Patrick E. Greis, M.D.
Associate Professor
Specialty: Sports Medicine
Medical School: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Residency: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, Colorado
Dr. Greis joined the Department of Orthopaedics in March of 1997 and specializes in sports medicine and shoulder surgery. His practice involves the treatment of knee and shoulder problems with an emphasis on knee and shoulder arthroscopic surgery, shoulder reconstruction and replacement, and the treatment of knee ligament injuries. Dr. Greis' research interests include evaluation of rotator cuff function, rotator cuff reconstruction, and the evaluation of clinical results following knee ligament reconstruction. Trained at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for undergraduate and medical school, Dr. Greis completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh, and did a sports medicine fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. He is a tenured Associated Professor at the University of Utah, a diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Medical Director of the University Orthopaedic Center. His duties at the University include being head team orthopaedist for the University of Utah football team, and team orthopaedist for other sports team at the University. Dr. Greis is involved in the treatment of athletes at the University, but also has a busy clinical practice taking care of all individuals from the intermountain area. This includes the treatment of patients of all ages who have knee or shoulder problems.
Dr. Greis has authored numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of topics, and has collaborated on a variety of research projects while at the University of Utah. Recent articles are included below.
Current Publications:
Greis, PE, LeGrande A, Burks RT: 2008, Bilateral Shoulder Chondrolysis following Arthroscopy: A report of two cases. J Bone Joint Surg. Accepted Jan 2008. [abstract]
Beck P, Brown N, Greis PE, Burks RT: 2007 Patellofemoral contact pressures and lateral patellar translation following medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. Am J Sports Med, Vol. 35 (9):1557-1563. [abstract]
Greis PE, Lahav A. Bilateral displaced "bucket handle" tears of the medial meniscus in a 16-year-old girl. J Knee Surg. 2006;19(1):41-44. [abstract]
Burks RT, Greis PE, Arnoczky SP, Scher C. The use of a single osteochondral autograft plug in the treatment of a large osteochondral lesion in the femoral condyle: An experimental study in sheep. Am J Sports Med. 2006;34(2):247-255. [abstract], [full-text] (UofU only).
Burks RT, Crim J, Fink BP, Boylan DN, Greis PE. The effects of semitendinosus and gracilis harvest in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(10):1177-1185. [abstract].
Greis PE, Lahav A, Holmstrom MC. Surgical treatment options for patella tendon rupture, part II: chronic. Orthopedics. 2005; 28(8):765-769. [abstract].
Greis PE, Holmstrom MC, Lahav A. Surgical treatment options for patella tendon rupture, part I: Acute. Orthopedics. 2005; 28(7):672-679. [abstract].
Mashoof AA, Scholl MD, Lahav A, Greis PE, Burks RT. Osteochondral injury to the mid-lateral weight-bearing portion of the lateral femoral condyle associated with patella dislocation. Arthroscopy. 2005; 21(2):228-232. [abstract].
