BrianWatermanMDFAAOS

Summary

• Dr. Brian Waterman is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, cartilage restoration, and shoulder and elbow care. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and graduated with his medical doctorate from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Waterman subsequently performed his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery through the U.S. Army at the combined program of William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Waterman performed his fellowship training with the renowned Sports Medicine program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He has served as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago White Sox (MLB), Chicago Fire (MLS), and Chicago Steel (USHL). He previously received additional training in complex knee, shoulder, and elbow reconstruction at the Mayo Clinic, and he been selected for the prestigious American Orthopaedic Association North American Traveling Fellowship and Arthroscopy Association of North America’s (AANA) Advanced Arthroscopy Traveling Fellowship.
  
  A 13-year military veteran, Dr. Waterman has served his country with distinction, earning multiple honors including the Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. He previously completed a combat deployment with the 28th Combat Support Hospital to Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of the 8th Marine Regiment from Camp Lejeune, NC.
  
  Dr. Waterman is currently an Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery and Assistant Fellowship Director at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, 20 book chapters, and received the institutional award at WBAMC for Researcher of the Year three times. He is on the editorial board of the Arthroscopy Journal and American Journal of Orthopaedics, and he serves on multiple committees through the AAOS, AANA, SOMOS, and AOSSM.

Brian Waterman M.D. - Sports Orthopedics
Brian R. Waterman, MD is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, cartilage restoration, & complex knee, shoulder, & elbow care.