Dr. Kevin Shea is a professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UConn Health. He has served as a team physician for the Hartford Whalers professional ice hockey team, the UConn varsity athletic teams, Trinity College, and for several local high schools. Dr. Shea teaches orthopedic physical therapy at the University of Hartford and UConn at Storrs. He specializes in the treatment of shoulder and knee problems.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	University of Michigan	Medicine
M.D.	University of Michigan	Doctorate of Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Case Western Reserve University	General Surgery
Fellowship	Case Western Reserve University	Biomechanics
Residency	Case Western Reserve University	Orthopaedic Surgery
Fellowship	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Best Doctors in Connecticut	Connecticut Magazine
Top Docs	Hartford Magazine
Faculty Sponsor of J Whit Ewing AANA Fellow Paper Contest Winner	Arthroscopy Association of North America
Teacher of the Year	UConn Residents
Provost's Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement	University of Connecticut
Scientific Award for the Best Scientific Paper Presented at the ISAKOS Meeting, Osaka, Japan	ISAKOS
Best Doctors in Connecticut	Connecticut Magazine
Top Docs	Hartford Magazine

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, Program Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	International	2016
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Research Committee	Research Committee	Member	External	International	2012	2014
Medical Board - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Elected Member	UConn Health	University	2012
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons -B2 Study Group	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2011
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Committee	Advisory Committee	Deputy Chair	External	International	2011	2013
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, Program Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	International	2011	2013
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National	2011
The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National	2011
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, Scientific Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	International	2009	2013
Orthopaedic Research Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2006
UMG Infomatics Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2004
Orthopaedic Surgery Lead Physician	Advisory Committee	Lead Physician	UConn Health	University	2003
Clinical Operations Committee on Compensation	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	2002
Lead Physician	Advisory Committee	Lead Physician	UConn Health	University	2002
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National	2001
The American Journal of Sports Medicine	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National	2001
Medical Board - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Elected Member	UConn Health	University	2000	2001
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Patient Education Committee	Education Committee	Member	External	National	1999	2001
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Research Committee	Research Committee	Member	External	International	1999	2001
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Data Retrieval and Analysis Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	International	1999	2001
American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine, Delegate to the Inter-Association Task Force for the Appropriate Treatment of the Injured Athlete’s Spine	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	1999	1999
Department of Orthopaedics Compliance Officer	Advisory Committee	Officer	UConn Health	University	1999	2006
Hartford County Medical Society	Advisory Committee	Board of Directors Member	External	State	1996	1998
American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine, Education Committee	Education Committee	Member	External	National	1996	1999
Medscape Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine	Editorial Board	Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief	External	National	1996	2001
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Orthopaedic Learning Center Faculty	Education Committee	Member	External	International	1995
Arthroscopy	Editorial Board	Member	External	National	1995	2000
Arthroscopy: the Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National	1995
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Education Committee	Education Committee	Member	External	International	1994	1996
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Membership Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	External	International	1994	1996
American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine, State Delegate	Advisory Committee	Member	External	National	1994	1996
International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine -International Traveling Fellowship Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Deputy Chair-Travelling Fellowship Committee	External	International	1994
Medical Staff - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	President	UConn Health	University	1994	1996
Task Force on Customer Relations - University of Connecticut Health Center	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1994	1994
Task Force on Clinic Management - University of Connecticut Health Center	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1994	1994
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1993
Academic Orthopaedic Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1993
Medical Board - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1993	1994
Arthroscopy Association of North America	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	International	1992
American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1992
Assistant Clinical Chief of Orthopaedics - University of Connecticut	Advisory Committee	Assistant Clinical Chief	UConn Health	University	1992	1996
Operating Room Committee -John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1992
Occupational Medicine Committee - University of Connecticut Health Center	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1992	1998
Complications in Orthopaedics	Editorial Board	Member	External	National	1992	2004
Ambulatory Operations Committee-University of Connecticut Health Center	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1991	1993
Hartford County Medical Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	1990
Connecticut State Medical Society	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	State	1990
The Spectrum of Patellar Malalignment, Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, State University of New York, Stonybrook, N.Y.	Visiting Professorship	Visiting Professor	Other	University	1990	1990
Quality Assurance/Utilization Review Committee - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1989	1995
Medical Records Committee - John Dempsey Hospital	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University	1989	1995
American Medical Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	1984
BEST Practice Committee	Advisory Committee	Member	UConn Health	University
Journal for International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	International

Clinical Research Interests:
New and novel treatments for osteoarthritis of the shoulder.
Treatment of chronic rotator cuff tendonitis.

