Timothy McCarthy, MD
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgeon
OVERVIEW
Dr McCarthy is a native of West Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the University of Rochester where he played soccer and earned his BA in Biology with a minor in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. He attended medical school at Creighton University, where he was commissioned into the United States Air Force and inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Following medical school, he completed his orthopedic residency at Emory University in Atlanta.
Following completion of residency, he served in the United States Air Force, stationed at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he treated Service Members and their families stationed in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Major McCarthy was selected as the 86th MDS Company Grade Physician of the Year in 2020. He received the Army Commendation Medal for his role in treating injured Marines and civilians during Operation Allied Refuge during the evacuation out of Afghanistan. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Following completion of his service in the US Air Force, Dr. McCarthy completed a Sports Medicine and Shoulder Fellowship at the University of Colorado, training with national and international leaders in knee and shoulder surgery, as well as pediatric sports medicine surgery. During this time, he also worked as the team Physician for the 2023 World Champion Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, University of Colorado football and basketball, and the Colorado Mammoth.
PRACTICE TYPE
• Sports medicine
• Arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery
• Complex ligamentous knee injury
• Cartilage restoration and knee preservation
• Patellofemoral instability
• Total and reverse shoulder arthroplasty
• Open shoulder surgery
• Fracture care
LOCATIONS
BIO
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship
University of Colorado
Boulder and Denver, CO
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Doctor of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE and Phoenix, AZ (St Joseph’s Creighton Regional Medical Center)
United States Air Force Officer Training School
Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery, AL
Distinguished honors
Bachelor of Arts: Biology
Minor in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
AWARDS & HONORS
• The Army Commendation Medal, 20 August 2021 – 10 September 2021
o Awarded for meritorious service and dedication as an Orthopaedic Surgeon at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center during Operation Allied Refuge
• USAF 86th Medical Squadron Company Grade Physician of the Year, 2020
• Administrative Chief Resident, Emory Orthopaedic Residency, 2018-2019
• Robert P. Kelly Resident Research Award – 3rd Place
o Awarded for the top three podium presentations, Kelly Day Research Symposium, Emory University, Department of Orthopaedics, June 7th, 2019
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Creighton University Chapter, 2014
• Distinguished Graduate, US Air Force Commissioned Officer Training School, 2011
• 1st Team Academic All-University Athletic Association, Men’s Soccer, 2009
• University of Rochester Men’s Soccer, Varsity Letter Winner, 2006-2009
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Book Chapters
McCarthy TP, Stokes D, Frank RM, McCarty EC. On-Field Sports Emergencies: Preparation and Readiness. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2023 Jul;42(3):335-344. doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2023.02.001. Epub 2023 Apr 6. PMID: 37208050.
Stokes D, McCarthy TP, Frank RM. Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Shoulder Instability. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics North America. 2023 May;34(2):393-408. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2022.12.006. Epub 2023 Feb 26. PMID: 37003660.
Academic Journals
Co-Author: Lukasiewicz P, McFarland E, Hassebrock JD, McCarthy TP, Sylvia SM, McCarty EC, Weber SC. Anatomic Glenohumeral Arthroplasty: State of the Art. J ISAKOS. 2023 May 17:S2059-7754(23)00475-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2023.05.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37207983.
Co-Author: Hassebrock JD, Sylvia SM, McCarthy TP, Stokes DJ, Shinsako KK, Frank RM. Posterior Labral Repair Using Knotless “All-Suture” Suture Anchors. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jun 26;12(7):e1219-e1224. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.03.011. PMID: 37533896; PMCID: PMC10391341.
Co-Author: Sylvia SM, Stokes DJ, McCarthy TP, Hassebrock JD, Shinsako KK, Frank RM. Low-Profile Cartilage Repair With Knotless All-Suture Anchors: Surgical Technique. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jun 19;12(7):e1127-e1131. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.051. PMID: 37533926; PMCID: PMC10390841.
Co-Author: Hassebrock JD, Sylvia SM, McCarthy TP, Bravman JT. Arthroscopic Subscapularis Repair With Preserved Biceps Anatomy. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Jun 12;12(7):e1091-e1095. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2023.02.047. PMID: 37533924; PMCID: PMC10390820.
Co-Author: Kercher JS, Runner RP, McCarthy TP, Duralde, XA. Posterior Labral Repairs of the Shoulder Among Baseball Players: Results and Outcomes with Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019; 47(7):1687-1693
Co-Author: Holzgrefe RE, McCarthy TP, Wilson J, Bariteau JB, Labib S. Increased Strength following Achilles Tendon Repair is Associated with Return to Same Level of Play in High-Level Athletes. Foot and Ankle International. 2020; 41(9): 1041-1048
Academic Presentations
McCarthy TP, Pombo MW. Open tibia fracture in American Football and the return to soccer in a collegiate goalkeeper
• Poster presentation at the FIFA Isokinetic Medical Group Football Medicine Annual Conference, London, UK, April 2019
Holzgrefe RE, McCarthy TP, Wilson J, Bariteau JB, Labib S. Increased Strength following Achilles Tendon Repair is Associated with Return to Same Level of Play in High-Level Athletes. Foot and Ankle International. 2020; 41(9): 1041-1048
- Presentation at the Emory Sports Medicine Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 2017
- Presentation at Kelly Day Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, June 2019
- Published in Foot and Ankle InternationalKercher JS, Runner RP, McCarthy TP, Duralde, XA. Posterior Labral Repairs of the Shoulder Among Baseball Players: Results and Outcomes with Minimum 2-Year Follow-up. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019; 47(7):1687-1693
- Presentation at Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2017
- Podium Presentation at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2018
- Presentation at Kelly Day Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, June 2019
o Robert P. Kelly Resident Research Award – 3rd Place
• Published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine
Shah J, McCarthy TP, Kumar A, Gottschalk M, Karas S. Outcomes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with Allograft—A Comparison of Allograft Sterilization Methods and Source Tissue
- Presentation at the Emory Sports Medicine Symposium annual meeting, Atlanta, GA March 2017
- Presentation at Kelly Day Research Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, June 2017
- Presentation at the Southern Orthopaedic Association annual meeting, Hilton Head, SC, June 2017
McCarthy TP. Case presentation: Distal tibial malunion treated with Taylor Spatial Frame
• Presentation at Atlanta Trauma Symposium, April 2016
McCarthy TP. Severe Extremity Injury: A Case Report
• Presented at Creighton University at Phoenix Regional Campus Research Symposium, April 2012
Undergraduate Biology/Genetics Research on genetically manipulate Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) to be able to produce biofuel from the biomass in corn at the University of Iowa
National Scholars Academy – Modern Approaches Biomedical Research at the University of Iowa (2003)
