In this episode Maxwell Cooper, MD interviews Brian Cole, MD, MBA, Managing Partner of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Associate Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, and Head Team Physician for the Chicago Bulls of the NBA, Chicago White Sox of the MLB, and several other professional and collegiate teams. Dr. Cole gives an overview of his practice as a orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and caring for professional athletes. He also gives an overview of the business operations of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, a physician run, independent fully comprehensive orthopaedic practice that also serves as the academic orthopaedics department for Rush University. Dr. Cole discusses how Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is optimized with many sources of revenue beyond a high-volume surgical practice and how the practice is able to conduct high-level clinical and basic science research. Lastly, Dr. Cole discusses his podcast, Sports Medicine Weekly where he interviews a variety of guests to provide education to the community covering sports medicine, health and wellness, and many more topics. 

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Brian Cole, M.D., MBA
Managing Partner, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Associate Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center
Chairman of Surgery, Rush Oak Park Hospital
Head Team Physician, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox
Host, Sports Medicine Weekly Podcast
Website:  https://www.briancolemd.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjcolemd/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianColeMD
Sports Medicine Weekly Podcast: https://sportsmedicineweekly.com/ 

Education
Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Hospital for Special Surgery
M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
B.S., University of Illinois