Dr. Freedberg completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Additionally, he completed two fellowships: one in sports medicine at the prestigious Wellington Sports Medicine Center, and the other in reconstructive arthritis surgery at the acclaimed Bone and Joint Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.

With over 25 years of orthopedic experience, Dr. Freedberg is known locally as, “The Knee Expert.” Most recently, he developed an innovative double bundle ACL Reconstruction Technique in conjunction with Biomet with whom he is an independent contractor; which is now being recognized and implemented, internationally. Beyond knees, Dr. Freedberg provides a complete range of orthopaedic surgical services including full and partial joint replacement. Dr. Freedberg is a Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has subsequently been recertified twice by the same governing board. Also subspecialty Board Certified by the Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the American Forensic Association. Nationally renowned, Dr. Freedberg was deemed a Master Instructor of Arthroscopic Surgery by the Arthroscopy Association of North America, serves as an instructor for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a consulting physician to the Player’s Association for the NFL and MLB, team physician for five local high schools, recognized by U.S. News as a Top Doctor and in April 2011 was awarded the “Best Doctor Award” by Chicago Magazine. Dr. Freedberg lectures on his theories and techniques, on subjects that include not only knee reconstructions but many other joints of the body including the shoulder of which he is also recognized as an expert by his peers. He has published numerous articles on the subject of arthroscopy. He is presently involved in novel research on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) with the robotic knee testing device which is a revolutionary computerized knee testing device.

Dr. Freedberg believes that each patient deserves the utmost in service. He takes extra time to provide each patient with the individualized care they deserve and treats every patient as though they are a family member.

 

Howard I. Freedberg, MD

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT: Suburban Orthopaedics
www.suburbanortho.com
1110 W. Schick Rd.
Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone 630-372-1100 Fax 630-372-6230
800 Biesterfield Rd.
Suite 565 – Eberle Bldg
Elk Grove Village, Il 60007
Phone 847-439-9488
1600 Randall Road
Suite 110
Elgin, IL 60123
Phone: 630-372-1100

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: North Suburban Clinic
Hoffman Estates and Elk Grove Village
1988-2000

PUBLIC SERVICE: Great Lakes Medical Center Orthopaedic Sports
Medicine Specialist 1988-1991

HOSPITAL AFFILLIATIONS: Alexian Brothers Medical Center
St. Alexius Medical Center
Sherman Hospital

CERTIFICATION:
National Boards: Completed Parts I, II, III
License: Illinois
Board Certified 1990 by the American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certified 1995 by the American Forensic
Association
Board Re-certified 2000 by the American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine Certificate of Additional Qualification: Board Certified Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2010
Board Re-certified 2010 by the American Board of
Orthopaedic Surgery

AWARDS:
One of the Best Doctors in the Chicago Area Published
Castle Connolly Guide, 1999-Present
Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Specialists
Who’s Who in Orthopaedics 1999 to present
Honored member in Strathmore’s Who’s Who 2000-
Present
Millennium Edition
Nation Registry Who’s Who in Executives and
Professionals 2001-2002
April 2011: Chicago Magazine – Best Doctor Award
Deemed by the Arthroscopy Association of North America
Master Instructor of Arthroscopy
FELLOWSHIP: Fellow in American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Sports Medicine: Wellington Sports Medicine Center
Reconstructive Arthritis Surgery: bone and Joint Institute
The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987
Exchange Fellowship with Dr. H. Mittelmeier
Homburg, Germany and Dr. P. Cartier
Paris, France
April to May 1987
Fellow in International College of Surgeons

APPOINTMENTS:
Team sports physician for Cincinnati are high schools
Assistant physician for Association of Tennis Professionals
Assistant team physician for Cincinnati Bengals
Assistant team physician for Cincinnati Reds
1987 World Figure Skating Championship physician on
Medical Committee
Team physician area high schools: Conant, Streamwood,
Elk Grove, Bartlett, and South Elgin
Director Center for Sports Medicine at the North Suburban
Clinic
Team physician for Chicago Stingers Professional Soccer
Team
Bosnian Reconstruction Redevelopment and Health
Advisory Board 1996
Consultant for the National Football League Players
Association
Consultant for the Major League Baseball Players
Association
Senior PGA Medical Director, Kemper Lakes, Hawthorne,
IL July 2001
Medical Advisor for Sports Medicine Program
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Orthopaedic Advisory Committee.
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
On-call medical Director PGA championship, Medinah Country Club August, 2006
Pediatric Sports Medicine Committee- ABMC

EDUCATION:
B.S. Degree, 1977, University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois Orthopaedics,
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
University of Illinois, 1984
M.D. Degree, 1981 University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Postgraduate, University of Illinois Hospital Orthopaedic
Internship in General Surgery
July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982
Residence July 1, 1982 to June 30, 1986
Assistant Instructor in Orthopaedics,
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
University of Illinois, 1982
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics,
Chicago Medical School, 1987 to 1991

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH:

