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Office
9090 South Rodgers Court Southeast Suite A
Caledonia, MI 49316
Summary
- Dr. Derek Axibal is a double board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He performs arthroscopic and open surgeries of the knee, shoulder, and elbow, and is dedicated to treating athletes of all ages and from all walks of life, both competitive and recreational.
He underwent subspecialty training in sports medicine at the world-renowned OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. While there, Dr. Axibal was trained by many of the world’s leading experts in sports medicine. He has cared for professional athletes all over the world and served as a team doctor for the NFL Carolina Panthers and the White Sox Baseball affiliate Charlotte Knights.
Dr. Axibal is the author of multiple book chapters and peer-reviewed studies in the leading textbooks and journals of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. His resume includes awards and grants, and his research has been presented at the regional, national, and international level.
His interests include ACL reconstruction, knee ligaments/ meniscus/ cartilage, rotator cuffs, shoulder instability and labral tears, shoulder replacements, and fractures.
Education & Training
- OrthoCarolinaFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2019 - 2020
- University of ColoradoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
- Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 2014, M.D.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignBS, Molecular & Cellular Biology, 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- CO State Medical License Active through 2021
- NC State Medical License Active through 2021
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Gold Humanism Honor Society 2x Recipient (Resident Physician and Medical School), 2010-2019
- Robert E. Eilert/ Best Paper Award Children’s Hospital Colorado Orthopedic Research Day, 2018
- Reitmeyer Family Scholarship 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsIntraoperative and Early (90-Day) Postoperative Complications and Associated Variables with Multiligamentous Knee Reconstruction: 15-year Experience from a Single Acad...Derek P. Axibal, Nicholas C. Yeatts, Alexander A. Hysong, Ian S. Hong, David P. Trofa
Arthroscopy. 2021-05-28 - 24 citationsTwo-Stage Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Bone Graft Options for Tunnel Augmentation.Hytham S Salem, Derek P. Axibal, Michelle L. Wolcott, Armando F. Vidal, Eric C. McCarty
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020-03-01 - 9 citationsNo difference in outcomes in a matched cohort of operative versus nonoperatively treated displaced medial epicondyle fractures.Derek P. Axibal, Brian Ketterman, Anne Skelton, Patrick M. Carry, Gaia Georgopoulos
Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. Part B. 2019-11-01
Journal Articles
- Return to Play Following Arthroscopic Lateral versus Open Treatment of Lateral Ankle Instability in Recreational/ Athletic Populations: A Systematic ReviewAxibal DP, D'Hooge P, Fuld RS, Sutphin BS, Hunt KJ, Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 1/4/2018
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Effect of Correction Angle on Perioperative Complications Following Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with iBalance.Axibal DP, Moeller EA, Houck DA, Kraeutler MJ, Logterman SL, Joyce CD, Vidal AF, Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting, Aspen, CO, 1/1/2018
- No Difference in a Matched Cohort of Operative versus Non-Operatively Treated Displaced Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Athletes.Mayer SW, Axibal DP, Skelton A, Carry P, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 1/1/2018
- Association Between Femoroacetabular Impingement Morphology and Adolescent Pelvic Avulsion Fractures.Axibal DP, Mayer SW, Skelton A, Carry P, Children's Hospital Colorado Orthopaedic Research Day, Denver, CO, 1/1/2018
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Professional Memberships
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- Western Orthopaedic AssociationMember
- Gold Humanism SocietyRecipient/ Member
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