Dr. Cole is Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, a multidisciplinary program specializing in the restoration of articular cartilage and meniscal deficiency, Rush University Medical Center. 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 l996, and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburg in l997. 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. Dr. Cole lectures and teaches the techniques of cartilage restoration and shoulder arthroscopy on a national and international level.

Dr. Cole was chosen as one of the "Best Doctors in America" each year since 2004 and as "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 MBA Basketball team and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team.

Preregistration is required. To register go to www.arthritis.org, keyword Chicago and click on "Public Education Seminars" or call
1-800-735-0096.

This program is sponsored by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
and cosponsored by Wilmette Library