Basic Science Research Interests:
Development of bioengineered patches for rotator cuff reconstruction.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Abstracts

Conference Papers

Letters

Other

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Failure to Cover the Labral Footprint: An Explanation for Suture Anchor Bankart Repair Failure	Poster	The Society of European Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons	2012	Dubrovnik, Croatia
Trans-tendon Repair of PASTA Lesions	Talk	7th Biennial ISAKOS Meeting	2011	Rio di Janiero, Brazil
The Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder	Poster	ISAKOS 7th Biennial Meeting	2011	Rio di Janiero, Brazil
The use of pre-operative MRI scanning predicting the clinical and structural outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair	Poster	The Society of European Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons	2011	Lyon, France
The Use of ECM grafts to enhance Rotator Cuff Healing	Talk	7th Biennial ISAKOS Meeting	2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shoulder Injuries in the Work Place	Talk	Connecticut Bar Association Annual Worker’s Compensation meeting	2011	Newport, RI
The Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder	Talk	ICSES Meeting	2010	Edinburgh, Scotland
Arthroscopic and Open Bankart Repairs: When can the Athlete return to Play?	Talk	ICSES Meeting	2010	Edinburgh, Scotland
Response of Human Tenocytes to Seven Biomaterials Commercially Available to Augment Rotator Cuff Repair	Talk	7th Biennial Meeting of ISAKOS	2009	Osaka, Japan
Biomechanical Analysis of a rotator cuff repair re-enforced with a porcine dermal Xenograft patch	Poster	The Society of European Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons	2009	Madrid, Spain
Newer uses of Biologics in Augmenting Rotator Cuff Repair	Talk	New England Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting	2008	Jay Peak, VT
The Use of Radiofrequency Microdebridement in Rotator Cuff Tendonopathy	Talk	ArthroCare Annual Sales Meeting	2008	Bonita Springs, FL
Anatomic Design Considerations in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Talk	Tornier Surgeon update course	2008	Farmington, CT
Design Rationale for the Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Talk	Tornier Surgeon update course	2008	Farmington, CT
New Approaches to Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder	Lecture	UCONN Rheumatology Grand Rounds	2007	Farmington, CT
Open Bankart vs Arthroscopic Techniques for the Treatment of Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability	Talk	AAOS Meeting	2007	San Diego, CA
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair using Ultrasonic Suture Welding: A 2-year prospective study	Poster	Arthroscopy Association of North America	2007	San Francisco, CA
The Use of Intra-articular Hylan G-F 20 in Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder	Poster	9th Meeting of ISAKOS	2007	Florence, Italy
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair using Ultrasonic Suture Welding: A 2-year prospective study	Poster	ISAKOS 5th Biennial Meeting	2007	Florence, Italy
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair using Ultrasonic Suture Welding: a 1-year prospective study	Poster	Arthroscopy Association of North America	2006	Hollywood, FL
Intra-Articular Injection of the Shoulder: Accuracy of Needle Placement Without Fluoroscopic Guidance	Poster	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine	2006	Hershey, PA
Biomechanical and Radiographic Analysis of Partial Coracoclavicular Ligament Injuries	Talk	ISAKOS Annual Meeting	2005	Hollywood, FL
Evaluation of Clinical Osteology and Bending Strength for Three Acromioclavicular Reconstruction Methods	Talk	ISAKOS Annual Meeting	2005	Hollywood, FL
Biomechanical and Radiographic Analysis of Partial Coracoclavicular Ligament Injuries	Talk	Ninth International Congress of Surgery of the Shoulder	2004	Washington, DC
Evaluation of the Clinical Osteology and Bending Strength for three Acromioclavicular Reconstruction Methods	Poster	Ninth International Congress of Surgery of the Shoulder	2004	Washington, DC
The Clinical Outcome of the Operative Treatment of Snapping Scapula	Poster	Ninth International Congress of Surgery of the Shoulder	2004	Washington, DC
The Clinical Outcome of the Operative Treatment of Snapping Scapula	Talk	11th Annual Fellow’s Day Conference, Keller Army Community Hospital	2003	West Point, NY
Osteolysis of the Distal Clavicle: Study of Pathology, Pathophysiology, and Etiology	Poster	College of American Pathologists	2003	San Diego, CA
