Tim McAdams, MD

Clinical Focus

• Sports Medicine
• Sports Injuries
• knee surgery
• Knee Injuries
• shoulder and elbow surgery
• hand surgery
• Ankle Injuries
• Orthopaedic Surgery

Administrative Appointments

• Team Physician, San Francisco 49ers , (2007– present )
• Team Physician, Stanford Men's Basketball , (2004– 2007 )
• Program Director, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , (2002– present )

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

• 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)
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (2001) CA
• University of New Mexico Hospital (2000) NM
• University of New Mexico Hospital (1996) NM
• Georgetown University Hospital (1995) DC
• MD, Georgetown University Medicine, Magna Cum Laude (1995)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Orthopedic Surgery

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

• An analysis of four ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction procedures with cyclic valgus loading. Shah RP,  Lindsey DP, Sungar GW, McAdams TR.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg.  2009 Jan-Feb; 18 (1): 58-63
• Arthroscopic treatment of triangular fibrocartilage wrist injuries in the athlete. McAdams TR,  Swan J, Yao J.  Am J Sports Med.  2009; 37 (2): 291-7
• Articular Cartilage Injury in the Athlete Kai Mithoefer,  Timothy R McAdams, Bert Mandelbaum.  Clin Sports Med.  2009; 28 (1): 25-40
• Tibial aperture bone disruption after retrograde versus antegrade tibial tunnel drilling: a cadaveric study. McAdams TR,  Biswal S, Stevens KJ, Beaulieu CF, Mandelbaum BR.  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.  2008; 16 (9): 818-22
• Articular cartilage regeneration in the knee McAdams TR,  Mandelbaum BR.  Current Opinions in Orthopaedics.  2008; 19 37-43
• Surgical decompression of the quadrilateral space in overhead athletes. McAdams TR,  Dillingham MF.  Am J Sports Med.  2008; 36 (3): 528-32
• Abduction and external rotation in shoulder impingement: an open MR study on healthy volunteers initial experience. Gold GE,  Pappas GP, Blemker SS, Whalen ST, Campbell G, McAdams TA, Beaulieu CF.  Radiology.  2007; 244 (3): 815-22
• Deltoid flap combined with fascia lata autograft for rotator cuff defects: a histologic study. McAdams TR,  Knudsen KR, Yalamanchi N, Chang J, Goodman SB.  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.  2007; 15 (9): 1144-9
• In vivo anatomy of the Neer and Hawkins sign positions for shoulder impingement. Pappas GP,  Blemker SS, Beaulieu CF, McAdams TR, Whalen ST, Gold GE.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg.  2006 Jan-Feb; 15 (1): 40-9
• Injury to the deep motor branch of the ulnar nerve during hook of hamate excision. Fredericson M,  Kim BJ, Date ES, McAdams TR.  Orthopedics.  2006; 29 (5): 456-8
• Ligament and tendon injury to the elbow: clinical, surgical, and imaging features. Saliman JD,  Beaulieu CF, McAdams TR.  Top Magn Reson Imaging.  2006; 17 (5): 327-36
• Acute compartment syndrome of the thigh in a football athlete: a case report and the role of the vacuum-assisted wound closure dressing. Lee AT,  Fanton GS, McAdams TR.  J Orthop Trauma.  2005 Nov-Dec; 19 (10): 748-50
• The effect of arthroscopic sectioning of the lateral ligament complex of the elbow on posterolateral rotatory stability. McAdams TR,  Masters GW, Srivastava S.  J Shoulder Elbow Surg.  2005 May-Jun; 14 (3): 298-301
• Central screw placement in percutaneous screw scaphoid fixation: a cadaveric comparison of proximal and distal techniques. Chan KW,  McAdams TR.  J Hand Surg Am.  2004; 29 (1): 74-9
• CT angiography in complex upper extremity reconstruction. Bogdan MA,  Klein MB, Rubin GD, McAdams TR, Chang J.  J Hand Surg Br.  2004; 29 (5): 465-9
• Arthroscopic evaluation of scaphoid waist fracture stability and the role of the radioscaphocapitate ligament. McAdams TR,  Srivastava S.  Arthroscopy.  2004; 20 (2): 152-7
• The effect of pronation and supination on the minimally displaced scaphoid fracture. McAdams TR,  Spisak S, Beaulieu CF, Ladd AL.  Clin Orthop Relat Res.  2003; (411): 255-9
• Magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of chronic posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow. Grafe MW,  McAdams TR, Beaulieu CF, Ladd AL.  Am J Orthop.  2003; 32 (10): 501-3; discussion 504
• Improving resident work environment: evaluation of a novel cooperative program. Curet MJ,  McAdams TR.  Surgery.  2003; 134 (2): 158-63
• Long-term follow-up of surgical release of the A(1) pulley in childhood trigger thumb. McAdams TR,  Moneim MS, Omer GE.  J Pediatr Orthop.  2002 Jan-Feb; 22 (1): 41-3
• The role of plain films and computed tomography in the evaluation of scapular neck fractures. McAdams TR,  Blevins FT, Martin TP, DeCoster TA.  J Orthop Trauma.  2002; 16 (1): 7-11
• Injury to the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve in the arthroscopic repair of ulnar-sided triangular fibrocartilage tears using an inside-out technique: a cadaver study. McAdams TR,  Hentz VR.  J Hand Surg Am.  2002; 27 (5): 840-4
• Frostbite: an orthopedic perspective. McAdams TR,  Swenson DR, Miller RA.  Am J Orthop.  1999; 28 (1): 21-6