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Orthopedics

Leesa M. Galatz, MD

Current Position
Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Specialty Areas
Orthopedic Surgery
Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Additional Features & Interviews with Dr. Galatz:

Visit Dr. Galatz's page on the Orthopedic Surgery website
Read about Dr Galatz from the Washington University Record
Patients Seen At
Center for Advanced Medicine
Cervical Spine Institute & Center for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
4921 Parkview Place, A, 12
St. Louis, MO  63110
314-514-3500
Fax:   314-747-2643
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Washington University Orthopedics
14532 S. Outer 40 Drive
Chesterfield, MO  63017
314-514-3500
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Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233
St. Louis, MO  63110

Academic Office
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
11300 West Pavilion, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO  63110
Areas of Clinical Interest
Orthopedics, traumatic and degenerative disorders of the shoulder and elbow; rotator cuff disorders; arthroscopic surgery of the upper extremity; shoulder instability; orthopedic injury, arthroplasty of the upper extremity
Board Certification
Orthopedic Surgery -- Certified

Medical Education
Medical Degree: The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., 1993
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University Hospital, Washington D.C., 1998
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1999
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital West County
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Veteran Affairs Medical Center (John Cochran)

Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2005-2013 (Best Doctors, Inc.)
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Charles S. Neer Award - 2009
1993 - Jules Neviaser Award

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Killian ML, Cavinatto L, Galatz LM, Thomopoulos S. "Recent advances in shoulder research." Arthritis Res Ther. 2012 Jun 15;14(3):214.

Goldfarb CA, Patterson JM, Sutter M, Krauss M, Steffen JA, Galatz L. "Elbow radiographic anatomy: measurement techniques and normative data." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Sep;21(9):1236-46.

Killian ML, Cavinatto L, Galatz LM, Thomopoulos S. "The role of mechanobiology in tendon healing." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Feb;21(2):228-37.

Smith L, Xia Y, Galatz LM, Genin GM, Thomopoulos S. "Tissue-engineering strategies for the tendon/ligament-to-bone insertion." Connect Tissue Res. 2012;53(2):95-105.

Kim HM, Galatz LM, Lim C, Havlioglu N, Thomopoulos S. "The effect of tear size and nerve injury on rotator cuff muscle fatty degeneration in a rodent animal model." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2012 Jul;21(7):847-58.

Keener JD, Galatz LM. "Arthroscopic management of the stiff elbow." J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2011 May;19(5):265-74.

Manning CN, Kim HM, Sakiyama-Elbert S, Galatz LM, Havlioglu N, Thomopoulos S. "Sustained delivery of transforming growth factor beta three enhances tendon-to-bone healing in a rat model." J Orthop Res. 2011 Jul;29(7):1099-105.

Kim HM, Galatz LM, Das R, Havlioglu N, Rothermich SY, Thomopoulos S. "The role of transforming growth factor beta isoforms in tendon-to-bone healing." Connect Tissue Res. 2011 Apr;52(2):87-98.

Kim HM, Dahiya N, Teefey SA, Keener JD, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K. "Relationship of tear size and location to fatty degeneration of the rotator cuff." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Apr;92(4):829-39.

Kim HM, Galatz LM, Das R, Patel N, Thomopoulos S. "Musculoskeletal deformities secondary to neurotomy of the superior trunk of the brachial plexus in neonatal mice." J Orthop Res. 2010 Oct;28(10):1391-8.

Keener JD, Wei AS, Kim HM, Paxton ES, Teefey SA, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K. "Revision arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: repair integrity and clinical outcome." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Mar;92(3):590-8.

Thomopoulos S, Genin GM, Galatz LM. "The development and morphogenesis of the tendon-to-bone insertion - what development can teach us about healing -." J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2010 Mar;10(1):35-45.

Keener JD, Chafik D, Kim HM, Galatz LM, Yamaguchi K. "Insertional anatomy of the triceps brachii tendon." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Apr;19(3):399-405.

Galatz LM, Charlton N, Das R, Kim HM, Havlioglu N, Thomopoulos S. "Complete removal of load is detrimental to rotator cuff healing." J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2009 Sep-Oct;18(5): 669-75.

Kamath G, Galatz LM, Keener JD, Teefey S, Middleton W, Yamaguchi K. "Tendon integrity and functional outcome after arthroscopic repair of high-grade partial-thickness supraspinatus tears." J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 May;91(5):1055-62. Erratum in: J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009 Aug;91(8):1995.

For more articles and abstracts, take this off-site link to the National Library of Medicine Pub Med page for Dr. Leesa M. Galatz
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