Stephen Aoki
Expertise in
4
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Dr. Stephen Aoki

Orthopedics
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Orthopaedics - Eccles Football Center
580 S Guardsman Way Zane Beadles Athletic Training Room, 
Salt Lake City, UT 
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27 Years of Experience

Expertise in
4
conditions
Optum
Orthopaedics - Eccles Football Center
580 S Guardsman Way Zane Beadles Athletic Training Room, 
Salt Lake City, UT 
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Overview

Dr. Stephen K. Aoki, Professor and Chief of Sports Medicine, specializes in the surgical treatment of pediatric, adolescent, and adult sports injuries, primarily of the hip and knee. Dr. Aoki serves as team physician for University of Utah Gymnastics and University of Utah Football. He is the former Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer. Dr. Aoki received his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard University. He completed his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and subsequently completed his orthopaedic surgery residency and sports medicine fellowship at the University of Utah. Dr. Aoki practices both at the University Orthopaedic Center and Primary Children´s Hospital.Dr. Aoki's hip practice focuses on joint preservation and hip arthroscopy. His surgical expertise includes the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, cartilage injuries, hip instability due to capsular insufficiency, and ischiofemoral impingement. He has done extensive research in the field of hip arthroscopy including technical articles focused on improving the surgical treatment of FAI and hip stability.Dr. Aoki's knee practice focuses on both pediatric and adult injuries. His surgical expertise addresses ACL tears, patellar dislocations, ligament/tendon/cartilage injuries, meniscus tears, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD lesions), tibial spine fractures, and congenital discoid meniscus. He has a particular surgical interest in pediatric athletic injuries complicated by open growth plates.Surgical Expertise: Hip Arthroscopy, Femoroacetabular Impingement, Hip Labral Repair and Reconstruction, Hip Capsular Repair and Reconstruction, Hip Preservation, Pediatric and Adult ACL Reconstructions, Patella Dislocations, Pediatric Sports Injuries, Osteochondritis Dissecans, Cartilage and Meniscus Tears.For more information, please refer to website: aokimd.com.

Dr. Aoki is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Hypermobile Joints, Osteoarthritis, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 158 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1999
Residency
University of Utah
Specialties
Orthopedics
Licenses
Orthopaedic Surgery in UT
Board Certifications
American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowships
University of Utah
Hospital Affiliations
Primary Children's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Orthopaedics - Eccles Football Center
580 S Guardsman Way Zane Beadles Athletic Training Room, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Call: 801-587-7109
Other Locations
Orthopaedics - Sorenson High Performance Center
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Call: 801-587-7109

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


158 Total Publications

Periportal Capsular Repair Restores Resistance to Axial Traction in Pediatric Hip Arthroscopy Patients: An in vivo Study.
Periportal Capsular Repair Restores Resistance to Axial Traction in Pediatric Hip Arthroscopy Patients: An in vivo Study.
Journal: Journal of pediatric orthopedics
Published: November 03, 2025
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