Robert F. LaPrade MD, PhD is a complex orthopaedic knee and sports medicine surgeon who practices at Twin Cities Orthopedics in Edina and Eagan, Minnesota. He is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr. LaPrade is known as a specialized clinician scientist who has utilized his comprehensive exposure to and research on sports medicine injuries to improve patient care and invent novel ways to treat knee problems. Dr. LaPrade has special expertise in treating posterolateral knee injuries, PCL tears, revision ACL reconstructions, meniscal repairs, MCL injuries, multiple ligament knee injuries, and other difficult complex and revision injuries. Dr. LaPrade has published more than 800 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, 125 book chapters, and has given over 1000 professional presentations, symposia, and instructional course lectures. Dr. LaPrade and his team have won many awards, including the Trillat Young Investigator Award from ISAKOS (twice), Excellence in Research Award from the AOSSM (3 times), Achilles Award from ISAKOS (twice), Cabaud Award from the AOSSM (3 times), an OREF Kappa Delta Award, and the Jack Hughston Sports Physician Lifetime Achievement Award from the AASPT.
In addition, Dr. LaPrade is recognized internationally as an outstanding mentor and teacher, having taught over 100 orthopedic residents and 100 sports medicine fellows, and having been awarded several teaching awards, and has mentored international fellows from all continents.
