Dr. Brian Robert Wolf

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University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Assistant Professor
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Mailing Address

01008 JPP
Department of Orthopaedics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 353-7954
Fax: (319) 384-9306
brian-wolf@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

M.S., University of Iowa, Clinical Investigation, 2006.
M.D., Loyola University Chicago, 1997.

Expertise and Research Interests

ACL and other knee ligament reconstruction
Cartilage repair
Rotator cuff repair
Shoulder instability
Elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
Arthroscopy of the knee, shoulder and elbow
Sports medicine

Future Research

Tunnel placement during ACL reconstruction
Affect of comorbities on orthpaedic conditions
Indications for Rotator cuff surgery/predictors of outcome
Influence of simulation/skills lab training on surgical skill acquisition

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Orthopedics.

Additional Terms:

ACL, Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Instability.

Memberships

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Honors and Awards

2010, AOSSM Traveling Fellow, European Tour, AOSSM / ESSKA
2009, Lewis Holloway Award for Research in Health Sciences Education, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
2004-2006, K12 Patient Oriented research Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Iowa
2003-2005, Iowa Scholars in Clinical Investigation-K30, National Institutes of Health (NIH), University of Iowa

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): K12 Patient Oriented Research Grant, $95,000, 2004 to 2006.

Publications

  • 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 (Jan 2010) Cross-cultural comparison of patients undergoing ACL reconstruction in the United States and Norway, Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 18 (1), 98-105
  • Wolf BR, Ebinger AE, Lawler MP, Britton CL (Oct 2009) Injury patterns in Division I collegiate swimming, The American journal of sports medicine, 37 (10), 2037-42
  • 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 (Jul 2009) Potential market for new meniscus repair strategies: evaluation of the MOON cohort, The journal of knee surgery, 22 (3), 180-6
  • 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, Harrell FE, Wright RW (Jun 2009) Success of meniscal repair at anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, The American journal of sports medicine, 37 (6), 1111-5
  • Donigan JA, Frisella WA, Haase D, Dolan L, Wolf B (2009) Pre-operative and intra-operative factors related to shoulder arthroplasty outcomes, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 29, 60-6
  • 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 (Jul 2008) A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part I: continuous passive motion, early weight bearing, postoperative bracing, and home-based rehabilitation, The journal of knee surgery, 21 (3), 217-24
  • 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 (Jul 2008) 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, The journal of knee surgery, 21 (3), 225-34
  • Spencer EE, Dunn WR, Wright RW, Wolf BR, Spindler KP, McCarty E, Ma CB, Jones G, Safran M, Holloway GB, Kuhn JE (Jan 2008) Interobserver agreement in the classification of rotator cuff tears using magnetic resonance imaging, The American journal of sports medicine, 36 (1), 99-103
  • 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 (Oct 2007) Anterior cruciate ligament revision reconstruction: two-year results from the MOON cohort, The journal of knee surgery, 20 (4), 308-11
  • Wright RW, Dunn WR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Bergfeld J, Kaeding CC, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wolcott M, Wolf BR, Spindler KP (Jul 2007) 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, The American journal of sports medicine, 35 (7), 1131-4
  • Wolf BR, Dunn WR, Wright RW (Jun 2007) Indications for repair of full-thickness rotator cuff tears, The American journal of sports medicine, 35 (6), 1007-16
  • Oh LS, Wolf BR, Hall MP, Levy BA, Marx RG (Feb 2007) Indications for rotator cuff repair: a systematic review, Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 455, 52-63
  • Wolf BR, Bries AD, Nepola JV (2007) Greater tuberosity osteotomy and teres minor transfer for irreparable superior rotator cuff tears, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 27, 65-70
  • Phisitkul P, Wolf BR, Amendola A (Jun 2006) Role of high tibial and distal femoral osteotomies in the treatment of lateral-posterolateral and medial instabilities of the knee, Sports medicine and arthroscopy review, 14 (2), 96-104
  • Phisitkul P, James SL, Wolf BR, Amendola A (2006) MCL injuries of the knee: current concepts review, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 26, 77-90
  • Phisitkul P, James SL, Wolf BR, Amendola A (2006) MCL injuries of the knee: current concepts review, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 26, 77-90
  • Wolf BR, Buckwalter JA (2006) Randomized surgical trials and "sham" surgery: relevance to modern orthopaedics and minimally invasive surgery, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 26, 107-11
  • Wolf BR, Amendola A (Jan 2005) Impact of osteoarthritis on sports careers, Clinics in sports medicine, 24 (1), 187-98
  • Kelly BT, Turner AS, Bansal M, Terry M, Wolf BR, Warren RF, Altchek DW, Allen AA (2005) In vivo healing after capsular plication in an ovine shoulder model, The Iowa orthopaedic journal, 25, 95-101
  • Dunn WR, Wolf BR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding C, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wright RW, Spindler KP (Dec 2004) Multirater agreement of arthroscopic meniscal lesions, The American journal of sports medicine, 32 (8), 1937-40
  • Wolf, BR, MacGillivray JD, Selby R, Dunn, WR., Technical Tip: Lasso Repair of SLAP or Bankart Lesions: A New Arthroscopic Technique, Arthroscopy, 20(6, suppl.), 125-8, Jul 2004
  • Wolf BR, Heiner AD, Albright JP, Nepola JV, Fredericks DC, 4. Wolf BR, Heiner AD, Albright JP, Nepola JV, Fredericks DC: The effect of cumulative application of thermal energy on capsular tissue in an in vitro model, Trans 28th Soc Biomaterials, 25, 346, 2002
  • Wolf BR and Buckwalter JA., Tibial Stress fracture following fibular graft harvesting: a case report, Iowa Orthop J, 21(1), 68-72, 2001
  • Pinzur, M.S., Wolf, B., and Havey, R.:, Walking Pattern of Midfoot and Ankle Disarticulation Amputees with Peripheral Vascular Disease, Foot and Ankle International, 18(10), 635-638, 1997
  • Pinzur, M.S., Stuck, R., Sage, R., Pocius, L., Trout, B., and Wolf, B., Benchmark analysis on diabetics at risk for lower extremity amputation, Foot and Ankle International, 17(11), 695-700, 1996
  • Wolf BR, Heiner AD, Albright JP, Nepola JV, Excessive radiofrequency application: effects on capsular tissue in an animal model, Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.], 14 (2), 149-56
  • Wolf BR, Strickland S, Williams RJ, Allen AA, Altchek DW, Warren RF, Open posterior stabilization for recurrent posterior glenohumeral instability, Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery / American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons ... [et al.], 14 (2), 157-64

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