Ankle Fractures, October 21, 1982
Lincoln Orthopaedic Society, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation to International Orthopaedic
Association, March 24, 1983
A Comparison of the Jewett Nail and Compression
Screw of Intertrochanteric Fractures, A Clinical and
Anatomical Study
Presented at Chicago Committee on Trauma
To The American College of Surgeons
First Place Resident Paper Award
March 7, 1986
Presented at Scientific Exhibit at American
Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Las Vegas,
1985.
Case presentation, Lamplighters Orthopaedic
Association, April 26, 1984
Cement less Total Hip Arthroplasty
Lincoln Orthopaedic Society
Chicago, March 21, 1985
Segmental Spinal Instrumentation in Idiopathic Scoliosis
Using ¼ “L” Rods,
Illinois Orthopaedic Society, September 28, 1985
Postoperative Muscle Strength in Lateral and Anterolateral
Approach to the Hip Using the Kinetic
Communicator Exercise System.
Senior Thesis Presentation, June 20, 1986

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

The effect of Adjunctive Methymethacylate of Healing and
Function in Osteoporotic Interrochanteric Fractures
Presented at American Association of Orthpaedic
Surgeons Meeting, Las Vegas, 1985
Presented at Chicago Committee on Trauma of American
College of Surgeons, First Place Resident Paper Award
1985
Published, Journal of bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 67A,
Number 7, Page 1094, September 1985
Human Patellar Tendon-Bone Allografts in Arthroscopic
Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
Cincinnati Orthopaedic Society, June 1987.
Drug Use in Athletes. Cincinnati Orthopaedic Meeting,
April 14, 1987
A Prospective Study of the Autophor Total Hip Arthroplasty,
Orthopaedics Today, Volume 8, Number 1, Page 17
January 1988
Common sports Injuries in Adolescents. Illinois Academy of
Family Physicians, November 1, 1988
Skiing Injuries. National Association of Orthopaedic Technologist
Annual Convention, August 25, 1988
Concepts in Cruciate Surgery, American Operating Room
Nurses Convention, September 1989
Orthopaedic Emergencies. Midwest Convention for Critical Care
Nurses, March 14, 1990
Overview of Arthritis of Hip and Knee. Conservative and Surgical
Options. Association Operating Room Nurses (AORN),
October 20, 1992

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Synthes Orthopaedic Workshop. Orthopaedic Operating
Room nurses Association, October 16, 1993
Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Association of Surgical Technologists,
November 13, 1993
The Development and Utilization of a Patient Stabilization
Device to be used for Shoulder Arthroscopy in the
Sitting Position. In Conjunction with Dyonics
Presented AAOS. New Orleans, February 1994
A Doctor’s Prescription or Reducing Worker’s Compensation
Losses. Worker’s Compensation Update 1994.
Sponsored by the Council on Education in Management,
May 13, 1994
Chairman: Unique Total Team Approach to Sports Medicine,
Chicago, March 3, 1995
Lectures: Drug Use in Athletes
Head and Neck Injuries in Athletes
Diagnosis and Treatment of the Athletes Shoulder
Injuries
New Arthroscopic Techniques for Management
Cadaver Dissections of Shoulder and Knee
Associate Master Instructor for Shoulder Course at the
Orthopaedic Learning Center, June 23-24, 1995
Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course, Sponsored
By the Osler Institute, Lishle Hilton Hotel, July 7-12, 1995;
Lectures in Sports Knee and Sports Shoulder with oral test
Evaluation
Associate Master Instructor for the Shoulder Arthroscopy Course
at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, February, 3-4, 1996
Chairman: Second Annual Unique Total Team Approach to Sports
Medicine, February 24, 1996

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Lectures: Foot and Ankle Pathology Cadaver Dissection of
Ankle
Associate Master Instructor
Associate Master Instructor for the advanced shoulder
Course at the Orthopaedic Learning Center
February 2-4, 1996
Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course,
Sponsored by Osler Institute in Kansas City, May 17-18,
1996: Lectures in Sports Knee and Sports Shoulder with
oral test evaluation.
Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course,
Sponsored by Osler Institute in Chicago, July 9, 1996 and
July 16, 1996: Lectures in Sports Knee and Sports
Shoulder
Adolescent Sports Medicine, Medical Grand Rounds at
FUHS/Chicago medical School November 13, 1996
Chairman: Third Annual Total Team Approach to Sports
Medicine, Deerfield Hyatt in Conjunction with Chicago
Medical School and Health South, February 22, 1997
Lecture: Current Concept of the anterior cruciate Ligament
Associate Master Instructor for the Comprehensive Knee Course at
The Orthopaedic Learning Center, June 6-8, 1997
Associate Master Instructor for the Comprehensive Shoulder
Arthroscopy Courses at the Orthopaedic Learning Center,
February 28-March 2, 1997
Faculty Instructor Orthopaedic Board Review Course, Sponsored
by the Osler Institute in Chicago, July 18-23, 1997 Lectures
on Sports Knee and Shoulder Injuries
Understanding what transpires when you send an Employee for an
IME. Workers Compensation Update 1997
Sponsored by the Council on Education in Management
Oakbrook, Illinois, September 25, 1997

