Christopher W. Uggen, MD

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Current Employment

Orthopaedic Surgeon: Specializing in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Joint Replacement

Education

Fellowship
9/2008 – 11/2008

AO Trauma
University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland Director: Prof Dr Pietro Regazzoni
Fellowship
8/2007 – 8/2008

Sports Medicine
Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
Los Angeles, CA Director: Neal ElAttrache, M.D.
Residency
7/2003 – 7/2007

Orthopaedic Surgery
LIJ / North Shore Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY Chairman: David Dines, M.D.
Internship
6/2002 – 7/2003

Orthopaedic Surgery
LIJ / North Shore Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY Chairman: David Dines, M.D.
Medical School
8/1998 – 6/2002

Doctor of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate
1/1997 – 5/1997

Semester at Sea Global Study Abroad
SS Universe Explorer University of Pittsburgh
Undergraduate
9/1994 – 5/1998

Bachelor of Science, Biology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Certifications

Certificate of Additional Qualification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, ABOS, 12/2016
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 7/2011
AO North America Advanced Principles and Techniques of Fracture Mgmt, 10/2009
AO North America Basic Principles and Techniques of Fracture Mgmt., 6/2004
Wilderness and Travel Medicine, Patagonia, 1/2007
Michigan Medical License #4301093248, 11/2008
AAOS Orthopaedic Educator Course, Bloomingdale, IL, 11/2012

Faculty / Instructor

Clinical Assistant Professor
2012 - Present

WMed Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University
Clinical Assistant Professor
2010 - 2012

KCMS Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Department of Surgery, Michigan State University
Associate Master Instructor
2009 - present
2012, 2013
2013
2015

Arthroscopy Association of North America
- Advances in Knee Surgery, Cartilage Focus
- Knee Lab, AANA Fall Course
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
-Advanced Comprehensive Knee Surgery
Clinical Faculty
2015 - present

Arthrex Sports Medicine Fellows Forum, Naples, FL

Professional Appointments

Editorial Board, Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Research, 2013 – present
Ethics and Standards Committee, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2012 – present
Communications Committee, Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2012 – 2014
Reviewer, Journal of Tissue Engineering, 2012
Simulation Committee, WMU School of Medicine, 2011 – present
Musculoskeletal Curriculum Committee, WMU School of Medicine, 2011 - present

Awards & Honors

Borgess Bone & Joint Institute

Orthopaedic Resident Educator of the Year, WMU School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI 2016
AANA Snyder Award, Arthroscopy Instructor of the Year, Hollywood, FL 2014

LIJ / North Shore Medical Center

Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition Finalist, Memphis, TN 2005 & 2006
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Finalist, New York, NY 2005 & 2006
Jody Fisher Memorial Resident Research Award, LIJ Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2005
New Investigator Recognition Award Finalist, Orthopaedic Research Society, 2005
Charles S. Neer Award for Basic Science Research (Co-author), ASES, 2004
Research Award Winner-1^st Place, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004
Research Award Winner-2^nd Place, New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, 2004

UCLA School of Medicine

Letter of Distinction, Surgery Clerkship, 2001

University of Michigan

Class Honors, 1994-1998
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1998
Phi Betta Kappa Society, 1997
Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Academic Honor Society, 1997
Golden Key National Honor Society, 1996
National Order of Omega, 1996
Angel Scholar (4.0 GPA for greater than 3 consecutive semesters), 1996
William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize (top 5%), 1994

Gull Lake High School

Eagle Scout Award, Troop 205, 1993
All State Soccer Team, 1993
Second Place, International 210 National Sailing Championships, 1986

