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Winter sports such as hockey and skiing can produce a range of injuries. When to seek medical care is not always clear. Knee pain may result from tendonitis due to overuse injury or to a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Our expert can address tendonitis, knee ligament injuries, shoulder instability and shoulder separation. Learn when to consult a sports medicine specialist about pain, and how new, less invasive procedures can minimize your time off the ice and away from the slopes.

Tony Miniaci, MD, is the Director of Cleveland Clinic Center for Sports Health and a professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. His specialty interests include shoulder and knee arthroscopy and reconstruction and cartilage and implant joint resurfacing.

An orthopaedic surgeon from Toronto, Canada, Dr. Miniaci was a full professor at the University of Toronto. He also has belonged or served on the numerous Committees of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine; American Shoulder and Elbow Society; International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; and the Canadian Orthopaedic Association.

Dr. Miniaci was Team Physician for the London Tigers Baseball Club from 1990 to 1993, and he has been an Orthopaedic Consultant to the Toronto Blue Jays since 1995. He has also worked as a consultant to the National Hockey League Players Association and served as the Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns Football from 2003-2009.