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Symposium on Lovenox. Orthopaedic Specialist for Panel
Discussion and Evaluation of Presenations Rhone-Poulanc
Rorer National Meeting. Chicago, November 7, 1997
Chairman: Fourth Annual total Team Approach to Sports
Medicine, Sheridan Gateway Suites in Conjunction with
Health South, February 21, 1998
Lecture: Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: An In-depth Focus on
Specific Procedures Allowing Accelerated Return to Sports
Associate Master Instructor for the Shoulder Arthroscopy
Orthopaedic Course, Orthopaedic Learning Center,
February 27, 28 and March 1, 1998
Electro thermal Arthroscopy Training Courses Orthopaedic
Learning, Sponsored by Oratec, May 7, 1998
Faculty Instructor for Academy Skills Course: Open and
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: Advanced Anterior and
Posterior Techniques. Orthopaedic Learning Center,
May 15-17, 1998
Shoulder Injuries in the Athlete. Step into the Future 18th Annual
Conference of the National Association of Orthopaedic
Nurses. May 19, 1998, San Francisco
Allograft Meniscal Transplantation. Orthopaedic Learning
Center, Sponsored by Cryolife, June 27, 1998
Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course, Sponsored
by the Osler Institute in Chicago, July 10-15, 1998 at the
Arlington Park Hilton.
Lectures on Sports Knee and Shoulder Injuries
Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course Sponsored
By the Osler Institute in Chicago, July 20, 1998. Lectures
on Sports Knee and Shoulder Injuries
Examiner for Total Knee Arthroplasty and Anterior Cruciate
Ligament Reconstruction with First Objective Assessment
of Technical Skills at The Orthopaedic Learning Center
January 23, 1999
Chairman: Arthrotek Semi-T meeting Orthopaedic Center.
February 19, 1999
Chairman: Fifth Annual Total Team Approach to Sports Medicine
Deerfield Hyatt in Conjunction with Health South and
Arthrotek, February 20, 1999
Lecture: Arthrofibrosis and reflex sympathetic Dystrophy of the
Knee

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Faculty Instructor, Orthopaedic Board Review Course
Sponsored by the Osler Institute in Chicago.
July 6-9, 1999. Lectures on Sports Knee and Shoulder
Injuries with mock orals
Faculty Instructor for Mock Orals, Orthopaedic Board Review
Course, Sponsored by Osler Institute in Chicago,
July 10-13, 1999
Chairman: Symposium and Instrumentation in Shoulder
Arthroscopy Meeting at the Orthopaedic Learning Center.
Sponsored by Mitek, August 11, 1999
Associate Master Instructor for the Shoulder Arthroscopy
Orthopaedic Course, Orthopaedic Learning Center,
August 27-29, 1999
Chairman: Arthrotek Semi-T Meeting, Orthopaedic Learning
Center, October 14, 1999
Associate Master Instructor for the Advanced Shoulder
Arthroscopy Course, Orthopaedic Learning Center,
February 4-6, 2000
Chairman: Arthrotek Semi-T Meeting, Orthopaedic Learning
Center, February 25, 2000
Chairman: Sixth Annual Total Team Approach to Sports Medicine
Hoffman Estates Campus of Northern Illinois University in
Conjunction with Mitek, Arthrotek and Health South,
February 26, 2000
Lecture: The “Trashed” Knee. Options Prior to Total Knee
Arthroplasty
The Utility of Cox/Sparing Agents. Sponsored by G.D. Searle and
Pfizer, Bensenville, Illinois, March 15, 2000
Faculty Instructor for Advanced Techniques in Open and
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons, April 28-30, 2000, Rosemont,
Illinois
New Techniques in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Crucial Decisions in Total Joint Replacement.
May 18-20, 2000, Bermuda
Myths of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Arthrotek Annual Meeting, June 24, 2000

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Chairman: Arthrotek Shoulder Semi-T Meeting at Orthopaedic
Learning Center, September 13-14, 2000
Celebrex Advisory Panel, Renaissance Hotel, Chicago,
September 16-17, 2000
National Disability and Workers Compensation Conference.
Medical expert at mock trial, Chicago Hilton and Towers.
December 5, 2000
Chairman: Arthotek Shoulder and Semi-T Meeting at Orthopaedic
Learning Center, December 6-7, 2000
Celebrex Advisory Board Meeting, Rosemont Illinois,
January 10, 2001
Associate Master Instructor for the Basic Shoulder Arthroscopy
Course, Orthopaedic Learning Center, February 9-11, 2001
Chairman: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with
Double Looped Semitendinosis-Gracilis, Orthopaedic
Learning Center, February 23, 2001
Chairman: Seventh Annual Total Team Approach to Sports
Medicine, Hoffman Estates Campus of Northern Illinois
University in Conjunction with Arthrotek and Health South
February 24, 2001
Lecture: Biomechanics of Golfing Injuries
Use and Abuse of Arthroscope in Orthopaedic Surgery
May 3, 2001. St. Alexius Medical Center
Common Sports Injuries, When to See the Doctor. May 17, 2001
Prairie Stone, Health South Rehabilitation
Common Sports Injuries, When to See the Doctor. May 31, 2001
Midwest Physical Therapy Center, Schaumburg, Illinois
Associate Master Instructor for Shoulder Arthroscopy Course,
Orthopaedic Learning Center, August 3-5, 2001