Publications

Papers

Christopher Uggen, M.D. Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Debride, Repair, Augment, Transfer, or Replace? Inside AANA. First Quarter 2014. 14-15.
James Jastifer, Peter A. Gustafson, Bipinchandra Patel, and Christopher Uggen, M.D.. The biomechanics of pectoralis major transfer for subscapularis deficiency; a computational study. Shoulder and Elbow, 2011. Accepted for publication.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua Dines, M.D., Michelle McGarry, M.S., Daniel Grande, Ph.D., Thay Lee, Ph.D., Orr Limpisvasti, M.D. The Effect of Recombinant Human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Coated Sutures on Rotator Cuff Healing in a Sheep Model. Arthroscopy. November, 2010: 26(11): 1456-1462.
Minwook Kim, Li F. Foo, Christopher Uggen, Steven Lyman, James T. Ryaby, Daniel P. Moynihan, Daniel Anthony Grande, Hollis G. Potter, Nancy Pleshko. Evaluation of Early Osteochondral Defect Repair in a Rabbit Model Utilizing Fourier Transform–Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Quantitative T2 Mapping. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods. June 2010: 16(03): 355-364.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Anthony Wei, M.D., Michelle McGarry, M.S., Ronald Glousman, M.D., James Tibone, M.D., Neal ElAttrache, M.D., Thay Lee, Ph.D. Biomechanical Comparison of Knotless Anchors Verses Standard Repair for Type II SLAP Lesions. Arthroscopy. October, 2009: 25(10): 1085-1092.
Dines JL, Moynihan D, Uggen C, Dines DM. DMD Knot: A New Locking, Flip Knot. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 2008 Summer; 17(2): 115-8.
Sgaglione N, Moynihan D, Uggen C. Use of Allografts in High Tibial Osteotomy: Opening Wedge Technique. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. April, 2007: 72-81.
Joshua Dines, Christopher Uggen, James Mason, Pasquale Razzano, David M. Dines, Daniel Grande. PDGF-b and IGF-1 Gene Therapy Modifies Local Tendon Repair Environment In Vitro. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Submitted.
J.S. Dines, C. Uggen, J.Kerker, D.M. Dines. Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty. Minerva Ortop Traumatol,, 2006; 57;509-20.
Uggen C, Dines DM. Cuff Tear Arthropathy: Indications, Technique, and Results. Journal of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. August, 2005:159-166.

Book Chapters

Dines J, Uggen C, Kerker J, Dines D. “Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty, Technical Considerations and Outcomes”. Arthritis and Arthroplasty: The Shoulder. June 2009.

Abstracts

Jon C. Uggen, B.S., Jason Dines, M.D., Christopher W. Uggen, M.D., Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, David M. Dines, M.D, Daniel Grande, PhD. Tendon Gene Therapy Modulates the Local Repair Environment in the Shoulder. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Vol 105 (1), January 2005, 20-21.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua S. Dines, M.D., David M. Dines, M.D, Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, Daniel Grande, PhD. Tendon Gene Therapy Modulates the Local Repair Environment in the Shoulder. Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation, 2005; Proceedings of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (AAOS), 2005

