Patient Care Bio
Dr. Brian D. Giordano has joined URMC Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics. He is a specialist in sports medicine and athletic hip injuries. His practice focuses on hip preservation surgery, as well as the care of knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries. He performs open and arthroscopic surgery on the hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow for patients of all ages.
Dr. Giordano, a native of Palmyra, NY, attended Colgate University as an undergraduate. Later, he earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Following his residency, Dr. Giordano completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine at Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA. He's cared for several sports teams, serving as an Assistant Team Physician for the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers and many others professional and collegiate teams. He is currently the team physician for Nazareth College and consults regionally with various college and professional athletic teams.
Dr. Giordano is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Medical Association. He teaches nationally in the area of hip preservation and hip arthroscopy. Dr. Giordano has authored several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in general orthopaedics, sports medicine, and hip preservation surgery. He has presented on a variety of topics at regional, national, and international orthopaedic meetings. He is actively involved in several research studies involving basic science, biomechanics, and clinical outcomes of athletic hip injuries and their associated treatment.
| Sports Medicine Fellowhip | Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic | Los Angeles, CA |
2009 - 2010 |
| JBJS/OREF Resident Journal Club Grant | JBJS and OREF |
2008 - 2009 |
| Dean's Letter of Commendations (all eight semesters) | University of Buffalo School of Medicine |
2000 - 2004 |
| Dean's Award for academic excellence (all eight semesters) | Colgate University |
1996 - 2000 |
| Patriot League Scholar Athlete Award (all four seasons) | Colgate Unviersity |
1996 - 2006 |
| John L., Wiant and Dr. Donald C. Rankin Scholarship | Colgate University |
1996 - 2000 |
| American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) Emerging Leadership Program | American Orthopaedic Association |
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| AOA Residency Leadership Program | American Orthopaedic Association |
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| Edward J. Puzas Award for clinical research excellece | URMC Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation |
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| Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society |
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| Cum Laude Graduate | University of Buffalo School of Medicine |
2004 |
| Magna Cum Laude Graduate | Colgate University |
2000 |
| National Biological Honor Society |
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| Gottesman Award foro academic and athletic achievement | Colgate Unversity |
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