About Dr. Cole

Professor Department of Orthopaedics and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Sports Medicine, Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, RUSH University Medical Center

Dr. Cole is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at RUSH University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research Program at RUSH University Medical Center and the Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush, a multidisciplinary program specializing in the restoration of articular cartilage and meniscal deficiency.

Dr. Cole received his MD and MBA from the University of Chicago in 1990, completed his residency at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York in 1996, and his Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He specializes in arthroscopic shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. He has a specific interest in arthroscopic reconstruction of athlete's shoulder (rotator cuff, instability and arthritis), elbow and knee.

He has authored and edited several hundred publications, including highly recognized orthopaedic textbooks on arthroscopy and cartilage transplantation, peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, technique papers, and electronic multimedia presentations describing the techniques and results of shoulder, elbow and knee surgery. Dr. Cole lectures and teaches the techniques of cartilage restoration and shoulder arthroscopy internationally and performs clinical and basic science research in these areas.

Dr. Cole was chosen as one of the "Best Doctors in America" in 2004 and as a "Top Doctor" in the Chicago Metro area in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Dr. Cole is the team physician for the Chicago Bulls NBA Basketball team, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team, and orthopaedic surgeon for the Chicago Rush Professional Arena Football team.

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