Presentations

James Jastifer, Peter A. Gustafson, Bipinchandra Patel, and Christopher Uggen. The biomechanics of pectoralis major transfer for subscapularis deficiency; a computational study. Michigan Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. Mackinaw City, MI 2011
Christopher Uggen, M.D.; Joshua Dines, M.D.; Michelle McGarry, M.D.; Daniel Grande, PhD.; Thay Lee, PhD; Orr Limpisvasti, M.D.. rhPDGF-BB Coated Sutures Enhance Rotator Cuff Repair in a Sheep Model. American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Open Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. February, 2009.
Christopher Uggen, M.D.; Joshua Dines, M.D.; Michelle McGarry, M.D.; Daniel Grande, PhD.; Thay Lee, PhD; Orr Limpisvasti, M.D.. rhPDGF-BB Coated Sutures Enhance Rotator Cuff Repair in a Sheep Model. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Alumni Conference. Orlando, FL. July 2008.
Christopher Uggen, M.D.; Anthony Wei, M.D. Michelle McGarry, M.S.; Ronald Glousman, M.D.; James Tibone, M.D.; Neal ElAttrache, M.D.; Thay Lee, PhD. Biomechanical Comparison of Knotless Anchors Verses Standard Repair for Type II SLAP Lesions. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Kerlan-Jobe Alumni Conference. Orlando, FL. July 2008.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Dan Moynihan, M.D., J.T. Ryaby, Ph.D., Hollis Potter, M.D., Dan Grande, Ph.D. Cartilage Repair Using a Synthetic Thrombin Receptor-based Peptide (TP-508) in a Rabbit Model. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA February, ’07.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Dan Moynihan, M.D., J.T. Ryaby, Ph.D., Hollis Potter, M.D., Dan Grande, Ph.D. Cartilage Repair Using a Synthetic Thrombin Receptor-based Peptide (TP-508) in a Rabbit Model. Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition, Memphis, TN, August, 2006.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Dan Moynihan, M.D., J.T. Ryaby, Ph.D., Hollis Potter, M.D., Dan Grande, Ph.D. Cartilage Repair Using a Synthetic Thrombin Receptor-based Peptide (TP-508) in a Rabbit Model. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Competition, New York, NY, May, 2006.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua S Dines, M.D., David M. Dines, M.D, Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, Jon C. Uggen, B.S., Daniel Grande, PhD. Development of a Novel Tissue Engineered / Gene Therapy Approach to Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. Smith and Nephew Resident Research Competition, Memphis, TN, August, 2005.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua S Dines, M.D., David M. Dines, M.D, Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, Jon C. Uggen, B.S., Daniel Grande, PhD. Development of a Novel Tissue Engineered / Gene Therapy Approach to Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation Resident Research Competition, New York, New York, April, 2005.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua S Dines, M.D., David M. Dines, M.D, Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, Jon C. Uggen, B.S., Daniel Grande, PhD. Development of a Novel Tissue Engineered / Gene Therapy Approach to Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Open Meeting), Washington D.C., February, 2005.
Christopher Uggen, M.D., Joshua S Dines, M.D., David M. Dines, M.D, Paspuale Razzano, James Mason, PhD, Jon C. Uggen, B.S., Daniel Grande, PhD. Development of a Novel Tissue Engineered / Gene Therapy Approach to Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., February, 2005.
David Dines, James Mason, Pasquale Razzano, Christopher Uggen, Juan Lessman, D.A. Grande. Tendon Gene Therapy Modulates the Local Repair Environment (II: In Vivo Studies). American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February, 2003.
Christopher Uggen, B.S., Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D., Linda Kanim, M.A., Jay R. Lieberman M.D. Gene Therapy for Spinal Fusion in a Canine Model: Transformation of Bone Marrow Cells With An Adenoviral Vector For The Production Of BMP-2. UCLA Short Term Training Program Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1999.
Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D., Stephen Yoo, B.A., Linda E.A. Kanim, M.A., Paula McAllister, B.S., Patricia A. Campbell, Ph.D., Christopher Uggen, B.S., Jay R. Lieberman, M.D. Gene Therapy for Spinal Fusion: Transformation Of Marrow Cells With Adenoviral Vector To Produce Bone Morphogenetic Protein. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, FL, April 2000.
Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D., Stephen Yoo, B.A., Linda E.A. Kanim, M.A., Paula McAllister, B.S., Patricia A. Campbell, Ph.D., Christopher Uggen, B.S., Jay R. Lieberman, M.D. Gene Therapy for Spinal Fusion: Transformation Of Marrow Cells With Adenoviral Vector To Produce Bone Morphogenetic Protein. Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, San Diego, CA, September 1999.

Invited Lectures

Current Concepts Rotator Cuff Tear. LIJ / Northshore Medical Center Annual Research Conference. New Hyde Park, NY, June 2013.

Team Coverage

Kalamazoo Kwings: Team Physician, 2009 – 2011
Kalamazoo Kingdom: Team Physician, 2010 – 2012
Kalamazoo Mayhem: Team Physician, 2009
Los Angeles Dodgers: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Los Angeles Lakers: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Los Angeles Kings: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Los Angeles Galaxy: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Los Angeles Sparks: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Anaheim Ducks: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Anaheim Angels: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
USC Football: Assistant Team Physician, 2007 – 2008
Merchant Marine Academy Football: Team Medical Coverage, 2005 – 2006
Long Island Ducks: Team Medical Coverage, 2003 – 2006

Professional Memberships

Arthroscopy Association of North America
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Michigan Orthopaedic Society
American Medical Association

Additional Work Experience

UCLA Short Term Training Program Research Associate: 6/1999 – 8/1999 UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Director: Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D.

Research Assistant: 6/1997 – 8/1997 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Lab, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Director: Robert Bartlett, M.D.

Camp Director, Lifeguard, Roofer, Basketball Coach