Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty

wolfBrian Wolf, MD, MS

Associate Professor


Education

  • Medical School - Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
  • Orthopaedic Residency - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • Fellowship - Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
  • Masters Degree in Clinical Investigation - University of Iowa
  • Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Professional

  • Head Team Physician – University of Iowa Athletics
  • Director – University of Iowa Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Clinical and Research Interests

  • Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Disease, Labrum and Instability Disorders
  • Knee: ACL Reconstruction, Ligament and Cartilage Disorders
  • Elbow: Ligament (MCL) and Cartilage Disorders
  • Arthroscopic Surgery of the Shoulder, Knee and Elbow
  • Patient-Oriented Clinical Outcomes Research

Honors and Awards

  • European Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2010
  • Lewis D. Holloway Award for Research in Health Sciences Education, 2009
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Epsilon Chapter, 1997
  • Summa Cum Laude Loyola University Chicago, 1997
  • Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society Loyola University Chicago, 1993
  • Inducted into the Alleman Athletic Hall of Fame Rock Island Alleman High School , 2000
  • Scholarship member of Loyola Men’s Division I Loyola University Chicago Basketball team,1989-1993
  • GTE Academic All-American Men’s Division I Basketball, District 5 - Loyola University Chicago, 1993

Recent Publications and Reviews

  • Wolf BR and Amendola, AA. “Syndesmosis injuries in the athlete: when and how to operate.”  Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 2002; 31:151-154.
  • Wolf BR, Altchek, DW: “Elbow Injuries in Elite Tennis Players.”  Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, June 2003, p.55-68.
  • Dunn WR, Wolf BR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding C, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wright RW, Spindler KP. Multirater agreement of arthroscopic meniscal lesions. Am J Sports Med. Dec 2004;32(8):1937-1940.
  • Wolf BR, Selby RM, Dunn WR, MacGillivray JD. Lasso repair of SLAP or Bankart lesions: a new arthroscopic technique. Arthroscopy. Jul 2004;20 Suppl 2:125-128.
  • Wolf BR, Rodeo SA, Cohen DB: “Outside-in arthroscopic meniscal repair ± fibrin clot,” for Techniques in Knee Surgery, 2004.
  • Wolf, BR, Rodeo SA: “Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair with Sutures: Inside-out technique ± Fibrin clot.”  Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review.  2004 12(1):15-24.
  • Wolf BR, Amendola AA.  “Impact of Osteoarthritis on Sports Careers”.  Clinics in Sports Medicine.  2005 Jan; 24(1):187-98.
  • Kelly BT, Turner AS, Bansal M, Terry M, Wolf BR, Warren RF, Altchek DW, Allen AA. In vivo healing after capsular plication in an ovine shoulder model. Iowa Orthop J.2005;25:95-101.
  • Wolf BR, Amendola A. Impact of osteoarthritis on sports careers. Clin Sports Med. Jan 2005;24(1):187-198.
  • Wolf BR, Heiner AD, Albright JP, Nepola JV. Excessive radiofrequency application: effects on capsular tissue in an animal model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Mar-Apr 2005;14(2):149-156.
  • Wolf BR, Strickland S, Williams RJ, Allen AA, Altchek DW, Warren RF. Open posterior stabilization for recurrent posterior glenohumeral instability. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Mar-Apr 2005;14(2):157-164.
  • Phisitkul P, James SL, Wolf BR, Amendola A. MCL injuries of the knee: current concepts review. Iowa Orthop J. 2006;26:77-90.
  • Phisitkul P, Wolf BR, Amendola A. Role of high tibial and distal femoral osteotomies in the treatment of lateral-posterolateral and medial instabilities of the knee. Sports Med Arthrosc. Jun 2006;14(2):96-104.
  • Wolf BR, Buckwalter JA. Randomized surgical trials and "sham" surgery: relevance to modern orthopaedics and minimally invasive surgery. Iowa Orthop J. 2006;26:107-111.
  • Kuhn JE, Dunn WR, Ma B, Wright RW, Jones G, Spencer EE, Wolf B, Safran M, Spindler KP, McCarty E, Kelly B, Holloway B. Interobserver agreement in the classification of rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med. Mar 2007;35(3):437-441.
  • Oh LS, Wolf BR, Hall MP, Levy BA, Marx RG. Indications for rotator cuff repair: a systematic review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. Feb 2007;455:52-63.
  • Wolf BR, Bries AD, Nepola JV. Greater tuberosity osteotomy and teres minor transfer for irreparable superior rotator cuff tears. Iowa Orthop J. 2007;27:65-70.
