Brian Wolf, MD

Assistant Professor

Departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

Medical School

• Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Residency

• Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Fellowship

• Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
• K30 Scholar, University of Iowa Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation, Iowa City, Iowa

Honors and Awards

• Inducted into the Alleman Athletic Hall of Fame Alleman High School October 2000
• Alpha Omega Alpha Epsilon Chapter March 1997-present
• Graduated top 10% medical School class Loyola Stritch School of Medicine June 1997
• Summa Cum Laude Loyola University Chicago June 1997
• Alpha Sigma Nu, Jesuit Honor Society Loyola University Chicago 1992-1993
• Frank M. Covey Political Science Award Loyola University Chicago 1993
• Woelfl Award, Political Science Award Loyola University Chicago 1993
• Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society Loyola University Chicago 1992-1993
• Scholarship member of Loyola Men’s Division I Loyola University Chicago 1989-1993
  Basketball team
• GTE Academic All-American Men’s Division I Loyola University Chicago 1993
  Basketball, District 5

Clinical and Research Interests

• Rotator Cuff Disease
• ACL Reconstruction
• Shoulder Instability
• Outcomes Research

Recent Publications / Review

1. Wolf BR and Buckwalter JA. Tibial Stress fracture following fibular graft harvesting: a case report. Iowa Orthop J 2001; 21:68-72.

3. Wolf BR, Heiner AD, Albright JP and Nepola JV. Excessive Radiofrequency Application: Effects on Capsule Tissue. Accepted for publication in Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 14(2): 149-56, Mar-April 2005.

4. 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. 1: pp. 125-8, Jul-Aug 2004.

5. Dunn WR, Wolf BR, Amendola A, Andrish JT, Kaeding C, Marx RG, McCarty EC, Parker RD, Wright RW, Spindler KP. Multi-rater Agreement of Arthroscopic Meniscal Pathology, Am J Sports Med 32(7): 1937-1940 December 2004.

6. Wolf BR, Williams RJ, Allen AA, Strickland S, Altchek DA, Warren RF. Long term outcomes of open posterior shoulder stabilization. Accepted for publication to Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 14 (2): 157-64, Mar-April 2005 Finalist for 2004 Charles A. Neer Award in Clinical Research.

7. Wolf BR, Amendola AA. “Impact of Osteoarthritis on Sports Careers”. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2005 Jan;24(1):187-98.

1. Wolf BR and Amendola, AA. “Syndesmosis injuries in the athlete: when and how to operate.” Current Opinion in Orthopaedics 2002; 31:151-154.

2. Wolf BR, Altchek, DW: “Elbow Injuries in Elite Tennis Players.” Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, June 2003, p.55-68.

3. Wolf BR, Rodeo SA, Cohen DB: “Outside-in arthroscopic meniscal repair ± fibrin clot,” for Techniques in Knee Surgery, 3(1): 19-28, March 2004.

4. Wolf, BR, Rodeo SA: “Arthroscopic Meniscal Repair with Sutures: Inside-out technique ± Fibrin clot” for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, 12(1): 15-24, March 2004.

5. 1. 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.