Pitfalls of Thermal Capsular Shrinkage for Shoulder Instability	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	2001	Nantucket, MA
Internal Glenoid Impingement	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	2001	Nantucket, MA
Shoulder Pain in the Adolescent Athlete	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	2001	Nantucket, MA
Surgical Management of the Stiff Shoulder	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	2001	Nantucket, MA
Rehabilitation of the Injured Shoulder	Talk	AOSSM The Athlete’s Shoulder and Knee	2000	Scottsdale, AR
Shoulder Problems in the Pediatric Athlete	Talk	AOSSM The Athlete’s Shoulder and Knee	2000	Scottsdale, AR
Internal Glenoid Impingement	Talk	AOSSM The Athlete’s Shoulder and Knee	2000	Scottsdale, AR
Diagnosis of Internal Glenoid Impingement by Physical Examination	Talk	25th Annual Meeting of the AOSSM	1999	Traverse City, MI
Internal Glenoid Impingement	Talk	AOSSM The Athlete’s Shoulder	1998	Lake Buena Vista, FL
Arthroscopic Bankart Repair using a Bioabsorbable Tack	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1998	Nantucket, MA
SLAP Lesions of the Shoulder	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1998	Nantucket, MA
Internal Impingement of the Shoulder	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1998	Nantucket, MA
Osteolysis of the Distal Clavicle	Talk	AOSSM The Athlete’s Shoulder	1998	Lake Buena Vista, FL
Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Using a Bioabsorbable Tack: 1-4 Year Results	Talk	AANA Specialty Day	1997	San Francisco, CA
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repairs Using a Transhumeral Suture Technique: A Prospective 1 Year Follow-up	Talk	AANA 16th Annual Meeting	1997	San Diego, CA
Arthroscopic Bankart Repair Using a Bioabsorbable Tack: 1-4 Year Results	Talk	Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting	1996	Washington, DC
Variation of Normal Shoulder Anatomy	Talk	Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting	1996	Washington, DC
Complications of Shoulder Arthroscopy	Talk	Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting	1996	Washington, DC
A/C Joint Osteolysis/Labral Tears	Talk	Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting	1996	Washington, DC
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1996	Chatham, MA
Arthroscopic Shoulder Stabilization	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1996	Chatham, MA
Failed Arthroscopic Acromioplasty	Talk	The Evaluation and Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston University School of Medicine	1996	Chatham, MA
Suture Anchors: What They Are, What They Are Not	Lecture	AANA Fall Course	1996	Palm Desert, CA
Histologic Comparison of Post-Traumatic and Atraumatic Osteolysis of the Distal Clavicle	Poster	Orthopaedic Research Society	1995	Orlando, Fl
Biomechanical Fixation of the Supraspinatus Tendon	Poster	Orthopaedic Research Society	1995	Orlando, Fl
Orthopedic Concerns for the Adolescent Athletic Knee	Talk	Connecticut Athletic Trainers Association	1994	Cromwell, CT
Failure of Arthroscopic Debridement in the Treatment of Post-Operative Septic Arthritis in Reconstructive Knee Surgery	Talk	Eastern Orthopaedic Association	1994	Southampton, Bermuda
Evaluation of a Visual Analog Scale to Assess Subjective Shoulder Complaints	Talk	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	1994	New Orleans, LA
Evaluation of a Visual Analog Scale to Evaluation Subjective Shoulder Complaints	Poster	AAOS 61st Annual Meeting	1994	New Orleans, LA
Is General Anesthesia Superior to Interscalene Block for Shoulder Surgery?	Talk	International Anesthesia Research Society	1993	San Diego, CA
Initial Failure Strength of Arthroscopic and Open Bankart Repairs	Talk	IAA/ISK	1993	Copenhagen, Denmark
Arthroscopy for the Unstable Shoulder - Bioabsorbable Tacks	Lecture	AAOS Course on Arthroscopic Surgery	1993	Nashville, TN
Arthroscopic Acromioplasty	Lecture	AAOS Course on Arthroscopic Surgery	1993	Nashville, TN
Initial Failure Strength of Arthroscopic and Open Bankart Repairs	Talk	Eastern Orthopaedic Association	1992	San Juan Puerto Rico
Initial Failure Strength of Arthroscopic and Open Bankart Repairs	Talk	A.O.A. 25th Annual Resident's Conference	1992	Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Use of an Abduction Harness in Controlling Symptomatic Anterior Shoulder Instability in Hockey Players	Talk	2nd International Symposium on Safety in Ice Hockey	1992	Pittsburgh, PA
