Cleveland Clinic News Service | 216.444.0141
We’re available to shoot custom interviews & b-roll for media outlets upon request.
CCNS health and medical content is consumer-friendly, professional broadcast quality (available in HD), and available to media outlets each day.
images: 0
video: 0
audio: 0
text: 0
Brendan M. Patterson, M.D., was recently appointed chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. In this role, Dr. Patterson will lead a team of 325 employees, including 85 staff physicians. He succeeds Michael Mont, M.D.
“We are excited to have an experienced national leader of orthopaedic surgery to lead the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic,” said Joseph Iannotti, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Cleveland Clinic’s Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute.
Dr. Patterson’s areas of expertise include limb salvage, complex fractures and adult reconstruction. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and an active member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Since joining Cleveland Clinic staff in 2017, he has helped support a variety of enterprise initiatives including community engagement and a peer-to-peer consultation digital tool used in patient electronic medical records that allows providers to reach out to specialists regarding clinical questions about patient’s care. He also serves as chair of Cleveland Clinic’s pain management committee.
“It’s an honor to lead this exceptional department that is known for being at the forefront of orthopaedic advancements in research, technology and innovation,” said Dr. Patterson.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Patterson served as chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at MetroHealth. In 2012, he was appointed professor of orthopaedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. For almost five years, Dr. Patterson was executive director of Surgical Services at MetroHealth.
Dr. Patterson graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College with majors in economics and chemistry. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), and was elected President of Alpha Omega Alpha in his fourth year of medical school. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at CWRU. He completed his orthopaedic residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and an orthopaedic trauma fellowship at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington in Seattle.
Dr. Patterson is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. He led the establishment of the Center for Orthopaedic Trauma Advancement, which develops funding for the education of orthopaedic trauma fellows.
Previously, he helped develop the Northern Ohio Trauma System and served as its chairman for three years. During that time, trauma mortality in the region decreased by 40 percent.
Cleveland Clinic’s Orthopaedic Surgery program — part of its Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute — is ranked No. 3 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 81,000 employees worldwide are more than 5,743 salaried physicians and researchers, and 20,160 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,690-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, 276 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2023, there were 13.7 million outpatient encounters, 323,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 301,000 surgeries and procedures throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 132 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at twitter.com/CleClinicNews. News and resources available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.
Editor’s Note: Cleveland Clinic News Service is available to provide broadcast-quality interviews and B-roll upon request.
