Stephanie Mayer, MD

Associate Professor, Orthopedics


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Medical School
  • MD, The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Texas Christian University (TX)
Residency
  • Duke University Hospital Program, Orthopedics
Fellowships
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Program, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Orthopedics
Department
Orthopedics

Publications

  • Mayer S, Albright JC, Stoneback JW. Pediatric Knee Dislocations and Physeal Fractures About the Knee. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Sep;23(9):571-80. PubMed PMID: 26271758
  • Novais EN, Heare TC, Hill MK, Mayer SW. Surgical Hip Dislocation for the Treatment of Intra-Articular Injuries and Hip Instability Following Traumatic Posterior Dislocation in Children and Adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 May 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25985375
  • Mayer SW, Stewart JR, Fadell MF, Kestel L, Novais EN. MRI as a reliable and accurate method for assessment of posterior hip dislocation in children and adolescents without the risk of radiation exposure. Pediatr Radiol. 2015 Aug;45(9):1355-62. PubMed PMID: 25801904
  • Mayer SW, Queen RM, Taylor D, Moorman CT 3rd, Toth AP, Garrett WE Jr, Butler RJ. Functional Testing Differences in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patients Released Versus Not Released to Return to Sport. Am J Sports Med. 2015 Jul;43(7):1648-55. PubMed PMID: 25868636
  • Cordasco FA, Mayer SW, Green DW. All-Inside, All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Dec 1;:363546516677723. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28027452
  • Mayer SW, Hubbard EW, Sun D, Lark RK, Fitch RD. Gradual Deformity Correction in Blount Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28027146
  • Degen RM, Poultsides L, Mayer SW, Li AE, Coleman SH, Ranawat AS, Nawabi DH, Kelly BT. Safety of Hip Anchor Insertion From the Midanterior and Distal Anterolateral Portals With a Straight Drill Guide: A Cadaveric Study. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27927616
  • Novais EN, Mayo M, Kestel LA, Carry PM, Mayer SW. Return to Play Following Open Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement in Adolescent Athletes. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Dec;24(12):872-879. PubMed PMID: 27855130
  • Kraszewski AP, Mayer SW, Kontaxis A, Hillstrom HJ, Sheikhzadeh A, Warren RP. Mapping glenohumeral laxity: effect of capsule tension and abduction in cadaveric shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2017 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29269137
  • Camp CL, Curriero FC, Pollack KM, Mayer SW, Spiker AM, D'Angelo J, Coleman SH. The Epidemiology and Effect of Sliding Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball Players. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Aug;45(10):2372-2378. PubMed PMID: 28499094
  • Degen RM, Mayer SW, Fields KG, Coleman SH, Kelly BT, Nawabi DH. Functional Outcomes and Cam Recurrence After Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement in Adolescents. Arthroscopy. 2017 Jul;33(7):1361-1369. PubMed PMID: 28412058
  • McConkey MO, Chadayammuri V, Garabekyan T, Mayer SW, Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O. Simultaneous Bilateral Hip Arthroscopy in Adolescent Athletes With Symptomatic Femoroacetabular Impingement. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28375966
  • Cordasco FA, Mayer SW, Green DW. All-Inside, All-Epiphyseal Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Skeletally Immature Athletes: Return to Sport, Incidence of Second Surgery, and 2-Year Clinical Outcomes. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(4):856-863. PubMed PMID: 28027452
  • Degen RM, Poultsides L, Mayer SW, Li AE, Coleman SH, Ranawat AS, Nawabi DH, Kelly BT. Safety of Hip Anchor Insertion From the Midanterior and Distal Anterolateral Portals With a Straight Drill Guide: A Cadaveric Study. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Mar;45(3):627-635. PubMed PMID: 27927616
  • Albright J, Lepon AK, Mayer S. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients Using Quadriceps Tendon Autograft. Sports Med Arthrosc. 2016 Dec;24(4):159-169. PubMed PMID: 27811515
  • Ricciardi BF, Mayer SW, Fields KG, Wentzel C, Kelly BT, Sink EL. Patient Characteristics and Early Functional Outcomes of Combined Arthroscopic Labral Refixation and Periacetabular Osteotomy for Symptomatic Acetabular Dysplasia. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Oct;44(10):2518-2525. PubMed PMID: 27416990
  • Yen YM, Fabricant PD, Richmond CG, Dingel AB, Milewski MD, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Mayer SW, Ganley TJ, Shea KG. Proximity of the neurovascular structures during all-inside lateral meniscal repair in children: a cadaveric study. J Exp Orthop. 2018 Dec 18;5(1):50. PubMed PMID: 30564981
  • Mayer SW, Abdo JC, Hill MK, Kestel LA, Pan Z, Novais EN. Femoroacetabular Impingement Is Associated With Sports-Related Posterior Hip Instability in Adolescents: A Matched-Cohort Study. Am J Sports Med. 2016 Sep;44(9):2299-303. PubMed PMID: 27311413
