Edward Michael Wojtys, MD

Dr. Edward Wojtys is a former U of M Football player who completed his medical training and Orthopaedic Residency at the University of Michigan and Fellowship at Cincinnati Sports Medicine under the direction of Dr. Frank Noyes in Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine. He joined the U of M Faculty in 1985. His research teams work has been recognized by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) with 8 National Awards. Their work received the 2016 Kappa Delta Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) - the highest Research Award given by these Societies. His research has been funded by the NIH and NIAMS (2006, 2009, 2016, 2018), NFL, Coulter Foundation, Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation (OREF), and the Center for Organogenesis. Dr. Wojtys is a William S. Smith Collegiate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Editor-in-Chief, Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach Co-Chair, National Football League (NFL) Orthopaedic Research Committee Team Physician, University of Michigan Mens Lacrosse Team

Clinical & Research Interests: The prevention, mechanisms, and treatment of knee injury, especially the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Tissue engineering of ACL grafts

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Knee injuries in sports, the female athlete, training and conditioning, sports medicine epidemiology and osteoarthritis of the knee.