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Dr. Geoffrey Van Thiel is a leading orthopedic doctor and surgeon in Northern Illinois with offices in Rockford and Crystal Lake. Learn more about his extensive experience below and schedule an appointment to receive and evaluation.


Position / Title

Orthopedic Surgeon – Board Certified
Sports Medicine – Knee, Hip and Shoulder
OrthoIllinois

Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics
Rush University Medical Center

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
University of Illinois – Chicago

Team Physician
Chicago Blackhawks Medical Network
Rockford Ice Hogs

Team Physician
US National Soccer Teams

Medical Director of Orthopedics
OSF St. Anthony Medical Center – Rockford, IL

Managing Partner
OrthoIllinois – Rockford, IL


Education / Training

Department of Sports Medicine – Rush University Medical Center
Fellowship in Sports Medicine
Chicago, IL | 2011 – 2012

Rush University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Resident
Chicago, IL | 2006 – 2011

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
M.D. Degree – May 2006
Los Angeles, CA | 2001 – 2006

UCLA Anderson School of Management
M.B.A Degree – May 2006
Los Angeles, CA| 2004 – 2006

University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. Biological Sciences
Madison, WI | 1998 – 2001
Graduated with Honors (3.8 GPA)


Honors / Awards

Associate Editor – Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2012.
2012

Participant on the AAOS Council for Education
Nominated by Department Chairman
July 2010

American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Leadership Forum
Nominated by Department Chairman
2010


Presentations

1) Van Thiel GS; Verma N; Yanke A; Basu; Farr J; Cole BJ. Meniscal Allograft Size Can be Predicted by Height, Weight and Gender. Poster Presentation AOSSM Annual Meeting 2008 – Orlando, FL

2) Van Thiel GS; Piasecki D; Nicholson GP. Vertical Humeral Osteotomy for Revision of Well-Fixed Humeral Components. Podium Presentation AAOS Annual Meeting 2009 – Las Vegas, NV

3) Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang V, Nho SJ, Piasecki D, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Different Subscapularis Tendon Repairs. Poster Presentation International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons 2009 – Las Vegas, NV

4) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Romeo AA, Verma N. A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair with Capsular Plication using Suture Anchors. Podium Presentation International Symposium on Ligaments and Tendons 2009 – Las Vegas, NV

5) Van Thiel GS; Verma N; Yanke A; Basu; Farr J; Cole BJ. Meniscal Allograft Size Can be Predicted by Height, Weight and Gender. Poster Presentation ISAKOS Annual Meeting 2009 – Osaka, Japan

6) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT.   Biomechanical Evaluation of Meniscal Transplantation with a High Tibial Osteotomy. Podium Presentation International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting 2009 – Miami, FL

7) Van Thiel GS, Sheehan S, Frank RM, Slabaugh M, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Verma N.   Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Degenerative Disease. Poster Presentation International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting 2009 – Miami, FL

8) Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Slabaugh M, Nho SJ, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Verma NN. Clinical Outcomes after Microfracture of the Glenohumeral Joint. Poster Presentation International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting 2009 – Miami, FL

9) Ghodadra N, Provencher M, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Goldstein J, Shewman E, Bach BR, Verma NN. Optimization of Glenohumeral Forces after Latarjet or Iliac Crest Bone Augmentation for Glenoid Bone Loss: Impact of Graft Type and Coracoid Position. Poster Presentation International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting 2009 – Miami, FL

10) Provencher MT, Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Bach BR, Romeo AA.   Novel Osteochondral Allograft for the Treatment of Shoulder Instability with Glenoid Bone Loss. Podium Presentation International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting 2009 – Miami, FL

11) Van Thiel GS; Verma N; Yanke A; Basu; Farr J; Cole BJ. Meniscal Allograft Size Can be Predicted by Height, Weight and Gender. Poster Presentation AANA Annual Meeting 2009 – San Diego, CA

12) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT.   Biomechanical Evaluation of Meniscal Transplantation with a High Tibial Osteotomy. Poster Presentation Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting 2009 – Seattle, WA

