Complex Knee & Sports Medicine Surgeon at The Steadman Clinic. Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program and Director of the International Research Scholar Program at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.
Often referred to as a “Doctor’s doctor”, Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD is an International Leader in the treatment of complex knee injuries. He specializes in diagnosing and treating complicated knee injuries and previously failed surgeries. From weekend warriors who want to remain active, to Olympic, professional, semi-professional and intercollegiate athletes, Dr. LaPrade has returned many patients back to full functionality.
Dr. LaPrade has special expertise in treating posterolateral knee injuries, PCL tears, revision ACL reconstructions, meniscal transplants, MCL injuries, knee osteotomies, fresh osteoarticular allografts, articular cartilage resurfacing procedures, and other difficult combined and revision injuries.
Consistently selected as “One of the Best Doctors in America” and “One of the Most Compassionate Doctors”, Dr. LaPrade is passionate about providing high quality, personalized care. As a prolific medical researcher, Dr. LaPrade remains on the cutting edge of surgical techniques. He uses a vast and comprehensive research on sports medicine injuries to improve patient care and invent new ways to treat knee problems. Many of the surgeries that he has devised have been performed worldwide and are recognized as the top level of care for many complex knee surgeries.
As one of the world’s most celebrated complex orthopaedic knee sports surgeons, Dr. LaPrade has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, 75 book chapters, and has given over 750 professional presentations, symposia, and instructional course lectures. He has received many awards for his research, including the OREF Clinical Research Award, considered a Nobel Prize of Orthopaedics. He is also the sole author of the only comprehensive textbook on posterolateral knee injuries. He is recognized as a pioneer in knee research, with many referrals from international and nationally recognized physicians due to his successful patient outcomes and his development of more effective surgical techniques for the reconstruction of complex knee injuries.
In addition to his outstanding clinical care and research accomplishments, Dr. LaPrade is also recognized internationally as an outstanding teacher. He has been awarded several teaching awards, including the last 3 annual teaching awards given by the fellows at the Steadman Clinic Sports Medicine Fellowship program.
Dr. LaPrade practices at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, and is also the chief medical officer for the highly-acclaimed research department at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. His policy is to see athletes and injured patients in a very timely fashion. He sees patients from all over the world and his staff provides a full service environment coupled with a physical therapy program recognized as one of the world’s best. Office appointments can be made by calling The Steadman Clinic at 970-479-5881.