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Chairman: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with
Double Looped Semi-Tendinosis-Gracilis, Orthopaedic
Learning Center, August 16, 2001
Arthrotek Shoulder Course Faculty Instructor
October 10, 2001
Chairman: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with
Double Looped Semitendinosis-Gracilis, Orthopaedic
Learning Center, October 11, 2001
Updates in the Treatment of Arthritis, Elgin Illinois
December 1, 2001
Lecture: The Learning Curve at the Bone Mulch/Washer/Loc
Technique
Arthrotek shoulder course Faculty Instructor
December 12, 2001
Chairman: Semi-T Meeting, Orthopaedic Learning Center
Lecture: A Closer Look at the Bone Mulch/Washer/Loc
Technique’s Learning Curve
December 13, 2001
Compartment Syndromes and Deep Venous Thrombosis
St. Alexius Medical Center, January 22, 2002
Surgical Treatment of Arthritis. St. Alexius Medical Center
February 7, 2002
Chairman: Eight Annual Total Team Approach to Sports
Medicine, Hoffman Estates Campus of Northern Illinois
University in Conjunction with Arthrotek and Health South
February 23, 2002
Lecture: The Dilemma’s and Long Term Repercussions of Knee
Surgery
Office Orthopaedics for the Internest: Evaluation and treatment of
Shoulder and Knee Problems
Alexian Brothers Medical Center. March 12, 2002
Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Injuries: Etiology,
Treatment and Longterm Prognosis. Advanced
Rehabilitation Clinic Chicago. April 25, 2002.

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Concepts and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty and
Sports Medicine. Key West, Florida. May 3-5, 2002
Arthrotek Shoulder Course Faculty Instructor.
Orthopaedic Learning Center. May 9, 2002.
Chairman: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with
Double Looped Semitendiosis-Gracilis, Orthopaedic
Learning Center. May 10, 2002.
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. Schaumburg, Illinois
May 21, 2002
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, St. Alexius Medical
Center Senior Friends. June 11, 2002.
Faculty Instructor Orthopaedic Board Review Course Sponsored
By Osler Institute. Chicago, Illinois, July 11-13, 2002.
Associate Master Instructor for Advanced Shoulder Arthrscopy
Course Sponsored by Dr. Esch, Orthopaedic Learning
Center, August 10-11, 2002
Chairman: Arthrotek Shoulder/Knee Cadaver Workshop
Lecture: Technique Pearls for Bone Mulch/Washer Loc
System. Orthopaedic Learning Center.
August 14-15, 2002.
Chairman: Shoulder/Knee Reconstruction
Lecture: Use of Cuff Patch
Technique Pearls.
Ontario, California September 21-22, 2002.
Chairman: Shoulder/Knee Cadaver Workshop
Lecture: Use of Cuff Patch for Rotator Cuff Repairs.
Technique Pearls for Bone MulchWasher
LOC for ACL Reconstructions
October 9-10, 2002.
Skiing Injuries. Alexian Brothers Medical Center at Villa Olivia.
November 24, 2002

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

“Anatomic Repair” of Rotator Cuff Tears.
Faculty Instructor. Orthopaedic Learning Center.
January 8, 2003.
Diagnosis and Treatment Options of Common Affliction.
St. Alexius Medical Center
February 25, 2003.
Flexibility Training and Throwing Injuries in Younger Athletes.
Baseball Coaches Clinic. Alexian Field.
April 5, 2003.
Review of Shoulder Anatomy, Pathology and Rehabilitation.
Accelerated Rehabilitation Center, Oak Park, Illinois.
April 12, 2003
Evaluation of Shoulder Complaints for the Primary Care Physician
Saint Alexius Medical Center.
April 23, 2003
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery.
Orthopaedic Learning Center. Chairman
Lecture: Technique Pearls of Anterior
Cruciate Ligament. May 7-8, 2003
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The Shoulder:
Open and Arthroscopic
Techniques Orthopaedic Learning Center
Faculty Instructor. May 30-June 1, 2003.
How to Be An Effective Salesperson to an Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Sponsored by Arthrotek. Pointe South Mountain Resort,
Phoenix, Arizona, June 20-22, 2003
Management and Natural Progression of Various Shoulder
Diagnosis. Accelerated Rehabilitation Clinics.
Elmhurst, Illinois, June 25, 2003.
Faculty Instructor and Mock Oral Examiner for Orthopaedic Board
Review Course. Osler Institute. Lisle, Illinois
July 5-7, 2003
Use of Cross Pin for ACL Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Learning
Center, July 31, 2003.
Chairman: Sports Medicine Section: Concepts and Controversies
in Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine
Lecture: ACL Reconstruction using a cannulated screw for
passing bone mulch and a spiked washer system for graft
fixation in the tibia.
Lecture: The Trashed Knee 2003
Pinehurst, North Carolina, September 18-20, 2003
Golf Injuries. Rotary Club. Poplar Creek Country Club
September 24, 2003

