Orthopedic Sports Medicine · Middlebury, Vermont
MD, PhD training at the intersection of biomechanical engineering and clinical orthopedic surgery — bringing research-informed care to athletes and active patients in Vermont and beyond.
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Background
Dr. Devon Anderson is a board-eligible orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Porter Orthopedics and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He holds both an MD and a PhD in biomedical engineering from Oregon Health & Science University — a dual degree that grounds his clinical practice in the mechanics of how tissues fail, heal, and recover.
After completing his residency at the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital, Dr. Anderson trained in a sports medicine fellowship at Duke University, where he worked under nationally recognized surgeons on shoulder instability, ACL reconstruction, and hip preservation. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and contributed chapters to landmark texts including Rockwood and Matsen’s The Shoulder (7th edition).
A lifelong athlete — competitive alpine ski racer, collegiate rower, cyclist, and backcountry skier — Dr. Anderson understands the demands athletes place on their bodies. He brings that perspective to every surgical plan and rehabilitation protocol.
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Education & Training
Clinical Care
Dr. Anderson offers comprehensive orthopedic sports medicine care for athletes and active patients of all ages — from arthroscopic surgery to non-operative management of musculoskeletal injuries.
Arthroscopic and open stabilization for anterior shoulder instability, rotator cuff repair, and biceps tenodesis with outcomes-based decision-making.
Total shoulder arthroplasty and reverse shoulder replacement for patients with advanced glenohumeral arthritis, rotator cuff tear arthropathy, and complex shoulder conditions not amenable to joint-preserving treatment.
Primary and revision ACL reconstruction. Multiligament knee injuries and return-to-sport planning.
Osteochondral allograft transplantation, chondroplasty, and next-generation cartilage repair strategies informed by translational research.
Arthroscopic meniscus repair and meniscal transplantation for acute meniscal tears and meniscal deficiency. Comprehensive evaluation to determine the optimal treatment strategy for each patient, with a focus on joint preservation and long-term function.
Arthroscopic ankle surgery, Achilles tendon repair and reconstruction, cartilage restoration, and ligament stabilization for ankle instability and sports-related ankle injuries.
Elbow surgery including tendon repair and reconstruction for lateral epicondylitis, distal biceps, and triceps tendon injuries, as well as treatment of elbow instability.
Evaluation and management of acute fractures of the upper and lower extremity, including surgical fixation and post-operative rehabilitation coordination for athletes and active patients.
Injury evaluation, injection therapy, imaging review, and rehabilitation guidance for athletes seeking non-surgical management of musculoskeletal conditions.
Patient Resources
Learn more about your injury or procedure
OrthoInfo is the patient education website of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, offering trusted, physician-reviewed information on orthopaedic conditions, treatments, and surgical procedures.
Youth Sports Injury Resources
STOP Sports Injuries — American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
The AOSSM STOP Sports Injuries campaign provides evidence-based resources for athletes, parents, and coaches on preventing and recognizing youth sports injuries, including overuse injuries, growth plate fractures, and concussions.
Rehabilitation
Patient Exercise Programs
The following conditioning programs are provided by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) as general rehabilitation guides. These programs should be performed under the supervision of your physician or physical therapist.
Scholarship
Dr. Anderson’s research spans the full translational spectrum — from basic science at the cellular level to FDA clinical trials and large-scale outcomes studies. His PhD dissertation focused on scaffold-free tissue engineering for articular cartilage repair, and his clinical work continues to investigate how surgical technique and patient factors shape outcomes.
PhD-level investigation into chondrocyte progenitor cells, physioxia, scaffold-free neocartilage development, and chondrocyte mechano-sensitivity following rotator cuff injury.
Biomechanical characterization of novel bone substitute fixation for single-stage ACL revision in the setting of tunnel dilation.
Patient-reported outcomes following rotator cuff repair stratified by insurance status, socioeconomic deprivation index, and concomitant surgical procedures.
Cadaveric quantification of rectus femoris injury during hip arthroscopy capsulotomy; shoulder instability classification, bone defect management, and outcomes.
Book Chapters
Taylor DC, Anderson DE, Hurley ET, Dickens JF. Anterior Shoulder Instability: Diagnosis, Classification, and Indications. In Matsen FA & Cordasco F (Eds.) Rockwood and Matsen’s The Shoulder (7th ed.). Elsevier. 2025.
Dickens JF, Hurley ET, Anderson DE, Taylor DC. Glenohumeral Instability: Outcomes of Shoulder Stabilization. In Matsen FA & Cordasco F (Eds.) Rockwood and Matsen’s The Shoulder (7th ed.). Elsevier. 2025.
Anderson DE, Gridley A, Crawford DC. Next Generation Cartilage Repair and the Pre-arthroplasty Patient. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2022;30(4):1–9.
Anderson DE, Mannava S. Anterior Shoulder Instability. In Frank R (Ed.) AAOS Resident Orthopaedic Knowledge Curriculum. Rosemont, IL: AAOS. 2021.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Hinton Z, Anderson DE, Stauffer T, Amendola A. Medial Meniscus Transplant: Technique Video. Video Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025.
Anderson DE, Scott EJ, Mather RC. Endoscopic Lesser Trochanter Excision for Ischiofemoral Impingement. Video Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024.
Patel UJ, Anderson DE, Yen YM, Giordano BD. Comparable Injury to the Indirect Head of the Rectus Femoris During Interportal and Periportal Capsulotomy: A Cadaveric Study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023.
