This special series on “The Medial Knee at Risk” is edited by Dr. Brian Waterman(Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA), Dr. Alan Reynolds (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA) and Dr. Kevin Collon(Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA).
Brian Waterman, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Dr. Brian R. Waterman is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, cartilage restoration, and shoulder/elbow care. After graduating with degrees from the University of Virginia and Eastern Virginia Medical School, he performed his orthopedic surgery residency through the U.S. Army at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. Following residency, he assumed the role of Director of Orthopaedic Research and became an Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He previously deployed with the 28th Combat Support Hospital to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, and received numerous honors, including the Army Commendation Medal (2) and Meritorious Service Medal (2). He performed his fellowship training with the renowned Sports Medicine program at Rush University Medical Center, where he was also a team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Fire. Dr. Waterman is currently Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as Chief and Fellowship Director for Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Alan Reynolds, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Dr. Alan Reynolds is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He completed orthopaedic surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA; and a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at Columbia University in New York, NY. He is an Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Kevin Collon, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA
Dr. Kevin Collon is a fellow in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed orthopaedic surgery residency at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Following fellowship, he plans to return to Southern California and practice Orthopaedic Sports Medicine in an academic setting.
Series outline:
- It’s Not Just Enough to Save the Meniscus
- High Tibial Osteotomy with Virtual Planning and Patient Specific Instrumentation
- Medial Meniscus Root Repair: Surgical Indications and Techniques
- Surface-Based Treatment Options for Cartilage Lesions of the Knee
- Osteochondral Solutions for Cartilage Lesions of the Knee
- Subchondral Treatment Options for the Diseased Osteochondral Unit
- Emerging Regenerative Medicine Techniques for Osteochondral Lesions and Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Fact or Fiction?
- Meniscal Transplantation and Scaffolds
- Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in the Young Athletic Knee
Disclosure:
The special series “The Medial Knee at Risk” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Joint without any sponsorship or funding. Dr. Brian Waterman, Dr. Alan Reynolds and Dr. Kevin Collon are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the special series.