Faculty
Braden Mayer, MD
UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
Minimally invasive shoulder & knee arthroscopy, shoulder replacement
Dr. Mayer practices with UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver, focusing on minimally invasive shoulder and knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction, and complex shoulder replacement and resurfacing. He earned his medical degree at UT San Antonio, completed residency at Duke, fellowship training at Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver, and additional training in Zurich with Prof. Christian Gerber on complex shoulder disorders. He serves as an associate team physician for the Colorado Rockies.
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UT San Antonio
Residency
Duke University
Fellowship
Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver; additional training in complex shoulder disorders with Prof. Christian Gerber, Zurich
Team affiliations
Colorado Rockies — associate team physician
Publications (6)
Most cited
- 2018Using Stress Ultrasonography to Understand the Risk of UCL Injury Among Professional Baseball Pitchers Based on Ligament Morphology and Dynamic Abnormalities
Shanley E, Smith M, Mayer BK, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 30116762 · DOI: 10.1177/2325967118788847 · 42 citations
- 2023Shoulder Stabilization Versus Immobilization for First-Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Level 1 Randomized Controlled Trials
Belk JW, Wharton BR, Houck DA, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 35148222 · DOI: 10.1177/03635465211065403 · 34 citations
- 2025A Comparison of Return to Sport After Bankart Repair Versus Latarjet for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review
Noyes CE, Johnston GE, Vaver N, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 41140546 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671251380878 · 1 citation
- 2024Outcomes of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty With and Without Prior Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review
Hop JC, Belk JW, Mayer BK, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 39221043 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671241253282 · 1 citation
- 2018Isolated Tear of the Pectoralis Minor Tendon in a Professional American Football Quarterback: A Case Report
McNeilan RJ, Rose M, Mayer B, et al. · JBJS case connector · PMID: 30601275 · DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00142 · 1 citation
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- 2026Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy outcomes are comparable in patients with synovitis treated by synovectomy and those without synovitis
Williams KG, Constantine EP, Whitney KE, et al. · Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · PMID: 41252606 · DOI: 10.1002/ksa.70202 · 0 citations
- 2025A Comparison of Return to Sport After Bankart Repair Versus Latarjet for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review
Noyes CE, Johnston GE, Vaver N, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 41140546 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671251380878 · 1 citation
- 2024Outcomes of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty With and Without Prior Rotator Cuff Repair: A Systematic Review
Hop JC, Belk JW, Mayer BK, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 39221043 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671241253282 · 1 citation
- 2023Shoulder Stabilization Versus Immobilization for First-Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Level 1 Randomized Controlled Trials
Belk JW, Wharton BR, Houck DA, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 35148222 · DOI: 10.1177/03635465211065403 · 34 citations
- 2018Using Stress Ultrasonography to Understand the Risk of UCL Injury Among Professional Baseball Pitchers Based on Ligament Morphology and Dynamic Abnormalities
Shanley E, Smith M, Mayer BK, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 30116762 · DOI: 10.1177/2325967118788847 · 42 citations
- 2018Isolated Tear of the Pectoralis Minor Tendon in a Professional American Football Quarterback: A Case Report
McNeilan RJ, Rose M, Mayer B, et al. · JBJS case connector · PMID: 30601275 · DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.18.00142 · 1 citation