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery.
Lecture: Rotator Cuff Repairs. Technical Pearls
Lecture: Pearls of the Bone Mulch/Washer Loc
Orthopaedic Learning Center. October 22-23, 2003
Arthritis, Prevention and Treatment. Woodfield Walkers,
Woodfield Walkers, Schaumburg, Illinois January 12, 2004
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Lectures: Utilizing the Newest Advances Intibial Tunnel
Placement
Hamstring Fixation for the New Millennium
Pearls of the Bone Mulch/Washer Loc System
Celebration, Florida, February 13, 2004
Lectures: Advances in Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Reconstruction.
Use of Bone Coring of Tibal and Femoral Holes
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
San Francisco, CA March 10-11, 2004
The Trashed Knee. Advanced Rehabilitation Clinics.
Elmhurst, IL March 18, 2004
Golf Injuries. Alexian Orthopaedic Institute, Human Motion
Institute. Schaumburg, Ill April 17, 2004
Associate Master Instructor for Advanced Arthroscopic Shoulder
Reconstruction. Sponsored by Dr. Burkhart, Dr. Tauro.
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Orthopaedic
Learning Center. October 15-17, 2004.
Chairman: Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
Co Chairman Dr. James Andrews, Dr. Stephen Howell.
Lecture: Hamstring Graft Harvest.
Lecture: Aggressive Rehabilitation with Semitendinosis
Gracilis Graft
Orthopaedic Learning Center. October 19-20, 2004
Chairman: Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
Co Chairmans with Stephen Howell M.D.,
Greg Fanelli M.D., Pat Connor M.D.,
Don D’Alessaandro M.D.
Lecture: Rotator Cuff Repairs.
Lecture: Aggressive Rehabilitation with Double Looped
Semitendinosis-Gracilis Graft.
Orthopaedic Learning Center. January 12-13, 2005
Master Instuctor Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course.
Chairman: Jeff Abrams M.D., John Rogerson M.D.
Arthroscopy Association of North America.
Orthopaedic Learning Center. February 11-13, 2005.

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Visiting Professor: Rotating Surgeon Tour.
ACL Reconstruction, Arthroscopic Shoulder
Reconstruction . Ontario, California March 8, 2005.
Master Instructor Advanced Ligament and Cartilage Knee Surgery
Chairman: Greg Fanelli M.D., Rick Ogilvie M.D.
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Orthopaedic Learning Center. March 11-13, 2005.
Faculty Instructor Open and Arthroscopic Techniques in Shoulder
Surgery. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Chairman: Stephen Weber M.D., Greg Nicholson M.D.
April 1-3, 2005.
Master Instructor Hip Arthroscopy
Chairman: J.W. Thomas Byrd M.D., James Glick M.D.,
Mark Philippon M.D.
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Orthopaedic Learning Center. April 8-10, 2005.
Chairman: Co- Chairman Frank Bownarrens M.D., Stephen
Howell M.D.
Advances in Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy
Orthopaedic Learning Center.
April 27-28, 2005.
Lectures: Anatomy and Portal Placement Surgical
Techniques- Rotator Cuff and Labral Repairs
Cadaver Dissection
Pearls of ACL Reconstruction.
Rehabilitation of ACL
Long Term Dilemnas and Prognosis of Knee Surgery. National
Chiropractic Association Oak Brook, Ill. April 28, 2005.
Instructor Board Review Course Osler Institute
1) Knee and Shoulder Review
2) Mock Orals
Naperville, Ill July 2-6, 16-18, 2005
Knee and Shoulder Reconstructions Sponsored by Arthrotek
Orthopaedic Learning Center July 20-21, 2005
Hip Arthroscopy. National Chiropractic Association. Oakbrook, IL
September 8, 2005
Complex Issues of Shoulder Evaluation. Case Management
Seminar Sponsored by Physiotherapy.
Bloomingdale, Ill. September 13, 2005

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Compaction of a Bone Dowel in the Tibial Tunnel Improves the
Fixation Stiffness of a Soft Tissue Anterior Cruciate
Ligament Graft.
Stephen Howell M.D., Etc. AJSM Vol 33 No. 5, p718-725.
2005
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Surgery.
Chairman: October 19-20, 2005. Orthopaedic Learning
Center. Lectures:-Shoulder Anatomy/Arthroscopic
Shoulder Portal Placement
-ACL Reconstruction and Meniscal Repair
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Surgery.
Chairman: January 25-26, 2006. Orthopaedic Learning
Center Lectures:
Arthroscopic Shoulder Portal Placement
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Technical Pearls
Hamstring Graft Harvest
Aggressive Rehabilitation with Double Looped
Semitendinosis Gracilis Graft
Master Instructor Hip Arthroscopy Course with the Arthroscopy
Association of North America
January 27-29, 2006
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
Chairman: April 5-6, 2006 Orthopaedic Learning Center Lectures:-Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization, Benefits of Bone Grafting the Tibial Tunnel
Visiting Professor Olivos Clinic and Dupuytren Institute
Surgical Demonstration, Lectures on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Rotator Cuff Pathology, and Glenohumeral Instability. Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 23-26, 2006
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery
October 11-12, 2006. Orthopaedic Learning Center Lectures: Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, Hamstring Graft Harvest

