Brian J. Cole, M.D., M.B.A.
Sports Medicine, Cartilage Restoration

Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, Rush University Medical Center

Dr. Cole is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research Program at Rush University Medical Center and the Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, a multidisciplinary program specializing in the restoration of articular cartilage and meniscal deficiency.

Dr. Cole received his MD and MBA from the University of Chicago in 1990, completed his residency at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York in 1996, and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He specializes in arthroscopic shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. He has a specific interest in arthroscopic reconstruction of athlete's shoulder (rotator cuff, instability and arthritis), elbow and knee.

He has authored and edited several hundred peer-reviewed publications, including highly recognized orthopaedic textbooks on arthroscopy, sports medicine and cartilage transplantation. His publications also include nearly one thousand book chapters, technique papers, and presentations describing the techniques and results of shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. Dr. Cole lectures and teaches the techniques of cartilage restoration and shoulder arthroscopy on a national and international level. Dr. Cole is a member of numerous national societies and serves on the Board of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and assumes many high level positions on society organizing committees.

Dr. Cole was chosen as one of the "Best Doctors in America" each year since 2004 and as a "Top Doctor" in the Chicago Metro area each year since 2003. In 2006 he was featured as "Chicago's Top Doctor" and placed on the cover of Chicago Magazine. Dr. Cole is the team physician for the Chicago Bulls NBA Basketball team and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team.

Practice Emphasis:	Sports Medicine Cartilage Transplantation Arthroscopy Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee Surgery
Medical School:	University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Residency:	Hospital for Special Surgery-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY - Orthopaedics
Fellowship:	University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - Sports Medicine
Board Certification:	Orthopaedic Surgery
Special Procedures:	Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization Meniscal allograft transplantation Cartilage cell transplantation Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation Shoulder replacement
Research Interests:	Cartilage transplantation Rotator cuff healing Shoulder instability
Second Language:	Spanish

Curriculum Vitae

Clincial Support Staff

Kyle Pilz
Natalie Roberts

Dr. Cole has office hours at the following locations:

Rush Oak Park Hospital
Chicago—South Loop/River City
Rush University Medical Center

Patient Forms

Postoperative Instructions and Exercises (PDF format)

In the News

Chicago Magazine's 2008 Top Doctors
Team Physicians for the Chicago White Sox
Bulls' Duhon has Back Surgery

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