Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA

Dr. Brian Cole is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at Midwest
Orthopaedics at Rush and a Professor of Orthopedics and Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush
University Medical Center. Since, 2017, Dr. Cole has served as Managing Partner of Midwest
Orthopaedics at Rush. He is the Associate Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Rush
and the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center. Since 2011, he has
served as Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital and as the head of the Rush
Orthopedic Master's Program.
Awards and honors given to Dr. Cole range from the “Best Doctors in America” since 2004 and
“Top Doctor” in the Chicago metro area since 2003. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of
Chicago Magazine as “Chicago’s Top Doctor” and was selected as NBA Team Physician of the
Year in 2009. Orthopedics This Week has named Dr. Cole as one of the top 20 sports medicine,
knee and shoulder specialists repeatedly over the last 5 years as selected by his peers.
Dr. Cole’s research interests include cartilage restoration, therapeutic biologics, and minimally
invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of the knee, elbow, and shoulder. He has
published more than 1,000 articles and 8 textbooks on orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.
He received an MD and MBA from the University of Chicago, completed his orthopedic
residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Cornell Medical Center, and a Sports Medicine
fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
His professional career outside of academia includes serving as team physician for the Chicago
Bulls, co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox and team physician for DePaul University.
He also co-hosts a weekly sports-medicine talk-show on The Score radio, formally on ESPN
Radio.