Anderson DE, Broun KG, Kundu P, Jing X, Tang X, Lu C, Kotelsky A, Mannava S, Lee W. PIEZO1 is downregulated in glenohumeral chondrocytes in early cuff tear arthropathy following a massive rotator cuff tear in a mouse model. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2023;11:1–9.
Shaikh HJF, Chait AR, Anderson DE, Ramirez G, Bronstein RD, Goldblatt JP, Giordano BD, Maloney MD, Voloshin IT, Nicandri GT, Mannava S. Use of Area Deprivation Index to Predict Minimal Clinically Important Difference for PROMIS After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;51(11):2815–2823.
Anderson DE, Shaikh HJF, Chait AR, Ramirez G, Bronstein RD, Goldblatt JP, Giordano BD, Maloney MD, Voloshin IT, Nicandri GT, Mannava S. Effect of Insurance Reimbursement Status on Pre- and Post-operative PROMIS Scores Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023;51(10):2659–2670.
Gao W, Hamza H, Anderson DE, Lee W. The Role of Mechanically-activated Ion Channels Piezo1, Piezo2, and TRPV4 in Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction and Mechano-therapeutics for Osteoarthritis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022;10:article 885224.
Anderson DE, Bogner EA, Schiffman SR, Rodeo SA, Wiedrick J, Crawford DC. Evaluation of osseous incorporation after osteochondral allograft transplantation: Correlation of computed tomography parameters with patient reported outcomes. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021;9(8):1–10.
Anderson DE, Kuhns BD, Kaupp S, Schwarz EM, Rubery PT, Mannava S. Lack of Additional Advanced Graduate Training by Orthopaedic Surgeons in Academic Practice. Journal of AAOS: Global Research & Reviews. 2020;4(5):e20.
Anderson DE, Duletzke NT, Pedigo BE, Halsey MF. Multimodal pain control in adolescent posterior spinal fusion: a double-blind randomized controlled trial to validate the effect of gabapentin on post-operative pain control, opioid use, and patient satisfaction. Spine Deformity. 2019;8(2):177–185.
Anderson DE, Robinson KS, Wiedrick J, Kane MS, Crawford DC. Efficacy of Fresh Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in the Knee for Adults Forty Years and Older. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018;6(11):1–9.
Kane MS, Williams RJ, DeBerardino TM, Taylor DC, Ma CB, Anderson DE, Crawford DC. Review of an exploratory phase II FDA regulated clinical trial of NeoCart vs. microfracture for articular cartilage repair. Annals of Joint. 2018;3(0):69.
Anderson DE, Johnstone B. Dynamic mechanical compression of chondrocytes for tissue engineering: a critical review. Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 2017;5(76):1–20.
Anderson DE, Markway BD, Weekes K, McCarthy HE, Johnstone B. Physioxia promotes the articular chondrocyte-like phenotype in human chondroprogenitor-derived self-organized tissue. Tissue Engineering, Part A. 2017;24(3):264–274.
Anderson DE, Rose M, Wille AJ, Wiedrick J, Crawford DC. Arthroscopic Mechanical Chondroplasty of the Knee is Beneficial for Treatment of Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Absence of Concurrent Pathology. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;5(5):1–8.
Anderson DE, Williams RJ, DeBerardino TM, Taylor DC, Ma CB, Kane MS, Crawford DC. MRI Characterization and Clinical Outcomes following NeoCart Surgical Therapy as a Primary Reparative Treatment for Knee Cartilage Injury. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;45(4):1–9.
Anderson DE, Markway BD, Bond D, McCarthy HE, Johnstone B. Responses to altered oxygen tension are distinct between human stem cells of high and low chondrogenic capacity. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2016;7(1):154–166.
Markway BD, Cho H, Anderson DE, Holden P, Ravi V, Little CB, Johnstone B. Reoxygenation enhances tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced degradation of the extracellular matrix produced by chondrogenic cells. European Cells & Materials. 2016;31:425–439.
Anderson DE, Watts BV. Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent problems in patient safety: retained surgical sponges. Journal of Patient Safety. 2013;9(3):134–139.
Currier JH, Anderson DE, Van Citters DW. A proposed mechanism for squeaking of ceramic-on-ceramic hips. Wear. 2010;269(11–12):782–789.
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Athletic Medicine
Dr. Anderson has served as a team physician from the high school to elite national level, providing sideline coverage, pre-participation evaluations, and orthopedic consultation across a wide range of sports and competition settings.
Team physician for US Ski and Snowboard’s alpine program, providing medical coverage at World Cup and national team events.
2024 – Present
Division III team physician and orthopedic surgery consultant across all varsity sports programs.
2024 – Present
Staff Profile →Orthopedic sports medicine coverage for Middlebury Union, Mount Abraham, and Vergennes Union High Schools, providing injury evaluation, sideline coverage, and surgical consultation for student athletes.
2024 – Present
Division I team physician for football, basketball, baseball, and Olympic sports during sports medicine fellowship.
2023 – 2024
Division III team physician for football and hockey programs across multiple residency seasons.
2019 – 2023
As a former competitive alpine ski racer and collegiate rower, Dr. Anderson brings a personal understanding of athletic training, injury, and return to performance. His work with the US Alpine Ski Team reflects a commitment to elite athletic medicine at the highest level of international competition.
Get in Touch
Dr. Anderson sees patients at Porter Orthopedics in Middlebury, Vermont. To schedule an appointment or refer a patient, please call the office or visit the UVM Health scheduling page.
Porter Orthopedics
1436 Exchange Street
Middlebury, VT 05753