Steadman Philippon Research Institute:
(970) 479-9797
Building on our legacy of excellence in orthopaedic sports medicine, SPRI is unlocking the secrets of healing, finding cures and enhancing lives through global leadership in regenerative medicine, scientific research, innovation and education.
SPRI is part of the U.S. Coalition for the Prevention of Illness and Injury and Sport, a collaborative research effort that includes the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and University of Utah. The U.S. Coalition is the first U.S.-based research center of excellence as designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), one of only 11 centers worldwide.
SPRI’s departments work together to enhance patient care and keep people active through leading-edge science and education. SPRI works collaboratively across its research teams and alongside physicians from The Steadman Clinic to produce high-impact, valuable clinical translation science.
The CRPM team is focused on the basic science of regenerative medicine. CRPM’s team of scientists, researchers and technicians conduct research designed to translate discoveries into practical treatments, including integral participation in each of SPRI’s clinical trials.
Learn MoreSPRI’s BME team enhances patient care by focusing on injury and re-injury mechanisms and prevention, develops and validates novel surgical treatments and rehabilitation techniques and teaches advanced research protocols using state-of-the-art biomedical research techniques and technologies. The department includes advanced imaging research, a Robotics Laboratory, the Donna M. Giordano & Family Center for Biomotion Research and Surgical Skills Laboratory.
Learn MoreSPRI’s robust outcomes database is now tracking over 50,000 surgeries. The center conducts evidence- and outcomes-based research using actual clinical data, which helps both physicians and patients in making better and more informed treatment decisions.
Learn More MoreThe education team administers and coordinates the clinical fellowships and international scholars programs, host conferences and international academic meetings, produces and distributes publications and educational media and organizes outreach programs with local Colorado students.
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Chairman
Co-Director, SPRI Sports Medicine
Fellowship Co-Director, SPRI Hip Preservation & Reconstruction Fellowship
Chief Scientific Officer
Director, Linda & Mitch Hart Center for Regenerative and Personalized Medicine
Director, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Center for Outcomes-Based Orthopaedic Research
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Names Dr. Thomas R. Hackett Chief Medical Officer Longtime Olympic team physician to lead medical strategy and operations...
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Dr. Michael O’Brien to Serve IOC Fellowship at SPRI Australian postdoc researcher and hip-and-groin physiotherapist becomes first IOC visiting...
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“Hail and Farewell” Celebrates Incoming and Outgoing Fellows at Steadman Philippon Research Institute and The Steadman Clinic Annual...
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Steadman Philippon
Research Institute:
(970) 479-9797
The Steadman Clinic:
(970) 476-1100
Physical Address
180 S Frontage Road W
Vail, CO 81657
Mailing Address:
181 West Meadow Drive
Suite 1000
Vail, CO 81657
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29 September 2026