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Robert W. Westermann, MD
Robert W. Westermann

Education

  • Medical Degree, University of Washington
  • Residency, University of Iowa
  • Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic

Awards

  1. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery OA TOP TEN ARTICLE, Activity Level and Sport Type in Adolescents Correlate with the Development of Cam Morphology (2021)
  2. The William H. Harris/ANCHOR Career Development Award in Hip Preservation
  3. FullBright Award (Mentor to Dr Kushtrim Garza (Kosovo), Hip Preservation Biomechanics)
  4. The John N. Insall Award – Best Paper - Knee Society (2016)

Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS); American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Sports Medicine

Bibliography

  1. Gholson JJ, Goetz DD, Westermann RW, Hart J, Callaghan JJ. Management of Painful Patellar Clunk and Crepitance: Results at a Mean Follow-Up of Five Years. Iowa Orthop J. 2017;37:171-175. [PMID: 28852353]
  2. Shamrock AG, Day MA, Duchman KR, Glass N, Westermann RW.Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 29;7(7):2325967119855023. doi: 10.1177/2325967119855023. eCollection 2019 Jul. Review. PMID: 31384615
  3. Carender CN, Bollier MJ, Wolf BR, Duchman KR, An Q, Westermann RW Preoperative Performance of PROMIS in Patients With Patellofemoral Malalignment and Chondral Disease. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 10;7(7):2325967119855001. doi: 10.1177/2325967119855001. eCollection 2019 Jul. PMID: 31317048
  4. Khazi ZM1, Shamrock AG2, Hajewski C1, Glass N1, Wolf BR1, Duchman KR1, Westermann RW, Bollier M1. Preoperative opioid use is associated with inferior outcomes after patellofemoral stabilization surgery. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Oct 24. doi: 10.1007/s00167-019-05738-2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 31650313
  5. Hajewski CJ, Baron JE, Glass NA, Duchman KR, Bollier M, Wolf BR, Westermann RW. Performance of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System in Patients With Patellofemoral Instability. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Apr 21;8(4):2325967120915540. doi: 10.1177/2325967120915540. PMID: 32341932; PMCID: PMC7175058.
  6. Havey R, Schaver AL, Meyer AM, Duchman KR, Westermann R. Assessment of Femoral Version Should be Assessed Independently of Conventional Measures in Patellofemoral Instability. Iowa Orthop J. 2021 Dec;41(2):77-81. Epub 2021/12/21