Douglas (Doug) Bartels, M.D.

I chose a career in sports medicine to help patients of all ages and activity levels regain function and get back to doing the things they love. In my practice, I enjoy taking care of acute and chronic shoulder, hip and knee injuries and issues. I take pride in providing individualized care and making sure you are a part of the decision-making process. As a lifelong athlete, my main goal is to get patients back to work, school, hobbies, and sports feeling better than they did before their injury.

I grew up in the Midwest and am thrilled to be providing orthopedic care in Northwest Wisconsin. As a college athlete I was exposed to sports-related injuries, which sparked my interest in orthopedics and sports medicine. During my residency and fellowship, I was able to be a team doctor for athletes at the high school level all the way to the professional level with the San Francisco 49ers.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and dogs along with traveling and fishing.

Education

• Bachelor's degree, Biological Anthropology, Northwestern University
• Master's degree, Liberal Studies, Northwestern University
• Doctor of Medicine, Rush Medical College

Residency

• Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Fellowship

• Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Stanford Health Care

Memberships

• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
• Football Team Physician, San Francisco 49ers

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• ACL injuries
• Cartilage restoration and transplantation
• Hip arthroscopy
• Knee arthroscopy
• Meniscus tears
• Multi-ligament knee injuries
• Open surgery of the knee
• Open surgery of the shoulder
• Patellar instability
• Rotator cuff injury
• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Shoulder instability
• Shoulder replacement surgery
• Sports medicine
• Tendon tears (Achilles, pec, tricep, bicep)

• Antibiotic prophylaxis with cefazolin is associated with lower shoulder periprosthetic joint infection rates than non-cefazolin alternatives; May 2022
• Revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty for anatomical glenoid component loosening was not universally successful: A detailed analysis of 127 consecutive shoulders May 2021
• Mid-term radiological results of a cementless short humeral component in anatomical and reverse shoulder arthroplasty; May 2019
• Epidemiology of hand and wrist injuries in NCAA men's football: 2009-2010 to 2013-2014; April 2019
• Arthroscopy and arthrotomy to address intra-articular pathology during PAO for hip dysplasia demonstrates similar short-term outcomes; June 2018