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12700 Southfork RdSte 100Saint Louis, MO 63128
Phone+1 314-543-5284
Fax+1 314-543-5276
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Summary
- Dr. Shalen Kouk joined the St. Louis Cardinals medical staff in 2023 and serves as a team orthopedic surgeon.
Dr. Kouk earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio. He then completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency training at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City and his Sports Medicine fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama at the American Sports Medicine Institute and renowned Andrews Sports Medicine Center.
Prior to joining the Mercy Clinic, Dr. Kouk cared for athletes from high school, NCAA Division I collegiate and professional sports. He has written several publications and book chapters focusing on treatments for orthopedic injuries as well as UCL (ulnar collateral ligament) repair, also known as Tommy John surgery, in baseball players.
Dr. Kouk lives in St. Louis with his wife, who is a urologic oncologist.
Education & Training
American Sports Medicine Institute (St Vincent's)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2020 - 2021
NYU Grossman School of Medicine/NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015 - 2020
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2015
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 2022 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2021 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Beneficial Effect of Calcium Treatment for Hyperkalemia Is Not Due to "Membrane Stabilization".Joseph S Piktel, Xiaoping Wan, Shalen Kouk, Kenneth R Laurita, Lance D Wilson
Critical Care Medicine. 2024-10-01 - 6 citationsIntersurgeon Consistency of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Brace: A Biomechanical Analysis.Shalen N Kouk, David P Beason, Marcus A Rothermich, Jeffrey R Dugas, E Lyle Cain Jr
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2022-11-01 - 5 citationsPerformance and return to sport after injury in professional mixed martial arts.Matthew T. Kingery, Shalen Kouk, Utkarsh Anil, Joseph McCafferty, Connor Lemos
The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 2021-07-19
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