13) Van Thiel GS, Sheehan S, Frank RM, Slabaugh M, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Verma N.   Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Degenerative Disease. Podium Presentation Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting 2009 – Seattle, WA

14) Provencher MT, Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Bach BR, Romeo AA.   Novel Osteochondral Allograft for the Treatment of Shoulder Instability with Glenoid Bone Loss. Podium Presentation Western Orthopedic Association Annual Meeting 2009 – Seattle, WA

15) Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Bach BR, Provencher MT. Characterization of Glenoid and Distal Tibia Cartilage: Implications in Reconstruction of Glenoid in Shoulder Instability. Poster Presentation AOSSM Annual Meeting 2009 – Keystone, CO

16) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Romeo AA, Verma N. A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair with Capsular Plication using Suture Anchors. Podium Presentation AOSSM Annual Meeting 2009 – Keystone, CO

17) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT.   Biomechanical Evaluation of Meniscal Transplantation with a High Tibial Osteotomy. Poster Presentation AOSSM Annual Meeting 2009 – Keystone, CO

18) Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang V, Nho SJ, Piasecki D, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Subscapularis Repairs After Shoulder Arthroplasty. Podium Presentation ASES Open Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

19) Van Thiel GS, Berend KR, Della Valle CJ, Gordon AC, Klein GR, Lombardi AV. Articulating Antibiotic Spacers in the Treatment of Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection. Scientific Exhibit – AAOS Annual Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

20) Van Thiel GS, Halloran JP, Piasecki DP, Provencher MT, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP. Vertical Humeral Osteotomy in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty. Featured Multimedia Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

21) Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang V, Nho SJ, Piasecki D, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Evaluation of Three Subscapularis Repairs After Shoulder Arthroplasty Podium Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

22) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Romeo AA, Verma N. A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair with Capsular Plication using Suture Anchors. Podium Presentation – AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting 2010 – Miami, FL

23) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Romeo AA, Verma N. Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication. Podium Presentation – AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting 2010 – Miami, FL

24) Van Thiel GS, Berend KR, Della Valle CJ, Gordon AC, Klein GR, Lombardi AV. Articulating Antibiotic Spacers in the Treatment of Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection. Podium Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 2010 Austin, TX

25) Van Thiel GS, Nho SJ, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Romeo AA, Verma N. A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair with Capsular Plication using Suture Anchors. Podium Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting 2010 Austin, TX

26) Provencher MT, Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Verma NN, Romeo AA.   Characterization of Glenoid Chondral Loss in Shoulder Instability: Implications for Amount of Chondral Loss and Reconstruction with a Novel Distal Tibia Allograft. Podium Presentation – AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow Meeting 2010 – Miami, FL

27) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Verma N, Romeo AA . A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair with Capsular Plication using Suture Anchors. Podium Presentation – Annual Congress of the French Arthroscopic Society 2009 of Deauville

28) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Verma N, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication. Poster Presentation – Annual Congress of the French Arthroscopic Society 2009 of Deauville

29) Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Slabaugh M, Nho SJ, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Verma NN. Clinical Outcomes after Microfracture of the Glenohumeral Joint. Poster Presentation – Annual Congress of the French Arthroscopic Society 2009 of Deauville

30) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT. Proximal Tibial Osteotomy and Meniscal Transplantation: A Biomechanical Analysis. Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), New Orleans 2010

31) Bell R B, Slabaugh M A, Frank R M, Van Thiel G S, Provencher M T, Romeo A A, Wang V M, Verma N N. Biceps Tenodesis with Interference Screw Fixation: A Biomechanical Comparison of Screw Size and Technique. Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), New Orleans 2010

32) Frank R M, Nho S J, Romeo AA, Van Thiel GS, Wang F C, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Mazzocca AD, Verma NN. A Biomechanical Analysis of Shoulder Stabilization: Anterior Bankart Repair using Suture Anchors. Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), New Orleans 2010

33) Frank R M, Nho S J, Romeo A A, Van Thiel G S, Wang F C, Wang V M, Provencher M T, Mazzocca AD, Verma N N.   A Biomechanical Analysis of Shoulder Stabilization: Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication. Poster Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), New Orleans 2010

