Dr. Brett Owens

Biography

Brett Douglas Owens is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Brown University and serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine at Miriam Hospital. He is a board-certified orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon with a clinical focus on complex knee and shoulder injuries, as well as cartilage injuries. Owens graduated from the United States Military Academy and earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and further proceeded with an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship at West Point. Before his tenure at Brown, he was the Chief of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He acts as the Associate Editor for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and currently directs the Sports Medicine Research at Brown University, while also serving as the Team Physician for Brown University Athletics. His research interests lie in the epidemiology of athletic injuries, clinical trials in orthopaedics, and basic translational work in musculoskeletal injuries, with a particular focus on shoulder instability and knee ligament injuries.

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