Sports News

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oct 5, 2020

Physical therapist Chelsea Holt demonstrates how to do a lateral single leg hop exercise at The Sports Medicine and Performance Center at The University of Colorado Boulder. (Rachel Ellis, The Denver Post)

May 5, 2023

Dr. Eric McCarty is a nationally and internationally recognized sports medicine trained orthopedic surgeon and shoulder specialist. He serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery and is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He also is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Jan 4, 2023

Coach Prime nor any of his staff or players will have far to travel for what are traditional “off campus” medical needs - because the #ColoradoUniversity medical center is in the same building as Football Operations - Coach Prime recently toured and Thee Pregame Show was there for it.

Oct 27, 2022

Dr. Eric McCarty is a renowned orthopedic surgeon and the Chief Medical Officer for the University of Colorado Boulder's Athletic Department. He was recently inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.

Jan 10, 2020

After blowing out ACL, former DU star seizes on second chance to get drafted. Dr. Eric McCarty: Head Team Physician for CU, DU, and the Avalanche, joins K&L to discuss his thoughts on Jamal Murray tearing his ACL.

Mar 29, 2020

University of Colorado Boulder Director of Sports Medicine Dr. Eric McCarty conducts a telemedicine appointment with Gerald Thurston in his office on Thursday on the CU campus in Boulder.