Michael J O`Brien MD

Michael J. O’Brien, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine with a subspecialty focus on shoulder and elbow care. He serves at Tulane University School of Medicine as Professor of Orthopaedics, Lee C. Schlesinger Endowed Chair of Orthopaedics, Chief of Shoulder & Elbow Services, and Program Director for the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency. Dr. O’Brien earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He further advanced his expertise with fellowship training in Shoulder & Elbow at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. His clinical and research interests include shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery, arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, shoulder instability, and joint replacement procedures such as reverse total shoulder replacement and total elbow replacement. He is an Active Member of the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons and a member of the Association of Clinical Elbow and Shoulder Surgeons. In addition to his clinical and academic leadership, Dr. O’Brien serves as a team physician for Tulane Athletics, NOLA Gold Rugby, and Brother Martin High School.