As Co-Founder of the North American Specialty Hospital (NASH), he designed an innovative new health care delivery model that resulted in significant savings for self-funded companies.ĭr. More recently, his research interests have focused on evaluating effective strategies for curbing the soaring costs of healthcare delivery. Schlegel led several research projects on sports injuries specific to high-level football players, and in 2012, he received the prestigious “Outstanding NFL Team Physician Award.” Schlegel also worked on a novel technique for treating partial thickness rotator cuff tears using a patented collagen scaffold (Rotational Medical).ĭuring his 18 years’ tenure as the team physician for the Denver Broncos, Dr. Schlegel’s clinical work and research on regenerative treatments of the knee and shoulder led to the development of several innovative technologies including the creation of an FDA-approved surgical technology (Opus Medical) that simplifies arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs. After retiring from his clinical surgical practice, he was honored with the Emeritus Associate Professor position in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.ĭr. Schlegel served as Fellowship Director for the sports medicine program at UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic and Director of Research and Innovation for the UC Inverness Center. In 2016, under his leadership, Steadman Hawkins Clinic established a strategic partnership with UCHealth and the University of Colorado School of Medicine to create a state-of-the-art orthopedic facility for sports medicine.
Schlegel was a practicing orthopedic surgeon at Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Denver, a practice he co-founded. Schlegel comes to AOP with nearly 30 years in the clinical and academic settings in orthopedic medicine and he knows first-hand the challenges orthopedic surgeons face in the rapidly evolving healthcare environment. He will share with his colleagues across AOP evidence-based practices and strategic clinical program initiatives so that AOP delivers the best possible clinical value and outcomes to its patients across the country. Schlegel will ensure the delivery of clinical excellence by providing leadership and subject matter expertise for clinical innovation and the development of best practices.
Ted Schlegel joins the practice as Senior Vice President, Clinical Excellence. American Orthopedic Partners (AOP) today announced Dr.