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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Brian C. Werner, MD

Brian Werner, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Director of the Sports Medicine fellowship. He completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, where he was a team physician for the New York Giants and the New York Red Bulls. Dr. Werner currently serves as the Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for James Madison University athletics, where he provides primary coverage for all sports, including the 2016 FCS national championship football team, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer and the 2018 national champion women’s lacrosse team among others. Board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery with subspecialty certification in Sports Medicine, he specializes in Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery. This includes both arthroscopic and open reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee. He focuses on all sports and athletic injuries, and has a particular clinical interest in shoulder replacement and ligament reconstruction of the knee.

Dr. Werner has a significant interest in both clinical and basic science research, has published over 325 peer-reviewed papers on a wide variety of orthopaedic topics and has presented his research both regionally and nationally over 450 times. He has won numerous national awards for his research. His current research interests include clinical outcomes after knee and shoulder surgery, biomechanical studies in the knee and shoulder, shoulder arthroplasty and cartilage injury and repair.

Dr. Werner has numerous national leadership roles, and serves on the fellowship committee for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, education and assessments committee for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the research committee for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society.

Beyond Orthopaedics

Outside of Orthopaedics, Dr. Werner enjoys spending time with his wife and two boys, Benjamin and Wyatt. He is an avid runner, having run numerous marathons and continues to train for both marathon and half marathon distances. He also enjoys golf.

 

Contact

Office Location:
UVA Orthopaedic Center
2280 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Mailing Address:
Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Virginia
PO Box 800159
Charlottesville, VA 22908

Clinical Office Phone:
434.924.2663
Administrative Office Phone:
434.243.0238
Office Fax:
434.244.4454

Appointments

Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia

Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship

Head Orthopaedic Team Physician, James Madison University

Specialty and Subspecialty

Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialty: Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery

Special Expertise

Sports Medicine

Arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder surgery

Complex arthroscopic and reconstructive knee surgery

Total shoulder replacement

Reverse total shoulder replacement

Knee dislocation

Multiple ligament knee injury and reconstruction

Research

Current research interests include clinical outcomes after knee and shoulder surgery, biomechanical studies in the knee and shoulder, shoulder arthroplasty and cartilage injury and repair

Current IRB Studies

Reverse TSA with Augmented Baseplate

Arthrex TSA Registry

Springbok for RC Tears, Prospective

MyVIP Randomized Patient Education for TSAs

Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty Multi-Site

Acromion Fracture After Reverse TSA Multi-Site

KneeBar for Subchondral Insufficiency

Graft Augmentation in RC Repair

Nanoscope Adjunct for All-Inside Meniscus Repair Pilot Study

Knee Registry for Soft Tissue Repair: Arthrex

Tapestry RC Repair Study

Health Locus of Control in RCR Patients

Springbok Technology Mapping RTC Tears from MRI

Scope After RTSA

Predicting Depression in Patients After ACL Injury

STABILITY II Trial

Education

Education: B.S., Pennsylvania State University (2005) – with honors and distinction
M.D., Wake Forest University (2009)

Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia
Research Fellowship, University of Virginia

Fellowship: Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery

Awards

Philip D. Wilson Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery Research, Hospital for Special Surgery

2nd Place Podium Award, VOS Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA (2015)

Best Poster Presentation Award, VOS Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA (2015)

Young Scientist Award, University of Virginia (2014)

Best Poster Presentation Award, VOS Annual Meeting, Roanoke, VA (2014)

Best Basic Science Paper Award Runner Up, The Spine Journal (2012)

Best Poster Presentation Award, VOS Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA (2012)

Certification and Licensure

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery)

Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)

Licensed to practice in Virginia

Recent Publications

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