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Common Workplace Shoulder and Knee injury and state of the art treatment with solutions to challenging workers compensation cases. Schaumburg, Illinois March 1, 2007.
Current concepts of shoulder injuries national chiropractic association. Oakbrook, IL March 1, 2007.
Master instructor hip arthroscopy course chairman: J.W. Thomas Byrd M.D., Carlos Guanche M.D., Thomas Sampson M.D. arthroscopy Association of North America. Orthopedic Learning Center March 23-25, 2007.
Visiting Professor: III Curso International de Cirugia do Joelito. Lectures: 1) Oxford unicompartmental knee Arthoplasty 2) ACL reconstruction a current concepts 3) posterior cruciate ligament 4) Meniscal repairs. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
March 29-31, 2007
Hip Arthroscopy: “It’s Role in the Athlete”.
Alexian Brothers Medical Center Department of Orthopaedics. May 2, 2007
Injury Prevention and Current Treatment Options for Adolescent Athletes. ABHN CME Consortium and the Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Centers of Excellence. August 16, 2007.
Master Instructor: Ankle and Foot Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery. Orthopaedic Learning Center. September 8-9, 2007
Chairman: Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery.
Lectures: Arthroscopic Portal Placement. Technical Pearls of Rotator Cuff Repair. Graft Harvest for ACL Reconstruction.
Master Instructor: Shoulder Arthroscopy course AANA Masters Experience Course. October 19-21, 2007.
Brace Free Rehabilitation After ACL Reconstruction Knee Arthroscopy Surgical Skills Workshop. Henderson, Nevada
October 27, 2007.
Current opinion and technique on the use of DLSTG Autograft and tibialis Allograft. Herzlich Willkommen Zum Live-Op Tag. Arcus Sportklinik Pforzheim, Germany November 11, 2007

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Knee Arthroscopy Surgical Skills Workshop.
Lectures: Brace-Free Rehabilitation after all Reconstruction. Meniscal Repair. Henderson, Nevada December 6, 2007
Master Instructor Advanced Hip Arthroscopy course.
Chairman: Carlos A. Guanche MD, Bryan T. Kelly MD, Thomas G. Sampson MD, Arthroscopy Association of North America. Orthopaedic Learning Center. February 22nd -24th, 2008
Visiting Professor: Curso International De Cirugia Do Toelito Lectures: Shoulder Instability, Rotator Cuff Repairs. Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 9, 2008
Master Instructor Shoulder Arthroscopy Course. Chairman: Jeff Abrams M.D., Alan Barber M.D., Robert Bell M.D., John Rogerson M.D. Arthroscopy Association of North America. Orthopaedic Learning Center, August 1st – 3rd, 2008
Advances in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgery Lectures: Double Bundle ACL Reconstructions Orthopaedic Learning Center. Biomet Sports Medicine August 19th – 20th, 2008
Master Instructor Ankle and Foot Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery. AANA Masters Experience Course. Chairman: James Stone M.D., Richard Ferkel M.D., James Tasto M.D., Alastair Younger M.D. Orthopaedic Learning Center. September 13th – 14th, 2008
Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction. Accelerated Rehabilitation Center. South Barrington, Illinois November 5th, 2008
Master Instructor Hip Arthroscopy Course. AANA Masters Experience. Chairman: J. Thomas Byrd M.D., Carlos Guanche M.D., Victor Ilizaliturri M.D., Tom Sampson M.D. Orthopaedic Learning Center February 6th – 8th, 2009

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Master Instructor Shoulder Arthroscopy Course. AANA Masters
Experience. Chairman: Stephen Snyder M.D., Alan Curtis M.D., Marc Labbe M.D., Michael Moskal, M.D. Orthopaedic Learning Center February 13th – 15th, 2009
Female Knees Demonstrate Decreased Rotational Stability when Compared to Male Knees. T.P. Branch, J. Browne, J. Campbell, R. Siebold, H. Freedberg. AAOS Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada February 25, 2009
Range of Motion Deficits may have Greater Influence on Outcome Scores and Single – Leg Hop Distance than ACL Reconstruction Technique Care Jacobs PHD, Thomas Branch M.D., Rainer Siebold M.D., Howard Freedberg M.D. American Orthopaedics Society Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Keystone, Colorado July 9th – 12th, 2009
Master Instructor Ankle and Foot Arthroscopy and Reconstructive Surgery. Arthroscopy Association of North America, Orthopaedic Learning Center. September 26th – 27th, 2009.
Master Instructor: Hip Arthroscopy Course. Chairman J.W. Thomas Byrd, M.D, Carlos Guanche, MD, Joe McCarthy, MD, Thomas Sampson, MD. Orthopaedic Learning Center. February 19th – 21st, 2010
Poster Presentation: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Restores Native Joint Center of Rotation. T. Branch, MD, Cale Jacobs, PHD, H. Freedberg, MD, R. Siebold, MD. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans. March 9th-13th, 2010