34) Provencher MT, Van Thiel GS, Solomon DJ. Characterization of Anterior Shoulder Instability.Featured Multimedia Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

35) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Verma N, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication and Anterior Bankart Repairs with Suture Anchor. Poster Presentation – Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 2009

36) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT. Proximal Tibial Osteotomy and Meniscal Transplantation: A Biomechanical Analysis. Podium Presentation – Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) 2009

37) Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Bach BR, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Characterization of Glenoid and Distal Tibia Cartilage: Implications. Poster Presentation – Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 2010 Annual Meeting

38) Nho SJ, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Wang F, Wang V, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A, Verma N, Romeo AA. A Biomechanical Analysis of Shoulder Stabilization: Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication. Poster Presentation – Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 2010 Annual Meeting

39) Ode GE,   McArthur S, Van Thiel GS, Kercher J, Dishkin-Paset J, Shewman E, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus.. Podium Presentation – Meniscal Transplantation Study Group Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

40) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT. Biomechanical Evaluation of Meniscal Transplantation with a High Tibial Osteotomy. Podium Presentation – Meniscal Transplantation Study Group Meeting 2010 – New Orleans, LA

41) Ode GE,   McArthur S, Van Thiel GS, Kercher J, Dishkin-Paset J, Shewman E, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus. Podium Presentation – AOSSM Annual Meeting 2010 – Providence, RI

42) Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Bach BR, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Characterization of Glenoid and Distal Tibia Cartilage: Implications. Special Emphasis Presentation – AOA Annual Meeting – San Diego, CA 2010

43) Kang RW, Van Thiel GS, Nho SJ. The Presence of an Increased Alpha Angle in Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients. Poster Presentation – International Society for Hip Arthroscopy – Cancun 2010

44) Yanke AB, Van Thiel GS, Provencher MT. Posterior Shoulder Instability. Featured Video Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting – San Diego, CA 2011

45) Slabaugh M, Bell R, Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Romeo AA, Verma NN. Biceps Tenodesis with Interference Screw Fixation: A Comparison of Screw Size and Technique. Poster Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting – San Diego, CA 2011

46) Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Characterization of Glenoid and Distal Tibia Cartilage: Implications for Glenoid Reconstruction. Podium Presentation – AAOS Annual Meeting – San Diego, CA 2011

47) Biswas D, Van Thiel GS, Della Valle C, Berger RA. Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Younger Than 55. Podium Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting – Tucson, AZ 2011

48) McArthur S, Van Thiel GS, Ode G, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus. Podium Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting – Tucson, AZ 2011

49) Kang RW, Van Thiel GS, Nho SJ. Increased Alpha Angle in Young Hip Arthroplasty Patients. Podium Presentation – Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting – Tucson, AZ 2011

50) Verma NN, Frank RM, Nho SJ, Romeo AA, Van Thiel GS, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A. A Biomechanical Analysis of Shoulder Stabilization: Anterior Bankart Repair Using Suture Anchors. Poster Presentation – ISAKOS Annual Meeting – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011

51) Verma NN, Frank RM, Nho SJ, Romeo AA, Van Thiel GS, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Mazzocca A. A Biomechanical Analysis of Posterior-Inferior Glenohumeral Capsular Plication. Poster Presentation – ISAKOS Annual Meeting – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011

52) Bell R, Slabaugh M, Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Romeo AA, Verma NN.   Biceps Tenodesis with Interference Screw Fixation: A Biomechanical Comparison of Screw Size and Technique. Poster Presentation – ISAKOS Annual Meeting – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011

53) Dishkin-Paset J, Ode GE, McArthur S, Van Thiel GS, Kercher J, Shewman EF, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus. Podium presentation; Orthopaedic Research Society 2011 Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA , 2011

54) Ode GE, McArthur S, Van Thiel GS, Kercher J, Dishkin-Paset J, Shewman EF, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus. Poster presentation; World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society, Spain, 2010

55) Biswas D, Van Thiel GV, Pack B, Della Valle C. Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Younger than 55 Years of Age: Results at Minimum of Two Years. Poster presentation: AAOS San Francisco 2012

56) Lin E, Van Thiel GV, Romeo AA, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Nicholson GP. Clinical Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients Under the Age of 60. Podium Presentation; AAOS San Francisco 2012.