  • Novais EN, Heare TC, Hill MK, Mayer SW. Surgical Hip Dislocation for the Treatment of Intra-Articular Injuries and Hip Instability Following Traumatic Posterior Dislocation in Children and Adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop. 2016 Oct-Nov;36(7):673-9. PubMed PMID: 25985375
  • Coleman SH, Mayer SW, Tyson JJ, Pollack KM, Curriero FC. The Epidemiology of Hip and Groin Injuries in Professional Baseball Players. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2016 Mar-Apr;45(3):168-75. PubMed PMID: 26991571
  • Axibal DP, Ketterman B, Skelton A, Carry P, Georgopoulos G, Miller N, Mayer SW. No difference in outcomes in a matched cohort of operative versus nonoperatively treated displaced medial epicondyle fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2018 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30540624
  • Axibal DP, Carry P, Skelton A, Mayer SW. No Difference in Return to Sport and Other Outcomes Between Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric Upper-Extremity Athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2018 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30277893
  • Mayer SW, Zelenski NA, Karas V, Xie Z, Olson SA. High Body Mass Index is Related to Increased Perioperative Complications After Periacetabular Osteotomy. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2018 Aug;47(8). PubMed PMID: 30180222
  • Mayer SW, Kraszewski AP, Skelton A, Kontaxis A, Warren R. What Are the Effects of Capsular Plication on Translational Laxity of the Glenohumeral Joint: A Study in Cadaveric Shoulders. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Jul;476(7):1526-1536. PubMed PMID: 29851867
  • Kraszewski AP, Mayer SW, Kontaxis A, Hillstrom HJ, Sheikhzadeh A, Warren RP. Mapping glenohumeral laxity: effect of capsule tension and abduction in cadaveric shoulders. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Apr;27(4):624-634. PubMed PMID: 29269137
  • Selberg CM, Chidsey B, Skelton A, Mayer S. Pelvic Osteotomies in the Child and Young Adult Hip: Indications and Surgical Technique. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31714417
  • Shea KG, Burlile JF, Richmond CG, Ellis HB, Wilson PL, Fabricant PD, Mayer S, Stavinoha T, Troyer S, Dingel AB, Ganley TJ. Quadriceps Tendon Graft Anatomy in the Skeletally Immature Patient. Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Jul;7(7):2325967119856578. PubMed PMID: 31321249
  • Mayer SW, Hubbard EW, Sun D, Lark RK, Fitch RD. Gradual Deformity Correction in Blount Disease. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 May Jun;39(5):257-262. PubMed PMID: 30969256
  • McConkey MO, Chadayammuri V, Garabekyan T, Mayer SW, Kraeutler MJ, Mei-Dan O. Simultaneous Bilateral Hip Arthroscopy in Adolescent Athletes With Symptomatic Femoroacetabular Impingement. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Apr;39(4):193-197. PubMed PMID: 30839478
  • Axibal DP, Ketterman B, Skelton A, Carry P, Georgopoulos G, Miller N, Mayer SW. No difference in outcomes in a matched cohort of operative versus nonoperatively treated displaced medial epicondyle fractures. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Nov;28(6):520-525. PubMed PMID: 30540624
  • Armento A, Albright J, Gagliardi A, Daoud AK, Howell D, Mayer S. Patient expectations and perceived social support related to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescent athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2021 Jan;47:72-77. PubMed PMID: 33197876
  • Mayer SW, Skelton A, Flug J, McArthur T, Hovater W, Carry P, Fadell M. Comparison of 2D, 3D, and radially reformatted MR images in the detection of labral tears and acetabular cartilage injury in young patients. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Feb;50(2):381-388. PubMed PMID: 32772127
  • Fabricant PD, Milewski MD, Kostyun RO, Wall EJ, Zbojniewicz AM, Albright JC, Bauer KL, Carey JL, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellis HB, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Kocher MS, Krych AJ, Lyon RM, Mayer SW, Nepple JJ, Nissen CW, Pennock AT, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Tompkins MA, Weiss J, Clifton Willimon S, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Myer GD. Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: An Interrater Reliability Study of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics. Am J Sports Med. 2020 Jul;48(9):2221-2229. PubMed PMID: 32584594
  • Powell J, Gibly RF, Faulk LW, Carry P, Mayer SW, Selberg CM. Can EOS Imaging Substitute for Conventional Radiography in Measurement of Acetabular Morphology in the Young Dysplastic Hip?. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Jul;40(6):294-299. PubMed PMID: 32501911
  • Selberg CM, Chidsey B, Skelton A, Mayer S. Pelvic Osteotomies in the Child and Young Adult Hip: Indications and Surgical Technique. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2020 Mar 15;28(6):e230-e237. PubMed PMID: 31714417
  • Axibal DP, Carry P, Skelton A, Mayer SW. No Difference in Return to Sport and Other Outcomes Between Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric Upper-Extremity Athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2020 Nov;30(6):e214-e218. PubMed PMID: 30277893
  • Belk JW, Lindsay A, Houck DA, Dragoo JL, Genuario JW, