Marcus A. Rothermich, MD, MBA

Leadership in Athletics

• Birmingham Stallions (UFL)
• Birmingham Squadron (NBA G-League)
• Samford University Athletics
• Hewitt-Trussville High School
• Mortimer-Jordan High School
• Indian Springs School
• New York Mets, New York Mets High-A Affiliate 
• St. Lucie Mets, New York Mets High-A Affiliate
• PGA South Florida Section
• Jenson Beach High School
• South Fork High School
• Ballet Palm Beach
• WWE Raw
• Troy University
• Mountain Brook High School
• Birmingham Barons, Chicago White Sox AA Affiliate
• Alabama Ballet
• St. Louis Rams, National Football League 
• St. Louis Blues, National Hockey League
• St. Charles West High School
• Francis Howell North High School
• St. Charles High School

• The Cullman Times - Best of The Best - Orthopedic Clinic (2024)
• The Cullman Times - Best of The Best - Orthopedic Clinic (2023)
• The Cullman Times - Best of The Best - Orthopedic Clinic (2022)
• The Cullman Times - Best of The Best - Orthopedic Clinic (2021)
• Trussville Tribune - Readers Choice Award -  Best Orthopedic Clinic (2021) 
• Top Doctors of America 
• Barnes-Jewish Hospital Consult Resident of the Year, finalist 
• University of Virginia Center for Global Health Scholarship, recipient

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Board Certified

• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting April 2014, San Antonio, Texas Patient Satisfaction and Residual Symptoms Following TKA and UKA: What the Patients Say When We Aren’t Around (podium presentation).

• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting April 2014, San Antonio, TexasThe Impact of Patient Specific Guides and Mechanical and Kinematic Alignment on Patient Satisfaction and Function After TKA (poster presentation).

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting March 2015, Las Vegas, Nevada Meniscal Tears Left In Situ at the Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (podium presentation).

• Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting April 2015, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Meniscal Tears Left In Situ at the Time of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (podium presentation).

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting March 2016, Orlando, Florida The Impact of Previous Ipsilateral Knee Surgery on Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (poster presentation).

• Washington University J. Albert Key Alumni Society Meeting April 2016, Scottsdale, Arizona Differences in Gene Expression over Time from Injury in the Injured Anterior Cruciate Ligament Vary Based on Presence or Absence of a Concomitant Meniscus Tear (podium presentation).

• Washington University Chief Resident Graduation June 2016, St. Louis, Missouri Differences in Gene Expression over Time from Injury in the Injured Anterior Cruciate Ligament Vary Based on Presence or Absence of a Concomitant Meniscus Tear (podium presentation).

• American Sports Medicine Institute Fellowship Graduation July 2017, Birmingham, Alabama Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• American Sports Medicine Institute Injuries in Baseball Course January 2018, Birmingham, Alabama Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• Andrews Sports Medicine Fellowship Society Meeting June 2018, Birmingham, Alabama Research in Orthopaedics: Private vs. Multi-Center (podium presentation).

• Sun Belt Medical Directors Annual Meeting June 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting July 2018, Palm Beach, Florida Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting July 2019, Boston, Massachusetts Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• New York Mets Athletic Trainers Meeting July 2019, New York, New York Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation)

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting July 2021, Nashville, Tennessee Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Capitellum Treated with Arthroscopy (podium presentation).

• Major League Baseball Winter Meeting 2021 December 2021, Orlando, Florida Incidence of UCL Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players (podium presentation).

• American Sports Medicine Institute Injuries in Baseball Course January 2022, Birmingham, Alabama SLAP Tears and Biceps Tenodesis in Softball Players (podium presentation).

• American Sports Medicine Institute Injuries in Baseball Course January 2022, Birmingham, Alabama Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Capitellum Treated with Arthroscopy (podium presentation).

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting March 2022, Chicago, Illinois Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Non-Baseball Throwing Athletes and Non-Throwing Athletes (podium presentation).

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting March 2022, Chicago, Illinois SLAP Tears and Biceps Tenodesis in Softball Players (podium presentation).

• Blind Squirrel Society Meeting April 2022, Birmingham, Alabama ASMI Shoulder Update (podium presentation).

• Southern Orthopaedic Association at the SEC Symposium May 2022, Birmingham, Alabama Decision-Making in UCL Surgery: Repair or Reconstruction (podium presentation).

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting July 2022, Colorado Springs, Colorado Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Non-Baseball Throwing Athletes and Non-Throwing Athletes (podium presentation).

2025

Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Internal Brace Versus Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Competitive Athletes

The American Journal of Sports Medicine - March, 2025

Jeffrey R Dugas, Ryan J Froom, Eric A Mussell, Sydney M Carlson, Anna E Crawford, Graham E Tulowitzky, Travis Dias, Kevin E Wilk, Arsh N Patel, Ariel L Kidwell-Chandler, Michael K Ryan, Andrew W Atkinson, Andrew H Manush, Marcus A Rothermich, Matthew P Ithurburn, Benton A Emblom, E Lyle Cain Jr

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1. Wang L, Miller JP, Gado MH, McKeel DW, Rothermich MA, Miller MI, Morris JC, Csernansky JG. Abnormalities of hippocampal surface structure in very mild dementia of the Alzheimer type. NeuroImage 2006;30(1):52-60.
2. Mahajan A, Rothermich MA, Gaidhane M, Kahaleh M. Esophageal self-expandable metal stent for an anastomotic colorectal stricture. Endoscopy 2011;43(Supplement 2):E415-416.
3. Hart JM, Rothermich MA. Star Excursion Balance Test in the Evaluation of Dynamic Postural Stability. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care 2012;4(5):201-202.
4. Rothermich MA, Hart JM. Ocular Dominance. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care 2012;4(6):249-250.
5. Bogunovic L, Cherney SM, Rothermich MA, Gardner MJ. Biomechanical considerations for surgical stabilization of osteoporotic fractures. Orthopedic Clinics of North America 2013;44(2):183-200.
6. Rothermich MA, Buchowski JM, Bumpass DB, Patterson GA. Pulmonary cement embolization after vertebroplasty requiring pulmonary wedge resection. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research 2014;472(5):1652-1657.
7. Rothermich MA, Hart JM. Clinical J-Sign in the Evaluation of Patellofemoral Pain. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care 2014;6(6):246-247.
8. Rothermich MA, Glaviano NR, Li J, Hart JM. Patellofemoral Pain: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment Options. Clinics in Sports Medicine 2015;34:313-327.
9. Rothermich MA, Cohen JA, Wright RW. Stable Meniscal Tears Left In Situ at the Time of Arthroscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. Journal of Knee Surgery 2016;29:228-234.
10. Rothermich MA, Nepple JJ, Raup VT, O’Donnell JC, Luhmann SJ. A Comparative Analysis of International Knee Documentation Committee Scores for Common Pediatric Knee Injuries. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2016;36:274-277.
11. Rothermich MA, Nam D, Li KL, Brophy RH, Barrack RL, Nunley RM. The Impact of Prior Surgery after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Knee Surgery 2017;30(1):57-62.
12. Hippensteel KJ, Rothermich MA, Wright RW. Graft Harvest Techniques for Knee Ligament Reconstruction. In: Johnson D, ed. Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Reconstructive Knee Surgery. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2017:170-181.
13. Rothermich MA, Conte SA, Aune KT, Fleisig GS, Cain EL Jr., Dugas JR. Incidence of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2018 Apr 11.
14. Brophy RH, Rothermich MA, Tycksen ED, Cai L, Rai MF. Presence of Meniscus Tear Alters Gene Expression Profile of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 2018 Apr 18.
15. Conte S, Camp CL, Rothermich MA. Epidemiology of Baseball Injuries: From Adolescents to the Pros. In: Ahmad C, ed. Baseball Sports Medicine. In: Ahmad CS and Romeo AA, ed. Baseball Sports Medicine. 1^st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2019:2-16.
16. Wilk KE, Bagwell MS, Rothermich MA, Dugas JR. Repair of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Elbow: Rehabilitation Post Internal Brace Surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic Sports Physical Therapy 2019 Apr;49(4):253-261.
17. Dugas JR, Looze CA, Jones C, Walters BL, Rothermich MA, Aune KT, Emblom BA, Fleisig GS, Cain EL Jr. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair with Internal Brace Augmentation in Overhead Throwing Athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine 2019 Apr;47(5):1096-1102.
18. Rothermich MA, Dugas JR. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction: American Sports Medicine Institute Technique and Outcomes. In: Dines J, ed. Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment. 2^nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2021;223-234.
19. Rothermich MA, Fleisig GS, Conte SA, Hart KM, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Short-Term Trends in Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Collegiate Baseball Players: An Analysis of 25,587 Player-Years. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2021 Jul;9(7):23259671211016846.
20. Rothermich MA, Fleisig GS, Lucas HE, Ryan MK, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Early Complications of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair with Collagen-Coated Suture Tape Augmentation. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2021 Oct;9(10):23259671211038320.
21. Rothermich MA, Ryan MK, Fleisig GS, Layton BO, Mussell EA, Andrews JR, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Clinical Outcomes and Return to Play in Softball Players Following SLAP Repair or Biceps Tenodesis (in production).
22. Rothermich MA, Pharr ZK, Mundy AC, Fleisig GS, Mussell EA, Ryan MK, Bernier HM, Ostrander B, Slowik JS, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Non-Throwing Athletes (in production).
23. Fleisig GS, Slowik JS, Daggett M, Rothermich MA, Cain EL, Wilk KE. Active Range of Motion of the Shoulder: A Cross-Sectional Study of 6,635 Subjects (in production).
24. Rothermich MA, Mussell EA, Ryan MK, Fleisig GS, Sitton SE, Emblom BA, Dugas JR, Andrews JR, Cain EL. Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions of the Capitellum Treated with Arthroscopy (in production).
25. Rothermich MA, Mundy AC, Pharr ZK, Fleisig GS, Mussell EA, Ryan MK, Bernier HM, Ostrander B, Slowik JS, Emblom BA, Cain EL, Dugas JR. Clinical Outcomes of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Surgery in Non-Baseball Throwing Athletes (in production).
26. Ryan MK, Rothermich MA, Ithurburn MP, Emblom BA, Dugas JR, Cain EL. Comparative Efficiency and Cost Savings Between a Three-in-One Arthroscopic Shaver, Bone Cutter, and Ablation Device and the Respective Individual Components (in production).
27. Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Multiligament Knee Injuries in a Cohort Including Competitive Athletes With Long-Term Follow-Up.
    Mussell EA, Crawford AE, Ithurburn MP, Layton Bo, BS, Fleisig GS, Rothermich MA, Emblom BA, Ryan MD, Dugas JR, Andrews JR, Cain EL, Jr.
    Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024;12(9).

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)  
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
• Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)