Asheesh Bedi

Asheesh Bedi
Ashken Family Professor of Sports Medicine
Executive Director
Service Chief, Sports Medicine
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical School
Head Orthopedic Team Physician, University of Michigan Athletics
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Asheesh Bedi
Asheesh Bedi
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    Dr. Asheesh Bedi is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery specializing in sports medicine, including arthroscopic and open surgery for athletic injuries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee. He is the Executive Director and Chief of Sports Medicine at Michigan Medicine, and the head orthopaedic team physician for U-M Athletics. He is also a team physician for Chicago Bears, medical director for the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and a consultant for the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA).

    Dr. Bedi completed his undergraduate training at Northwestern University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with AOA recognition and remained in Ann Arbor to pursue residency training in Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Michigan. After completing his training, Dr. Bedi completed a two-year fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.

    He has also pursued additional dedicated training in arthroscopic hip surgery for young athletes. Dr. Bedi has authored over 350 articles, chapters, and peer-reviewed publications on shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip injuries in athletes. He has won numerous prestigious awards in the field, including the ASES Neer Award, AOSSM Cabaud and Excellence in Research Awards, and is a member of the Herodicus Society.

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    • Dr. Bedi Listed Among Top Surgeons by Becker's Spine Review
    • Dr. Asheesh Bedi, MD
    • Dr. Asheesh Bedi Appointed Chief Medical Officer of the NBPA
    • Former Lions, Bears physician named University of Michigan chief of sports medicine

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      MM-PKUHSC Joint Institute

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      The Layer + Model: Incorporating Psychosocial Considerations into Hip Preservation Surgery
      Gornitzky AL, Zaltz I, Hartwell MJ, Bedi A, Kelly BT. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2026 Dec 1; 19 (1): DOI:10.1007/s12178-025-09994-3
    • Journal Article
      An International Expert Consensus Statement Defining the Best Practices and Areas of Uncertainty Concerning the Use of Orthobiologics
      Kunze KN, Morgan JT, Gerhold C, Nishioka T, Piuzzi NS, Chahla J, Dragoo JL, Dragoo JL, Cianca J, Chahla J, Mautner K, Laver L, Sanchez M, Sgaglione N, Nakamura N, Frank RM, Compagnoni R, D'Ambrosi R, Williams R, Rodeo S, Rossi L, Anz AW, Bedi A, Mandelbaum B, Cole BJ, Lattermann C, Harner CD, Grande DA, Buford DA, Kon E. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2026 Sep 2; 108 (17): 1340 - 1351. DOI:10.2106/JBJS.26.00723
      PMID: 42520131
    • Journal Article
      Clinical outcomes of peel versus lesser tuberosity osteotomy subscapularis approach in stemless anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty
      Shah A, Paul BR, Harmsen S, Bedi A, Burrus T, Griffin JW, Werner B, Lederman E. Seminars in Arthroplasty Jses, 2026 Sep 1; 36 (3): DOI:10.1016/j.sart.2026.151597
    • Journal Article
      Midterm radiographic outcomes of short- vs. standard-length stems in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty are comparable with the Univers Revers system
      Khorram R, Kohut K, Al-Humadi S, Lin A, Romeo A, Shah A, Bedi A, Sears B, Parsons B, Erickson B, Werner B, Miller B, O'Grady C, Davis D, Lutton D, Petre D, Lederman E, Griffin J, Steinbeck J, Tokish J, Lee J, Farmer K, Provencher M, Bercik M, Kissenberth M, Raiss P, Denard PJ, Habermeyer P, Moroder P, Creighton R, Huffman GR, Harmsen S, Lichtenberg S, Lenters T, Burrus T, Brolin T, Werner BC. Seminars in Arthroplasty Jses, 2026 Sep 1; 36 (3): DOI:10.1016/j.sart.2026.151593
    • Journal Article
      Constitutive parameter inference using physics-informed full volume inverse modeling of intact and torn rotator cuff tendons
      Villacís Núñez CN, Srivastava S, Scheven U, Bedi A, Garikipati K, Arruda EM. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2026 Aug 1; 214: DOI:10.1016/j.jmps.2026.106668
    • Journal Article
      MRI-Based Volumetric Analysis of the Quadriceps Muscles Correlation With Knee Extension Strength in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
      DeFoor MT, Knurr KA, Heiderscheit B, Riem L, Cognetti DJ, Shaw J, Blaylock M, Antosh IJ, Bedi A, Sheean AJ. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2026 Aug 1; 54 (10): 2407 - 2416. DOI:10.1177/03635465261456991
      PMID: 42367050
    • Journal Article
      Biomechanical Comparison of 4 Radial Meniscal Repair Techniques Including a Novel Dual Tie-Grip Configuration
      Bachmaier S, Krych AJ, Bedi A, Müller PE, Smith PA. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2026 Jul 1; 54 (8): 1859 - 1866. DOI:10.1177/03635465261439079
      PMID: 42116567
    • Journal Article
      Knee Injectables in Young Athletes: Evidence, Recommendations, and Clinical Application
      Hantouly A, Bedi A, Khan M. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2026 Jun 3; 108 (11): 835 - 841. DOI:10.2106/JBJS.26.00267
      PMID: 41990135

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