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 rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Osteotomy. His top areas of expertise are Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Hypermobile Joints, Osteoarthritis, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 154 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Osteotomy.
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Locations
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 4550, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
50 North Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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.
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University Of Utah Adult Services
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- EndoscopyDr. Aoki isDistinguished. Learn about Endoscopy.
- Slipped Capital Femoral EpiphysisDr. Aoki isDistinguished. Learn about Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.
- Advanced
- OsteotomyDr. Aoki isAdvanced. Learn about Osteotomy.
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- Acute PainDr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- ArthritisDr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Hypermobile JointsDr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Hypermobile Joints.
- Knock KneesDr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Knock Knees.
- Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD)Dr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD).
- Osgood-Schlatter DiseaseDr. Aoki isExperienced. Learn about Osgood-Schlatter Disease.