57) Lenart BA, Van Thiel GS, Dhawan A, Freedman R, McGill K, Provencher MT, Cole BJ, Romeo AA, Verma NN. “MRI Evaluation of Normal Glenoid Height and Width: an Anatomic Study.” Poster presentation at the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC/ESSSE) Annual Meeting, Lyon, France. September 14-17, 2011

58) Lin EC, Sershon RA, Van Thiel GS, Gupta D, McGill KC, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP. “Clinical Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Patients Under the Age of 60. Poster presentation at the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC/ESSSE) Annual Meeting, Lyon, France. September 14-17, 2011.


Publications/Book Chapters

1) Van Thiel GS, Verma N, Yanke A, Basu, Farr J, Cole BJ. Meniscal Allograft Size Can be Predicted by Height, Weight and Gender. Arthroscopy; 2009 Jul;25(7):722-7.

2) Van Thiel GS, Piasecki D, Nicholson GP. Vertical Humeral Osteotomy for Revision of Well-Fixed Humeral Components. American Journal of Orthopedics; Feb. 2009, 2; 67-71.

3) Van Thiel GS, Baker C, Bush-Joseph C. A Chronic Posterolateral Knee and Patella Dislocation: Case Report. J Orthop Trauma. 2009 Aug;23(7):541-5.

4) Nho SJ, Reiff S, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA. Arthroscopic Repair of L-Shaped Tear of the Anterior Band of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament Complex in a Pediatric Patient. Technical Note. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009 Dec;17(12):1454-7.

5) Van Thiel GS; Nho SJ; Provencher M; Romeo A. Subacromial Decompression. Operative Techniques: Sports Medicine. Reider, Terry, Provencher. 2010.

6) Van Thiel GS; Bach BR Jr. Chapter 16: Arthrometric evaluation of the failed ACL—normal ACL, injured ACL, reconstructed ACL and the failed ACL. ACL Surgery: How to Get it Right the First Time and What to do When Your Surgery Fails. Bach and Provencher. Elsevier. 2010.

7) Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang V, Nho SJ, Piasecki D, Bach BR, Romeo AA. Biomechanical Similarities Among Subscapularis Repairs Following Shoulder Arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Jul;19(5):657-63

8) Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Slabaugh M, Romeo AA, Cole BJ, Verma NN. Clinical Outcome after Microfracture of the Glenohumeral Joint. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Apr;38(4):772-81.

9) Van Thiel GS, Sheehan S, Frank RM, Slabaugh M, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Cole BJ, Verma NN. Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Degenerative Joint Disease. Arthroscopy. 2011 Feb;27(2):161-6.

10) Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta A, Ghodadra N, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Provencher MT. Biomechanical Evaluation of Meniscal Transplantation with a High Tibial Osteotomy. Journal of Knee Surgery. 2011 Mar: 24(1): 45-53.

11) Nho SJ, Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Mazzocca AD, Verma NN, Romeo AA. A biomechanical analysis of shoulder stabilization: posteroinferior glenohumeral capsular plication. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Jul;38(7):1413-9.

12) Nho SJ, Frank RM, Van Thiel GS, Wang FC, Wang VM, Provencher MT, Mazzocca AD, Verma NN, Romeo AA. A Biomechanical Analysis of Anterior Bankart Repair using Suture Anchors. Am J Sports Med. 2010 Jul;38(7):1405-12.

13) Van Thiel GS, Bach BR. Chapter 54: Knee Bracing for Athletic Injuries. Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee 5th ed. 2010.

14) Van Thiel GS, Berend KR, Della Valle CJ, Gordon AC, Klein GR, Lombardi AV. Articulating Antibiotic Spacers in the Treatment of Total Knee Arthroplasty Infection. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Apr;469(4):994-1001.

