Richard Steadman

J. Richard Steadman (born 1937) is a specialist knee surgeon, practicing in Vail, Colorado and a Clinical Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is best known medically for his work in the area of microfracture surgery, and publicly for treating injured sports stars from around the world. In January 2014, he announced that he was retiring from his surgical practice. He is also credited with diagnosing the chronic knee condition "Boothy Knee".

Biography

Born in Sherman, Texas, Steadman received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, while also playing American football for Bear Bryant. Steadman graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.

Following internship, two years in the US Army, and residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans; Steadman moved to Lake Tahoe, California where he practiced orthopaedics, with increasing emphasis on the treatment of knee disorders.

Steadman developed special surgical techniques which allowed several US Ski Team members to return to competition and win Olympic medals. His first sports client was Cindy Nelson, and from 1976 he was named Chief Physician for the United States Ski Team. In 1989, his work was recognized with his election to the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame. Steadman served as a director of RBio, Inc. from 1990 to 2002.