Jeff Brand M.D.
Undergraduate:University of Wisconsin- Stout Menomonie WI 1976-1977
University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1977-1980, B.S.
Medical School:
University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1980-1984
Fellowship/Residency/Internship:
Sports Medicine Fellowship University of Kentucky Lexington KY 1998
Orthopaedic Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1985-1989
General Surgery University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1984-1985
Certifications:
Recertification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 2000
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 1997
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 1991
American Foot and Ankle Society 1989
Professional Societies/Memberships:
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 2001
Arthroscopy Association of North America 2001
American Orthopaedic Society of Sport Medicine 1999
Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association 1998
American Orthopaedic Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Committee on Sports Medicine 1997
Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 1993
Fellowship American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1993
Minnesota Medical Association 1990
Practice:
Alexandria Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. 1990-Present
Honors and Awards:
Larry "Stosh" Neumann Award for Excellence in Sports Medicine 2001
American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship 2001
Bush Foundation Fellowship in Medicine 1997
University of Minnesota: Phi Kappa Phi, Deans List
Recent Presentations:
Soft Tissue interference graft fixation for ACL reconstruction. Teaching Rounds at the Orthopaedic Learning Center at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September 11, 2001.
Is X-ray predictive of cruciate ligament reconstruction femoral tunnel position? Teaching Rounds at Hospital University Kebangsann, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept 6, 2001.
Treatment of Stress Fractures with Pulsed Low Intensity Ultrasound. Singapore Orthopaedic Association 24th Annual Meeting. Singapore, September 3, 2001.
Is the morphology of the medial condyle associated with presence of a medial synovial plica? International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Montreaux, Switzerland, May 14-18, 2001.
Is a biodegradable screw comparable to a metal screw for soft tissue interference fixation? Mid-America Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, April 19th, 2001, Amelia Island, Florida.
Is X-Ray predictive of posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction femoral tunnel position? Third World Congress on Orthopaedic Sports Trauma, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, April 12th, 2000.
Biomechanical evaluation of the quadriceps tendon fixation in cruciate ligament reconstruction. Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, April 18th, 1999 Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Interference fixation of a quadrupled hamstring graft is improved with precise match of graft to tunnel size. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Anaheim, California, February 7th 1999
Dr Brand is the most established Fellowship trained Sports Medicine Orthopaedist in Central Minnesota. He is also active as a team physician for the University of Minnesota at Morris, Alexandria High School, Osakis High School and Sauk Centre High School. Dr Brand enjoys researching, writing and presenting on a variety of orthopaedic sports medicine topics. In addition to his presentations at national and international meetings, Dr Brand has had several papers accepted and published by leading orthopaedic journals and abstracts.
Dr Brand is an avid sports enthusiast who enjoys cycling and sail boarding. He is active in promoting healthy athletic participation by providing physicals and rehabilitative services to our student athletes.