15) Provencher MT, LeClere LE, Van Thiel GS, Solomon DJ. Chapter 12: Posterior Instability of the Shoulder. AANA Advanced Arthroscopy of the Shoulder – Ryu. 2010.

16) Van Thiel GS, Ghodadra N, Provencher MT. Chapter: Biceps Tendon Disorders Treatment and Rehabilitation. Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Third Edition – Brotzman B and Manske RC. 2010.

17) Ghodadra N, Van Thiel GS, Provencher MT. Chapter: Shoulder Instability Treatment and Rehabilitation. Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Third Edition – Brotzman B and Manske RC. 2010.

18) Slabaugh M A, Frank R M, Van Thiel G S, Provencher M T, Romeo A A, Wang V M, Verma N N. Biceps Tenodesis with Interference Screw Fixation: A Biomechanical Comparison of Screw Size and Technique. Arthroscopy. 2011 Feb;27(2):161-6.

19) Van Thiel GS, Ghodadra N, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Chapter: Management of Chronic Shoulder Dislocations. Shoulder Instability: A Comprehensive Review – Provencher and Romeo. 2011.

20) Gross CE, Van Thiel GS, Verma NN. Chapter: Incidence, Epidemiology, and Etiology of Articular Cartilage Disease of the Glenohumeral Joint. Management of the Active Patient with Glenohumeral Arthritis: An AAOS Monograph. AAOS Monograph Series 49. Rosemont, IL: AAOS. 2013

21) Van Thiel GS, Halloran JP, Twigg S, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP. Vertical Humeral Osteotomy for Revision of Well-Fixed Humeral Components: Results and Surgical Technique. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011 Dec;20(8):1248-54.

22) Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Chapter: Arthroscopic Management of Antero-Inferior Instability. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica. 2010.

23) Garbis N, Van Thiel GS, Ghodadra N, Romeo AA. Platlet Rich Plasma Use in the Shoulder. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics 2011.

24) Yanke AB, Van Thiel GS, LeClere LE, Solomon DJ, Bach BR, Provencher MT. Diagnosis and Arthroscopic Management of Posterior Shoulder Instability. AAOS Orthopaedic Knowledge Online.

25) Provencher MT, Van Thiel GS, Solomon D. Characterization of Anterior Shoulder Instability. Standing Room Only: Annual Meeting Ed. Controversies in Shoulder Surgery. AAOS Publication 2011.

26) Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA. Video Chapter: Cuff Repair-Subscapularis. Video Atlas of Shoulder Surgery. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers LTD. 2011.

27) Van Thiel GS, Cole BJ. Cartilage Replacement. Knee Reconstruction, Replacement, and Revision. Editor: Javad Parvizi. 2012.

28) Van Thiel GS, Forsythe B, Bach BR. Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Cole & Seikya: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition. Elsevier. 2012.

29) Ellman MB, Rosenthal MD, Van Thiel GS, Provencher MT. Chapter 3: Rehabilitation of Revision ACL Reconstruction. Current Concepts in Evaluation, Examination, and Rehabilitation of the Knee. Editor: Robert C. Mansake. SPTS 2011.

30) Van Thiel GS, Nicholson GP. Video Chapter: The Vertical Humeral Osteotomy. Video Atlas of Shoulder Surgery. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers LTD. 2011.

31) Bhatia S, Van Thiel GS, Wang VM, Shewman E, Gupta D, Bach BR, Provencher MT, Romeo AA, Verma NN. Comparison of Glenohumeral Contact Pressures and Contact Area after Glenoid Reconstruction with Latarjet or Distal Tibial Osteochondral Allograft. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Aug;41(8):1900-8

32) Bhatia S, Korth K, Van Thiel GS, Gupta D, Cole BJ, Verma NN, Bach BR. Anatomic Transtibial ACL Reconstruction: Effect of Tunnel Placement and Reamer Size. Am J Sports Med. 2013 Jun;41(6):1282-9.

33) Riff A, Yanke A, Van Thiel GS, Cole BJ. Double Row Rotator Cuff Repair. Chapter – Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2012.

34) Frank R, Chahal J, Van Thiel GS, Cole BJ. Management of Complex Knee Cartilage Problems. Chapter – Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2012.