  • Wolf BR, Dunn WR, Wright RW. Indications for repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears. Am J Sports Med. Jun 2007;35(6):1007-1016.
  • Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld J, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP. Risk of tearing the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee and rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective MOON cohort study. Am J Sports Med. Jul 2007;35(7):1131-1134.
  • Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Flanigan DC, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP. Anterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction: two-year results from the MOON cohort. J Knee Surg. Oct 2007;20(4):308-311.
  • Cannon A, Stolley M, Wolf B, Amendola A. Patellofemoral resurfacing arthroplasty: literature review and description of a novel technique. Iowa Orthop J. 2008;28:42-48.
  • Spencer EE, Jr., Dunn WR, Wright RW, Wolf BR, Spindler KP, McCarty E, Ma CB, Jones G, Safran M, Holloway GB, Kuhn JE. Interobserver agreement in the classification of rotator cuff tears using magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Sports Med. Jan 2008;36(1):99-103.
  • Van Hofwegen C, Wolf B. Suture repair of posterior sternoclavicular physeal fractures: a report of two cases. Iowa Orthop J. 2008;28:49-52.
  • Wright RW, Preston E, Fleming BC, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Dunn WR, Kaeding C, Kuhn JE, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RC, Spindler KP, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Williams GN. A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part I: continuous passive motion, early weight bearing, postoperative bracing, and home-based rehabilitation. J Knee Surg. Jul 2008;21(3):217-224.
  • Wright RW, Preston E, Fleming BC, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Dunn WR, Kaeding C, Kuhn JE, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RC, Spindler KP, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Williams GN. A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part II: open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics. J Knee Surg. Jul 2008;21(3):225-234.
  • Donigan JA, Frisella WA, Haase D, Dolan L, Wolf B. Pre-operative and intra-operative factors related to shoulder arthroplasty outcomes. Iowa Orthop J. 2009;29:60-66.
  • Fetzer GB, Spindler KP, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Dunn WR, Flanigan DC, Jones M, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Vidal A, Wolf BR, Wright RW. Potential market for new meniscus repair strategies: evaluation of the MOON cohort. J Knee Surg. Jul 2009;22(3):180-186.
  • Toman CV, Dunn WR, Spindler KP, Amendola A,Andrish JT, Bergfeld JA, Flanigan D, Jones MH, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Vidal A, Wolf BR, Huston LJ, HarrellFE, Jr., Wright RW. Success of meniscal repair at anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med. Jun 2009;37(6):1111-1115.
  • Wolf BR, Ebinger AE, Lawler MP, Britton CL.Injury patterns in division I collegiate swimming. Am J Sports Med. Oct 2009;37(10):2037-2042.
  • Magnussen RA, Granan LP, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Brophy R, Carey JL, Flanigan D, Huston LJ, Jones M, Kaeding CC, McCarty EC, Marx RG, Matava MJ, Parker RD, Vidal A, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Wright RW, Spindler KP, Engebretsen L. Cross-cultural comparison of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction in the United States and Norway. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. Jan 2010;18(1):98-105.
  • Willey M, Wolf BR, Kocaglu B, Amendola A. Complications associated with realignment osteotomy of the knee performed simultaneously with additional reconstructive procedures. Iowa Orthop J. 2010;30:55-60.
  • Wolf BR, Wolstenholme K. Throwing Injuries: Biomechanics, injury

Book Chapters

  • Wolf, BR, Altchek, DW. Disorders of the Biceps Tendon. In Krishnan SG, Hawkins RJ and Warren RF, eds. The Shoulder and the Overhead Athlete. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004 pp. 196-208.
  • Jones MH, Wolf BR, Amendola AA, Blanchard GM, Boezaart AP. Sports Injuries to the Shoulder, Knee and Ankle. In Boezaart AP ed. Anesthesia and Orthopaedic Surgery. McGraw-Hill 2006, pp. 215-36.
  • Wolf, BR, Dunn WR. Chapter 111: Articular Cartilage Injury and Treatment. In Lieberman JR, ed. AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2009. pp. 1137-43.
  • Wolf, BR, Warme BA, Kibler WB, Sciascia A, Kuhn, JE. Chapter 2: Non-acute Shoulder Injuries: Rotator Cuff. In Kibler WB ed. Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine 4. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2009, pp. 19-39.
  • Wolf BR, Donigan JA. Calcifying Tendonitis. In Johnson D. ed Operative Arthroscopy, 4th ed. In Press