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    CU Sports Medicine Providers

    Eric McCarty, MD

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    Treating Female Athletes 

     

     

    Treating Female Athletes

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    Patient-Centered Care

    Any age, any level, any injury -we're here to help. 

    Competitive and recreational athletes of all types and ages receive comprehensive care for sports and related injuries at CU Sports Medicine. We treat athletes across the Front Range, encompassing care for hip & knee, hand, foot & ankle, elbow & shoulder, and spine. That includes compartment syndrome, sprains and strains, osteoarthritis, tendonitis, and much more.

    With radiology and rehabilitation services conveniently located on-site, our orthopedic specialists work alongside these experts, as well as with certified physical therapists, to return patients quickly and safely to their normal activities. 

    At CU Sports Medicine, patients can have diagnostic tests and a physician's evaluation on the same day in the same location. Our multidisciplinary team has two goals: a timely and accurate diagnosis, and the fastest recovery possible.

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    Eric McCarty, MDJay Albright, MDMartin Boublik, MDJonathan Bravman, MDRachel Frank, MD

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    Research, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

    Our surgeons are at the forefront of Orthopedic Sports Medicine research. We continue to advance the field of orthopedics in our discoveries of the newest treatment options and technological advances in orthopedic care. Here at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, our surgeons have access to the most extensive research resources and world-class surgical facilities available in Colorado and the nation.

    Here at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus we share our discoveries and teach our peers in the field as well as the next generation of orthopedic surgeons.

    Learn more about our recentresearch in Sports Medicine

     

    CU Sports Medicine - Denver 
    2000 S Colorado Blvd.
    Tower One, Suite 4500
    Denver, CO 80222
    (720) 848-8200 
    CU Sports Medicine -
    Anschutz Medical Campus 
    1635 North Aurora Court
    UCH Outpatient Pavilion
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    Aurora, CO 80045 
    (720) 848-1900 
    CU Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
    175 Inverness Dr W
    Suite 200
    Englewood, CO 80112
    (720) 848-1900
    CU Sports Medicine - Lone Tree
    9548 Park Meadows Drive
    2nd Floor
    Lone Tree, CO 80124
    (720) 848-2200 
    CU Sports Medicine and
    Performance Center 
    2150 Stadium Drive
    Boulder, CO 80309
    (303) 315-9900 
    CU Sports Medicine at
    Children's Hospital Colorado
    13123 E. 16th Ave.
    Aurora, CO 80045
    (720) 777-6600 

     

    Eric McCarty, MD

    Eric McCarty, MD

    Chief of Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery

     

    I am passionate about taking care of active individuals of all ages. When a competitive or recreational athlete incurs an injury, I relish the opportunity to provide meticulous care in guiding them back to their desired activity through both my operative expertise and my non-operative skills. My devotion to the care of my patients is evident in the following values that guide my practice as well as my colleagues, the team of sports medicine physicians at the University of Colorado: Excellence, Integrity, Teamwork, Professionalism, Respect, Passion, Patient-centered, Leadership, Positivity, Innovation, Compassion, Inspiration. Our mission at CU Sports Medicine is to define and deliver exceptional evidence-based care for the athlete in everyone. We are committed to providing the highest quality professional and ethical care to all patients through the integration of comprehensive education and exceptional musculoskeletal research combined with outstanding care of the patient.

    I continue to maintain a very active lifestyle with my family. I enjoy the activities I grew up with in Colorado including hiking, cycling, climbing, and skiing. This carries over into my unbridled dedication to returning patients to their desired activity/sport.

     


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    News

    • Orthopedics associate professor Omer Mei-Dan, MD, leads the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress next month in Boulder

      Conference Brings Physicians to Colorado to Learn How to Treat Extreme Sports Athletes

      Apr 17, 2022
      With session titles like “Commando and Military Injuries: Late Night Stories,” “Surfing in the Olympics,” and “Cave Diving: The Deadliest Extreme Sport on Earth, or Not?,” you can tell this isn’t your average medical conference. It’s the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress presented by the Division of Sports Medicine in the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Orthopedics, and it brings together physicians and health care professionals who work with extreme sports athletes — as well as some of the athletes themselves — for two days of learning and outdoor adventures. Scheduled for May 20 and 21 at the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder, the conference is the brainchild of Omer Mei-Dan, MD, associate professor of orthopedics.
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    • Healio Ortho Today

      Surgical complications have implications for patients, physiciansOpens in a new window

      Mar 16, 2022
      Complications occur in patients even when we perform surgical tasks with the highest level of skill. As orthopedic surgeons, the only way to avoid surgical complications is not to operate.
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    • Chronic Lactate Exposure Leads to Cellular Disruptions

      Chronic Lactate Exposure Leads to Cellular Disruptions Implicated in Cancer and Possibly T2 Diabetes

      Mar 9, 2022
      Study shows the accumulation of chronic cellular lactate can pose health risks over time. Acute amounts of lactate like those generated during exercise are probably required for healthy cells, but chronic exposure causes cellular disruption which can lead to cancer, heart failure and type 2 diabetes, according to a new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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    • Multidisciplinary Approach Makes CU Sports Medicine Program a Winner

      Multidisciplinary Approach Makes CU Sports Medicine Program a Winner

      Feb 28, 2022
      A Q&A with CU Sports Medicine providers Eric McCarty, MD, Rachel Brakke Holman, MD, and Sherrie Ballantine-Talmadge, DO. CU Sports Medicine — a multidisciplinary program involving the School of Medicine’s departments of orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics — serves a wide range of patients: from toddlers to seniors, elite athletes to weekend warriors. To help dispel some misconceptions about the field and highlight what sets CU’s program apart from the competition, we interviewed three experts to learn from the pros.
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    • Rachel Frank, MD, invited expert authors to contribute to the first-of-its-kind textbook.

      Treating Female Athletes is the Focus of a New Book by Associate Professor of Orthopedics

      Aug 10, 2021
      Orthopedic surgeon Rachel Frank, MD, went straight to the source for her new textbook on treating female athletes: All of the book’s primary authors are women. “We invited exclusively authors who are recognized nationally and internationally as content and thought leaders in their particular chapter areas, and those authors happen to be women,” says Frank, associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “We didn’t invite authors just because they are women, but in the field of orthopedics, nearly 94% of surgeons are male. This text is an interruption to the repetitive cycle of men at the podium, and men writing the chapters, and allows some really amazing surgeons, who aren’t always given the same opportunities as our male counterparts, a chance to shine.”
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    • Explore the Science Behind Extreme Sports at This New Exhibit

      Explore the Science Behind Extreme Sports at This New Exhibit

      Sep 11, 2019
      Test your affinity for adventure and learn how athletes achieve feats that non-athletes might consider crazy at Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits, a new exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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