Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD

Professional Titles

• The Drew Family Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in honor of Alec J. Cosgarea
• Head Team Physician, Johns Hopkins University Athletic Department

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Background

Videos

• Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

• Meniscus Injuries | Q&A with Dr. Andrew Cosgarea

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

• History of second Tommy John surgeries raises questions about Mike Clevinger’s future | The San Diego Union-Tribune (November 2020)

  Running and aging usually don't mix. But at 62, quitting isn't an option for me. | The Washington Post (May 2019)

  3 ACL Tears Won’t Keep Creighton’s Martin Krampelj off Court | AP News (October 2018)

  ACL Surgery | Michelle Baker's Story | Johns Hopkins Medicine (March 2017)

  Insider: Why can't the Colts stay healthy? | Indystar.com (September 2016)

  The Most Common Injury at the Olympics | CNN.com (August 2016)

Research Interests

ACL reconstruction, Adolescent sports injuries, Computer simulation of knee biomechanics, Knee and shoulder rehabilitation, Knee biomechanics, Patellofemoral disorders and treatment, Patellofemoral instability, Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of sports injuries, Throwing shoulder biomechanics

Research Summary

Dr. Cosgarea’s research interests involve knee biomechanics, especially the patellofemoral joint. He has worked in collaboration with biomechanical engineer John Elias, Ph.D., on a series of projects that use computational modeling to study patellofemoral realignment surgical techniques. He is also collaborating with Dr. John Carrino using a new imaging technology, dynamic CT scanning, to better analyze biomechanical parameters.

He has been involved in a series of projects exploring posterior knee anatomy. He maintains a database that tracks surgical treatment in patients with pigmented villonodular synovitis. He has studied shoulder range of motion in baseball pitchers by collecting retrospective data from the Baltimore Orioles and prospective data from the Johns Hopkins baseball teams.

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=cosgarea+aj

Research Gate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Cosgarea

Selected Publications

• D'Amore T, Tanaka MJ, Cosgarea AJ. When and how far to move the tibial tuberosity in patients with patellar instability. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2017 Jun;25(2):78-84. PMID: 28459750 

• Demehri S, Thawait GK, Williams AA, Kompel A, Elias JJ, Carrino JA, Cosgarea AJ. Imaging characteristics of contralateral asymptomatic patellofemoral joints in patients with unilateral instability. Radiology. 2014 Dec;273(3):821-30. doi: 10.1148/radiol.14140295. Epub 2014 Aug 22. PMID: 25153158

• Elias JJ, Soehnlen NT, Guseila LM, Cosgarea AJ. Dynamic tracking influenced by anatomy in patellar instability. Knee. 2016 Jun;23(3):450-5. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2016.01.021. Epub 2016 Feb 26. PMID: 26922799

• Tanaka MJ, Elias JJ, Williams AA, Demehri S, Cosgarea AJ. Characterization of patellar maltracking using dynamic kinematic CT imaging in patients with patellar instability. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2016 Nov;24(11):3634-3641. Epub 2016 Jun 29. PMID: 27358051

• Williams AA, Elias JJ, Tanaka MJ, Thawait GK, Demehri S, Carrino JA, Cosgarea AJ. The Relationship Between Tibial Tuberosity-Trochlear Groove Distance and Abnormal Patellar Tracking in Patients With Unilateral Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy. 2016 Jan;32(1):55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.06.037. Epub 2015 Oct 4. PMID: 26440373

Honors

• Silver Reel Award, "Sports Medicine: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries,", International Television Association 29th Annual Video Festival
• Gold Slate Award, "Common Knee Injuries,", International Television Association 26th Annual Video Festival
• Honorable Mention, "Common Knee Injuries,", New York Film Festival
• 106 Knee Surgeons to Know | 2017, Becker's ASC Review
• "125 Knee Surgeons and Specialists to Know,", Becker's Spine Review, 1/1/12
• Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award, ISAKOS 5th Biennial Congress, 1/1/05
• Prince Alexandre de Merode Award, Oral Presentation, Sixth IOC World Congress on Sports Sciences, 1/1/02
• First Place, Basic Science Presentation, Maryland Orthopaedic Association, 1/1/00
• Best Team Presentation, "Operative and Non-Operative Treatment of Knee Sports Injuries,", Ohio State University, 1/1/98
• Best Program, "Sports Medicine: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries,", Ohio State University, 1/1/96
• Best Clinical/Surgical Presentation Award, "Common Knee Injuries,", Ohio State University, 1/1/93

Memberships

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
• Herodicus Society
• Maryland Orthopaedic Society
• The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association