Perspectives on Patellofemoral Disorders and Shoulder Labral Lesions	Talk	Greater Metropolitan Sports Medicine Society at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center	1992	Patterson, NJ
Prediction of Medial Meniscal Tear by Physical Exam Alone	Talk	Eastern Orthopaedic Association	1991	Madrid, Spain
Prediction of Medial Meniscal Tear by Physical Exam Alone	Poster	IAA/ISK Combined Congress	1991	Toronto, Ont., Canada
Medial Patellar Subluxation: Fact or Illusion	Poster	IAA/ISK Combined Congress	1991	Toronto, Ont. Canada
An Anatomic Comparison Between CT Scanning and Tangential Radiographs in Identifying Malalignment of the Patellofemoral Joint	Poster	IAA/ISK Combined Congress	1991	Toronto, Ont. Canada
Kinematic Comparison of Posterior Cruciate Substituting and Posterior Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty	Talk	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons	1991	Anaheim, CA
Pre-operative CT Scanning and Arthroscopy in Predicting Outcome after Lateral Release	Talk	Arthroscopy Association of North America	1991	Anaheim, CA
Kinematic Comparison of Posterior Cruciate Substituting and Posterior Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty	Talk	IAA/ISK combined congress	1991	Toronto, Canada
Initial Failure Strength of Arthroscopic Bankart Suture and Staple Repairs	Talk	IAA/ISK Combined Congress	1991	Toronto, Canada
Bioabsorpable Devices in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery	Talk	Boston University Sponsored Course on Sports Medicine	1991	Chatham, MA
Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Arthritis	Talk	Hartford Hospital Faculty for Continuing Medical Education for Physicians	1991	Hartford CT
Current Office Management of Sports Injuries for Primary Care Physicians	Talk	Waterbury Academy of Family Physicians	1990	Waterbury, CT
Pre-operative CT Scanning and Arthroscopy in Predicting Outcome After Lateral Release	Talk	9th Annual meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America	1990	Orlando, Fl
Initial Failure Strength of Arthroscopic Bankart Suture and Staple Repairs	Talk	9th Annual meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America	1990	Orlando, Fl
An Isometric Reconstruction for Posterolateral Rotatory Instability of the Knee	Talk	American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine	1990	Sun Valley, Idaho
Radiologic Evaluation of Sports Medicine Injuries	Talk	Annual meeting of the Connecticut Society of Radiologic Technologists	1990	Norwich, CT
Shoulder Pain in the Throwing Athlete	Talk	American College of Sports Medicine, New England Chapter	1989	Worcester, MA
Heterotopic Ossification in Burn Patients	Talk	Second Annual Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma	1989	Long Boat Key, Florida
Anterior Shoulder Instability in the Throwing Athlete	Talk	Continuing Education Seminar for Physical Therapists	1989
Management of Athletic Injuries	Talk	Career Development Seminar, Bloomfield Board of Education	1989	Bloomfield, CT
Current Concepts in the Treatment of the ACL Deficient Knee, Presented as part of "Advances in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation"	Talk	A Continuing Education Series for Physical Therapists, University of Connecticut	1988	Farmington, CT
Mechanical Basis of Patellofemoral Pain and Cartilage Breakdown	Talk	Bristol-Myers/Zimmer Symposium on Articular Cartilage	1988	Chicago, Illinois
Current Concepts in the Treatment of the ACL Deficient Knee	Talk	Fall Conference of the Connecticut Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association	1988	Cromwell, CT
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, and Patellofemoral Pain	Talk	Fall Conference of the Connecticut Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association	1988	Cromwell, CT
Management of On The Field Injuries	Talk	Orthopaedics for the Primary Care Physician, University of Connecticut Health Center	1988	Farmington, CT
Enhancement of the Shear Strength of the Bone-Methylmethacrylate Interface	Talk	32nd Meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society	1986	New Orleans, LA
Enhancement of Shear Strength of the Bone-Methylmethacrylate Interface	Talk	Cleveland Orthopaedic Club	1986	Cleveland, OH
Effects of Dosage and Time of Diphosphonate (APD) on Biomechanical Behavior of Growing Chick Bone	Talk	10th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society	1985	Las Vegas, Nevada
Enhancement of Shear Strength of the Bone-Methylmethacrylate Interface	Talk	Richards Medical Company	1985	Memphis, TN