Tim McAdams, MD
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Orthopaedic Surgery
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Sports Medicine Center - North Campus 450 Broadway Street Pavilion A, 2nd Floor MC 6120 Redwood City, CA 94063 Tel Work (650) 723-5643 Fax (650) 721-3422Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Alternate Contact Dora Moscoso Academic Office Administrator EmailNot for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Sports Medicine
- Sports Injuries
- knee surgery
- Knee Injuries
- shoulder and elbow surgery
- hand surgery
Administrative Appointments
- Team Physician, San Francisco 49ers (2007 - present)
- Team Physician, Golden State Warriors (2011 - present)
- Team Physician, Stanford Men's Basketball (2004 - 2007)
- Program Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (2002 - 2008)
Honors and Awards
- Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ), Sports Medicine (2007)
- Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ), Hand Surgery (2004)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Georgetown University School of Medicine (1994)
- Magna Cum Laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine (1995)
- Teacher of the Year Award, Stanford Orthopaedic Surgery (June 2002)
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (2001) |
| Board Certification: | Hand Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2004) |
| Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2003) |
| Board Certification: | Orthoped Surg/Sports Med, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2007) |
| Internship: | University of New Mexico Hospital NM (1996) |
| Medical Education: | Georgetown University Hospital DC (1995) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Athlete's shoulder: Dynamic open MRI evaluation of "peel-back" SLAP lesions of the shoulder.
Elbow MCL: Biomechanical comparison of two techniques for reconstruction of the elbow MCL with palmaris autograft.
Athlete's knee articular cartilage: Investigation of articular cartilage replacement techniques
Scaphoid fractures: CT and arthroscopic study of effect of pronation-supination on scaphoid fractures. Also investigating placement of percutaneous screw fixation of screw.
Elbow arthroscopy: Arthroscopy lab set up in Anatomy building (both wrist and elbow). Looking at lateral ligament complex of the elbow and its role in stability.
Rotator cuff: Rabbit study in which massive rotator cuff tears are simulated and grafted with either fascia lata alone, or fascia lata with a deltoid flap procedure. Histological and Biomechanical analysis of specimens at 3 and 6 months post-operatively.
Publications
- Biomechanical evaluation of a novel reverse coracoacromial ligament reconstruction for acromioclavicular joint separation. Am J Sports Med. 2012; (2): 440-6
- An anatomic study of the coracoid process as it relates to bone transfer procedures. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011; (3): 497-501
- Arthroscopic repair of the scapholunate interosseous ligament. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2010; (4): 204-8
- Nerve injuries about the elbow. Clin Sports Med. 2010; (4): 655-75
- An analysis of four ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction procedures with cyclic valgus loading. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 Jan-Feb; (1): 58-63
- Arthroscopic treatment of triangular fibrocartilage wrist injuries in the athlete. Am J Sports Med. 2009; (2): 291-7
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