
Aaron Krych MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Department Chair, Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
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200 1st St SWRochester, MN 55905
Phone+1 507-284-2511
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Summary
- Aaron Krych is the Department Chair of Orthopedic Surgery and the Krehbiel Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA. He is also the previous Chair of Sports Medicine and the Director of the Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship and Orthopedic Surgery Sports Medicine Research Fellowship. He is the team orthopedic surgeon for the MN Timberwolves NBA basketball team. His clinical and research focus has been on cartilage restoration in the hip and knee, knee osteotomy and meniscus repair and transplantation. He has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed publications.
Education & Training
- Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005 - 2010
- Mayo Clinic College of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 2006 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Clinical Trials
- CREST: Capsular Repair During Hip Arthroscopy Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 07
- Autologous Culture Expanded Adipose Derived MSCs for Treatment of Painful Hip OA Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 05
- REcycled CartiLage Auto/Allo IMplantation Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 13
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Primary Fixation and Cyclic Performance of Posterior Horn Medial Meniscus Root Repair With Knotless Adjustable Suture Anchor-Based Fixation: A Human Biomechanical Eval...Samuel Bachmaier, Aaron J Krych, Patrick A Smith, Clayton W Nuelle, Peter E Müller
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-04-01 - Posttraumatic Arthritis After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Machine Learning Comparison Between Surgery and Nonoperative Management.Yining Lu, Kevin Jurgensmeier, Abhinav Lamba, Linjun Yang, Mario Hevesi
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-04-01 - From IMPACT to RECLAIM: A Single-Stage Cell Therapy for Articular Cartilage Repair and a Platform for Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration.Christopher V Nagelli, Jasmijn V Korpershoek, Katy Lydon, Lucienne Vonk, Roel Custers
Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Incidence and Long-Term Follow-up of Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament TearsAndrew J Bryan, Thomas L Sanders, Ayoosh Pareek, Michael J Stuart, Bruce A Levy, Aaron J Krych, Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Authored Content
- Is in-Office Needle Arthroscopy Worth Another Look?December 2018
- Is in-Office Needle Arthroscopy Worth Another Look?December 2018
Press Mentions
- Return to Competitive Wrestling After ACLR HighJune 6th, 2022
- How May an Artificial Meniscal Implant Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes?December 16th, 2021
- Mayo Clinic Research in the News — 7/26/2021July 26th, 2021
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