of portal placement for superior labrum anterior-posterior repair
Daniel R. Stephenson, Joel H. Hurt, Scott D. Mair> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2012 Oct 1 Electromyographical Comparison of Four Common Shoulder Exercises in Unstable and Stable Shoulders
Aaron Sciascia, Nina Kuschinsky, Arthur J. Nitz, Scott D. Mair, Timothy L. Uhl> ;Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2012 Aug 7 Recurrence of an olecranon stress fracture in an elite pitcher after percutaneous internal fixation: a case report.
Daniel R. Stephenson, Shawn Love, Genaro G. Garcia, Scott D. Mair> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012 Jan 1 Treatment options for chronic retracted degenerative rotator cuff tears.
Scott J Deering, Scott D. Mair, Christian Lattermann> ;Medicine and sport science. 2012 Jan 1 Reliability of video motion-analysis systems to measure amplitude and velocity of shoulder elevation.
Christopher Melton, David R. Mullineaux, Carl G. Mattacola, Scott D. Mair, Timothy L. Uhl> ;Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 2011 Nov 1 Excision of Symptomatic Nonunions of Proximal Fifth Metatarsal Avulsion Fractures in Elite Athletes
J. David Ritchie, J. Christopher Shaver, Robert B. Anderson, Steven J. Lawrence, Scott D. Mair> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011 Aug 12 Arthroscopic technique for the evaluation and treatment of posterior shoulder instability.
Seth A. Cheatham, Scott D. Mair> ;Orthopedics. 2009 Mar 1 Management of in-season anterior shoulder dislocation in the amateur athlete.
Michael W Burris, Darren L. Johnson, Scott D. Mair> ;Orthopedics. 2007 May 1 Broken or dislodged poly-L-lactic acid bioabsorbable tacks in patients after SLAP lesion surgery.
Greg Sassmannshausen, Michael Sukay, Scott D. Mair> ;Arthroscopy. 2006 Jun 1 Rupture of a bifurcated distal biceps tendon. A case report.
Greg Sassmannshausen, Scott D. Mair, Philip E. Blazar> ;Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume. 2004 Dec 1 Incidence and Location of bone Bruises After Acute Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Scott D. Mair, Theodore F. Schlegel, Thomas J. Gill, Richard J. Hawkins, J. Richard Steadman> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2004 Oct 1 Physeal changes and range-of-motion differences in the dominant shoulders of skeletally immature baseball players.
Scott D. Mair, Timothy L. Uhl, Rudy Robbe, Kathleen A. Brindle> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2004 Sep 1 Humeral head articular surface damage due to bioabsorbable tack placement: a case report.
Onur Tetik, Kevin Sumida, John Nyland, Scott D. Mair, David N.M. Caborn> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2004 Jul 1 Triceps Tendon Ruptures in Professional Football Players
Scott D. Mair, William M. Isbell, Thomas J. Gill, Theodore F. Schlegel, Richard J. Hawkins> ;American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2004 Mar 1 Can the impingement test predict outcome after arthroscopic subacromial decompression
Scott D. Mair, Randall W Viola, Thomas J. Gill, Karen K. Briggs, Richard J. Hawkins> ;Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2004 Mar 1 Shoulder instability with absence of the long head of the biceps tendon.
Dane A Glueck, Scott D. Mair, Darren L. Johnson> ;Arthroscopy. 2003 Sep 1 Operative stabilization of an unstable os acromiale in an adolescent football player.
Greg Sassmannshausen, Timothy C. Wilson, Scott D. Mair> ;Orthopedics. 2003 May 1 Join now to see all Insurance Accepted Aetna Choice POS II
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Steadman Philippon Research InstituteFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 1997 - 1998
Duke University HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993 - 1997
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1991
KY State Medical License 1998 - 2023
CO State Medical License 1997 - 1999
NC State Medical License 1995 - 1998
March Madness Q&A with Dr. Mair, Physician for UK Men's BasketballMarch 17th, 2022
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler HospitalLexington, Kentucky
