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Scientific Advisory Board
Chad Cook, PT, Ph.D., MBA, OCS, FAAOMPT
Dr. Chad Cook is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Duke Medical School and concentrates his research and publications on the outcomes associated with orthopaedic physical and manual therapy. Dr. Cook graduated from Maryville University with a BS in Physical Therapy and received his MBA from the University of Phoenix and his PhD from Texas Tech University in 2003.
He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists and the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association.
Duke Medicine appointments include the Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Community and Family Medicine and the Division of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Dr. Cook has published two books and participated in more than 50 other publications.
Ted Schlegel, M.D. – Scientific Advisory Board Chair
Dr. Theodore Schlegel, a founding member of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of knee and shoulder injuries. He has extensive clinical and research experience in both of these areas. He is a Team Physician for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies, as well as a consultant for the US Ski Team.
After graduating from Brown University, where he was an All American water polo player, he received his medical degree at the University of Cincinnati. He then completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Utah, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.
Dr. Schlegel is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine where he participates in the education of residents and sports medicine fellows. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Shoulder and Elbow Society. He serves as a consulting reviewer for both the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the American Shoulder and Elbow Journal.
Dr. Schlegel continues to participate in both basic and clinical research related to both the knee and shoulder. He has presented his work both nationally and internationally, which has resulted in numerous published journal articles and book chapters. Recently his research endeavors, in collaboration with Colorado State University Hospital, has lead to biomedical innovations that simplify arthroscopic shoulder surgical techniques. Working with Opus
Medical, he has helped develop new FDA approved technology which will enable surgeons to perform rotator cuff repairs without open surgery.
Jed Kuhn, M.D. – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
John E. (Jed) Kuhn, MD is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt and Chief of Shoulder Surgery at Vanderbilt Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery.
Dr. Kuhn is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan, followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado.
Following his fellowship, Dr. Kuhn established a busy practice with the University of Michigan focusing on disorders of the shoulder and sports medicine, where he served as a team physician with the University of Michigan Athletic Department. He was also the head team physician for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, and has traveled extensively in Europe with USA Hockey Teams as the team physician. In addition, he has served as a physician with the US Olympic Committee, volunteering in Colorado Springs, and the 2003 World Winter University Games in Tarvisio, Italy. He also serves as a team physician with Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Kuhn is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and active member of the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and is the only member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons in the State of Tennessee.
Dr. Kuhn's clinical interests include arthroscopic shoulder surgery, the evaluation and treatment of the athlete's shoulder, and methods of keeping the older athlete active. His research interests are in biomechanical investigations into the pathology of the athlete's shoulder, and in outcomes after treatment of shoulder disorders.
Jason Dragoo, M.D. – Stanford University Medical Center
Dr. Dragoo is an Associate Professor within the Stanford School of Medicine and the team physician for the Stanford men's football team. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cal Poly State University with a BS, Biological Sciences/Sports Medicine and the University of Arizona, College of Medicine. He completed his residency at UCLA and completed fellowships at UCLA and the Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation.
Dr. Dragoo is working extensively in the research field of Tissue Engineering. Current laboratory studies will focus on 3 main areas:
- The ability to harvest stem cells from a patient, induce them into cartilage cells, and place them back into the patient during the same surgical procedure. Current surgical techniques require 1 surgery to harvest the cells, 2-3 weeks of laboratory processing, and another surgery to implant the cells. Needless to say, the implication of this work would revolutionize the use of stem cells in Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Reconfigure the biologic matrices and processing to allow resurfacing of entire joint surfaces. This process would make current metal joint replacements obsolete and would allow the treatment of arthritis with the patient's own stem cells.
- Decipher the genetic induction code and ideal matrix for meniscal cartilage engineering. This would allow the production of meniscal cartilage grafts from the patient's own stem cells.
Johnny Huard, M.D. – University of Pittsburgh
Johnny Huard, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry and Bioengineering, and also the Director of the Growth
and Development Laboratory of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was recently named the Henry J. Mankin, Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Research. Dr. Huard is also the Deputy Director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM); Cellular Therapeutic Pillar and an Associate Director of the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI). Dr. Huard is co-founder of Cook MyoSite, Inc., a biotechnology company.
Dr. Huard's main research focus continues to expand the possibilities of tissue engineering by unlocking the potential of gene therapy and adult stem cell research and transferring research findings into the development of effective treatments for damaged or diseased tissues as they relate to the musculoskeletal system. He has established international recognition for his research discoveries in this area. He has made significant preclinical advances in the isolation, identification and characterization of muscle-derived stem cells. He is currently using those findings to explore and develop cutting-edge treatment programs to address Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and a variety of orthopaedic diseases and injuries including muscle injuries and repair, and the regeneration of bone and articular cartilage. Dr. Huard's research program is funded by a variety of sources including the National Institutes of Health, Muscular Dystrophy Association, as well as other private and public foundations. Last year Dr. Huard was recognized by University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg, as a recipient of the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award.
J.M. Ray, M.D., FACS
Dr. Ray is the President of the National Training Center Sports Medicine Institute located in Clermont FL., and is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Ray is also Fellowship trained in Sports Medicine, and an active member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has worked diligently throughout his professional career to provide the best possible Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine services to athletes and non-athletes alike. His goal is to assist his patients in achieving the highest goals of health, wellness and improved performance through state-of-the-art medical care, education and prevention.
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