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A Matched Pair Analysis of Instrumentated Tests of Tibial Anterior Translation and Internal Rotation Laxity Between Single and Double Bundle ACL Reconstructions. T. Branch, MD, R. Siebold, MD, Cale Jacobs, MD, H. Freedberg, MF American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. New Orleans March 13, 2010.
A New Technique for Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions. Biomet Sports Medicine, Annual American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons. New Orleans. March 9-13th 2010.
Master Instructor: Knee Ligament Course. Chairman Walter Shelton, MD, Darren Johnson, MD, Donald Johnson, MD, Mark Miller, MD. Orthopaedic Learning Center. April 16th – 18th, 2010.
Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction Demonstrated Superior Clinical Stability to Single-Bundle ACL Reconstruction; A Matched-Pairs Analysis of Instrumented Tests of Tibial Anterior Translation and Internal Rotation Laxity. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatol Arthroscopy March 19 (3) :432-40. Epub 2010 Sep 3.
Two Tunnel Techniques for ACL Reconstruction. Published in Game Plan. Biomet Sports Medicine. Fall 2010.
A New Analysis of Single and Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Broadspine. Schaumburg, IL November 11, 2010.
Advanced Concepts in Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Renaissance, Chicago, IL November 20, 2010
Rotational Laxity Greater in Patients with Contralateral Anterior Cruciate ligament Injury than Healthy Volunteers. T.P. Branch, H.I. Freedberg etd. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 10.100 7/S 00167-009-1010-Y. December 18, 2010
Master Instructor: Shoulder Arthroscopy Course. Chairman Eugene Wolf, MD, Alan Curtis, MD, Marc Labbe, MD, Michael Moskal, MD. Orthopaedic Learning Center. January 28th – 30th, 2011.
Master Instructor: Advanced Knee Arthroscopy Course. Chairman Steven Howell, MD Freddie Fu, MD Jason Koh, MD. Orthopaedic Learning Center March 11th – 13th, 2011.

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

Higher Body Index Resulted in Increased Difficulty with Clinical Examination of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. Approved by: Arthroscopy Association of North America to be presented at the Annual Meeting April 15th – 16th, 2011 at the Marriot in San Francisco, CA.
Inconsistent Manual Techniques Make Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of the Pivot Shift Test Difficult in Both ACL-Deficient and Intact Knee. Approved by: Arthroscopy Association of North America to be presented at the Annual Meeting April 15th – 16th, 2011 at the Marriot in San Francisco, CA.
Contralateral Knee Laxity Limited the Ability to Diagnose Medial Collateral Ligament Injury. Approved by: Arthroscopy Association of North America to be presented at the Annual Meeting April 15th – 16th, 2011 at the Marriot in San Francisco, CA.
Innovative Technologies in Sports Medicine. 1). Toggle Lock Fixation device with Ziploop Technology. 2). Technique for ACL Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Learning Center. May 10th – 12th, 2011.
Master Instructor: Residents Course. Chairman: Mark Hutchinson, MD, Howard Freedberg, MD, Joshua Szabo, MD, Zelazny, MD. Orthopaedic Learning Center. May 10th – 12th, 2011. 1.) Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. 2.) Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs. 3.) Perspective of a Private Practitioner. 4.) Shoulder Cadaver Dissection.
Inconsistent Manual Techniques Make Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of the Pivot Shift Test Difficult in Both ACL-Deficient and Intact Knees. Podium Presentation. Accepted for the ISAKOS Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 15th – 19th, 2011.
Posterolateral Corner Injuries May Mask Themselves as Medial Collateral Ligament Laxity During Clinical Examination. Accepted as an E-Poster for the ISAKOS Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 15th – 19th, 2011
Quantifying Coupled Tibial Rotation and Endpoint Stiffness in the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee. Accepted as an E-Poster for the ISAKOS Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 15th – 19th, 2011

PRESENTATIONS
AND RESEARCH
CONTINUED:

