Paul D. Fadale, M.D., is an associate clinical professor and Surgeon-in-Chief at Brown University Medical School/the Rhode Island Hospital. He is the Head Team Physician for the Brown University athletic teams, Providence Bruins professional hockey team, and the Rhode Island Sting Rays soccer team. He has also served as head physician for many amateur and professional sporting events including the United States Figure Skating Association National Championships.

Dr. Fadale primarily treats injuries to the knees, shoulders, and ankles of athletes. The surgeries he most commonly performs are reconstructions of ligaments and treatment of cartilage damage in the knee. In the shoulder he commonly treats rotator cuff disease and instability.

His research activities are directed toward many of the commonly seen athletic injuries. He has written numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sports related problems. Presently he is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America.

EDUCATION: Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dr. Fadale received both an undergraduate and medical doctor degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the Brown University School of Medicine and was fellowship trained in Sports Medicine at Union Memorial Hospital In Baltimore and in Orthopaedic Trauma in Switzerland.