35) Van Thiel GS, Cole BJ. Knotless Anchor Fixation. Chapter – Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2012.

36) Frank J, Van Thiel GS, Cole BJ. Osteochondritis Dissecans. Chapter – Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition. Elsevier 2012.

37) Van Thiel GS, Yanke AB, Forsythe B, Bach BR. Chapter: Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Cole & Seikya: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition. Elsevier. 2012.

38) Van Thiel GS, Frank RF, Verma NN. Chapter: Arthroscopic Management of Glenohumeral Arthritis. Cole & Seikya: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition. Elsevier.

39) Van Thiel GS, Mall N, Cole BJ. Chapter: Cartilage Replacement. Knee Reconstruction, Replacement, and Revision. Editor: Javad Parvizi. 2012

40) Bhatia S, Van Thiel GS, Boychuk J, Bach BR. Chapter: Post-surgical Rehabilitation after soft tissue ACL reconstruction (autograft and allograft). Orthopaedic Rehabilitation of the Athlete: Getting Back in the Game. Elsevier. 2012

41) Hammond J, Mall N, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA. Chapter: Scapulothoracic Fusion. Cole & Seikya: Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine, 2nd edition. Elsevier. 2012.

42) Ode G, Van Thiel GS, McArthur S, Dishkin J, Shewman E, Wang VM, Cole BJ. Effects of Serial Sectioning and Repair of Radial Tears in the Lateral Meniscus. Am J Sports Med. 2012 Aug;40(8):1863-70.

43) Chahal J, Mall N, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Cole BJ. The role of subacromial decompression in patients undergoing arthroscopic repair of full-thickness tears of the rotator cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthroscopy. 2012 May;28(5):720-7.

44) Van Thiel GS, Mall N, Chahal J, Heard W, Nho SJ. Injection Techniques for the Hip. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine, 2012.

45) Van Thiel GS, Riff A, Cole BJ. Review – Management of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Glenohumeral Joint. Rush Orthopedics Journal, 2012.

46) Van Thiel GS, Heard W, Romeo AA, Provencher MT. Acute and Chronic Shoulder Dislocations. Orthopedic Knowledge Update – Shoulder 3, AAOS, 2013.

47) Jordan M, Van Thiel GS, Chahal J, Nho SJ. Management of Articular Cartilage Lesions in the Hip. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2012 Sep;5(3):244-53.

48) Slikker W, Chahal J, Van Thiel GS, Nho SJ. Technique: Double Anchor Capsular Repair in Hip Arthroscopy. Arthrosc Tech. 2012 Nov 2;1(2):e213-7.

49) Van Thiel GS, Harris JD, Kang RW, Chahal J, Della Valle CJ, Bush-Joseph CA, Nho SJ. Age-related differences in radiographic parameters for femoroacetabular impingement in hip arthroplasty patients. Arthroscopy. 2013 Jul;29(7):1182-7

50) Biswas D, Van Thiel GS, Wetters NG, Pack BJ, Berger RA, Della Valle CJ. Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Less Than 55Years Old: Minimum of TwoYears of Follow-Up. J Arthroplasty. 2013 May 31.

51) Mall NA, Lee AS, Chahal J, Van Thiel GS, Romeo AA, Verma NN, Cole BJ. Transosseous-equivalent rotator cuff repair: a systematic review on the biomechanical importance of tying the medial row. Arthroscopy. 2013 Feb;29(2):377-86

52) Cvetanovich GL, Mall NA, Van Thiel GS, Chahal J, Bach B. Screw Fixation of an OCD Loose Body: 21-Year Results. J Knee Surg. 2012 May 15.

53) Gross CE, Chalmers PN, Chahal J, Van Thiel G, Bach BR Jr, Cole BJ, Romeo AA. Operative treatment of chondral defects in the glenohumeral joint. Arthroscopy. 2012 Dec;28(12):1889-901

54) Chahal J, Van Thiel GS, Mall N, Heard W, Bach BR, Cole BJ, Nicholson GP, Verma NN, Whelan DB, Romeo AA. The role of platelet-rich plasma in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review with quantitative synthesis. Arthroscopy. 2012 Nov;28(11):1718-27.