A Matched Pairs Comparison of Singe-Versus Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions, Clinical Results and Manual Laxity Testing. Knee Surgery Traumatol ArthroscopyDec; 19 Suppl 1: S4-11. Epub 2011 March 16, 2011
Innovative Technologies in Sports Medicine Lecture Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction. BioMet Sports Medicine at The Orthopaedic Learning Center. May 11-12, 2011
ANNA Masters Experience Knee-Patellofemoral Surgery from Instability to Arthroplasty. January 20- 21, 2012.
A Robotic in Vivo Evaluation of loading characteristics of different anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. Poster at the Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco CA, February 4-7, 2012.
Evaluation of in Vivo Loading Characteristic of Different ACL reconstructions ACL reconstructions. ACL Study Group. San Francisco, CA February 12-16, 2012.
ANNA Masters Experience Knee “Ligament” Course # 105. Lecture / Debate: Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction is Superior to Single Bundle. March 9-11, 2012
How Knee Injuries Affect the Workers Compensation Patient. Workers Compensation Lawyers Association ANNA Medical Seminar. Chicago, IL Cultural Center September 14, 2012
Laxity Difference Between Single and Double Bundle ACL Reconstruction. September 15, 2012. Clinical Orthopaedic Society 100th Anniversary Meeting. Palmer House, Chicago, IL. Test & Difficult in Both ACL-Deficient and Intact Knees.

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Master Instructor: AANA Course for Residents. Chairman Mark Hutchinson, MD, Howard Freedberg, MD, Josh Szabo, MD February 14 – 17, 2013. Lectures 1) Surgical Techniques Anterior Cruciate Ligament. 2) State of the Art Analysis Anterior Cruciate Ligament. 3) Arthroscopic Labral and Instability Repairs. 4) Live Demonstration Rotator Cuff Repair.
Anatomic ACL Reconstruction More Closely Matched Endpoint Characteristics of the Contralateral Uninjured Knee. Freedberg, Branch, ACL. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day. Chicago, IL March 23, 2013
Master Instructor: Knee Pattelofemoral Surgery Course at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, Arthroscopy Association of North America. Freedberg, Howell, Fanecci, Johnson, Farr, Koh Post. April 12-13, 2013
Master Instructor: New Horiz9ons Advances in Knee Surgery Ligament Focus. Orthopedic Learning center Chicago. June 7 – 9, 2013.
APPROVED FOR
PUBLICATION: Rotational Laxity Greater in Patients with Contralateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury than Healthy Volunteers. Approved by: Springer-Verlag on November 25, 2009. Published Online December 18th, 2009
Double-Bundle ACL Reconstruction Demonstrated Superior Clinical Stability to Single-Bundle ACL reconstruction: A Matched-Pairs Analysis of Instrumented Test of Tibial Anterior and Internal Rotation Laxity. Approved by: Springer-Valg on August 9th, 2010
A Matched Pairs Comparison of Single-vs.-Double Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions, Clinical Results and Manual Laxity Testing Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. Approved by: Elodi Reyter- Mertz on February 24, 2011

PUBLICATIONS:
ISAKOS Podium: Inconsistent Manual Techniques Make Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of the Pivot Shift
ISAKOS E-Posters: Posterolateral Corner Injuries May Mask Themselves as Medial Collateral Ligament Laxity During Clinical Examination & Quantifying Coupled Tibial Rotation and Endpoint Stiffness in the Posterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee.
The Effect of Graft Tissue on ACL Outcomes: A Multi-Center Prospective Randomized Control Trial Comparing Autograft Hamstrings to Fresh Frozen Anterior Tibialis Allograft Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery May 8, 2011
The Effect of Graft Tissue on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Outcomes: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Autograft Hamstrings With Fresh-Frozen Anterior Tibialis Allograft. The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 28 No 8 (August), 2012 pp 1079-1086.
CERTIFICATIONS
COURSES:

Ceramic Autophor Total Hip Replacement by Dr. Mittelmeier,
University of Illinois, April 8, 1983 and April 19, 1984.
Midas Rex Psychomotor Skills Lab, March 19, 1984.
Instructor, Current Concepts in Cement less Total Joint
Replacement, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati
February 21, 1987 and April 25, 1987
Paramax Endoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction,
Linvatec and Rush Presbyterian
St. Luke’s Hospital, Sponsored by Bernard Bach,
M.D., February 1993
Midwest Bio-Laser Institute. Completion of Certification Course
Ravenswood Hospital Medical Center, May 23, 1994
Arthroscopy Association of North America Shoulder
Reconstruction, Learning Center. Craig Morgon, M.D.,
April 1994
New Techniques in External Fixation in the Upper Extremity
(The Compass Hinge External Fixator)
Richards Medical Company. Dr. Hodgkiss,
February 4, 1995, Chicago

CERTIFICATIONS
COURSES
CONTINUED:

M-G Unicompartmental Minimally Invasive Solutions.
Ruth-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Richard Berger, M.D., Mitchell Sheinkop, M.D.
February 6, 2001
Genzyme Biosurgery. Completion of Certificate
Training requirements for implantation of Carticel
January 30, 2009
Carticept Medical Musculoskeletal Ultrasound St. Joseph’s Translational Research Center. Atlanta, GA. February 25, 2012.

SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American College of Sports Medicine
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Illinois State Medical Society
Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Chicago Sports Medicine Society
Back Pain Society
Arthroscopy Association of North America
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Chicago Sports Medicine Society
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Forensic Association
Fellow International College of Surgeons
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

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