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John F. Orwin, MD Print Friendly Page

Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Orwin is board certified in orthopedic surgery and fellowship trained in sports medicine. He is a team physician for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department. In this role, he provides medical coverage for Badger men’s basketball, track, cross country, swimming/diving, crew, tennis and golf, as well as women’s volleyball, track, cross country, swimming/diving, crew, tennis, golf and softball. He specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic reconstructive surgery of the shoulder.

Specialties

Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Pediatric Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

UW Health Clinics

Research Park Clinic
(608) 263-8850 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Regional Specialty Clinics

Occupational Health, Sports and Family Medicine Center (Beloit)
(608) 365-8660 |  Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Orthopedics

Sports Medicine

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Residency University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
Internship University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO
Medical School University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 1984

Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Programs & Conditions

PubMed Articles
Tuite MJ Currie JW Orwin JF Baer GS del Rio AM . Sublabral clefts and recesses in the anterior, inferior, and posterior glenoid labrum at MR arthrography. Skeletal Radiol. 2013 Mar;42(3):353-62
[PubMed ID: 22893302]
Tuite MJ Petersen BD Wise SM Fine JP Kaplan LD Orwin JF . Shoulder MR arthrography of the posterior labrocapsular complex in overhead throwers with pathologic internal impingement and internal rotation deficit. Skeletal Radiol. 2007 Jun;36(6):495-502
[PubMed ID: 17340161]
Flanigan DC Forsythe T Orwin J Kaplan L . Volume analysis of arthroscopic capsular shift. Arthroscopy. 2006 May;22(5):528-33
[PubMed ID: 16651163]
Meis RC Love RB Keene JS Orwin JF . Operative treatment of the painful sternoclavicular joint: a new technique using interpositional arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;15(1):60-6
[PubMed ID: 16414470]
Tuite MJ Rutkowski A Enright T Kaplan L Fine JP Orwin J . Width of high signal and extension posterior to biceps tendon as signs of superior labrum anterior to posterior tears on MRI and MR arthrography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Dec;185(6):1422-8
[PubMed ID: 16303992]
Tuite MJ Blankenbaker DG Seifert M Ziegert AJ Orwin JF . Sublabral foramen and buford complex: inferior extent of the unattached or absent labrum in 50 patients. Radiology. 2002 Apr;223(1):137-42
[PubMed ID: 11930058]
Shinners TJ Noordsij PG Orwin JF . Arthroscopically assisted mini-open rotator cuff repair. Arthroscopy. 2002 Jan;18(1):21-6
[PubMed ID: 11774137]