55) Bhatia S, Korth K, Van Thiel GS, Frank RM, Gupta D, Cole BJ, Bach BR Jr, Verma NN. Effect of tibial tunnel diameter on femoral tunnel placement in transtibial single bundle ACL reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Sep 19.

56) Lenart BA, Freedman R, Van Thiel GS, Dhawan A, McGill KC, Basu S, Meyer JR, Provencher CM, Cole BJ, Romeo AA, Verma NN. Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of normal glenoid length and width: an anatomic study. Arthroscopy. 2014 Aug;30(8):915-20.

57) J Salata M, J Nho S, Chahal J, Van Thiel G, Ghodadra N, Dwyer T, A Romeo A. Arthroscopic anatomy of the subdeltoid space. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2013 Sep 9;5(3):e25

58) Nho SJ, Freedman RL, Federer AE, Mather RC 3rd, Espinoza Orias AA, Wang VM, Van Thiel GS. Computed tomographic analysis of curved and straight guides for placement of suture anchors for acetabular labral refixation. Arthroscopy. 2013 Oct;29(10):1623-7.


Experience

Medical Director of Orthopedics – OSF St. Anthony Medical Center
Implemented and currently direct a co-management service line the encompasses all facets of orthopedic care.
2015 – Present

Team Physician – Blackhawks Medical Network – Rockford Ice Hogs
2012 – Present

Team Physician – US National Soccer Teams
2013 – Present

Assistant Team Physician Chicago Bulls
2011 – 2012

Assistant Team Physician Chicago White Sox
2011 – 2012

Editorial Reviewer -Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR)
2009-current
Reviewer

Editorial Reviewer – American Journal of Sports Medicine
2012 – Present
Reviewer

Editorial Reviewer – Journal of Arthroscopy
2009-current
Reviewer

AAOS Resident Liason
2008-current
Appointed by Chairman

AAOS Orthopaedic Opinion Group
2009-current
Member – Contributor

Movasck
Los Angeles, CA | 2004 – 2006
Early Stage Medical Device Company

  • Developed the VibraDIV and VibraShot (low tech medical devices).
  • Contracted with an engineering and finance professional.
  • Wrote business plan and sought initial financing for the venture.

UCLA Pathology – Biomarker Institute
Los Angeles, CA | 2005 – 2006
Dr. Scott Binder

  • Assisted in the development of an infrastructure and “take to market” strategy for a novel prostate cancer biomarker.

Breast Mammography CAD Software
Los Angeles, CA | 2005 – 2006
Consultant

  • Completed a market analysis and take-to-market strategy for an early stage medical technology company.

Healthnet
Los Angeles, CA | 2002
Healthcare Internship

  • Developed and helped implement a medical screening tool that allows doctors to efficiently enroll disadvantaged children in governmental programs; resulted in better healthcare for these children.
  • Presented tool at the national conference for Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN) held by the Center for Healthcare Strategies.

Additional / Volunteer

Haiti Relief
Port au Prince, Haiti | 2010
Participated in the Haiti Relief Program in 2010


Memberships / Licensures

  • AAOS
  • MENSA – Society
  • AED – Alpha Epsilon Delta (pre-medical honor society)
  • Pi Kappa Alpha
  • AOSSM
  • AANA

Courses / Instructor

  1. Instructor – AANA Resident Arthroscopy Course
  2. Instructor – AANA Resident Arthroscopy Course 1/13-1/15
  3. Instructor – Shoulder Arthrscopy Lab – Rush – 1/21
  4. Instructor – Hip Arthroscopy Lab – Rush – 2/4
  5. Instructor – Hip Surgical Skills/Arthroscopy 4/2015
  6. Instructor – Arthroscopy Skills – AAOS – 9/2014

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Patient Stories

Life changing patient stories

Read about Jack a multi-sport athlete, who suffered from a multi-ligament tear in his knee. Read about Abigail who fell and tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Life changing stories of patients healed by Dr. Geoffrey Van Thiel.

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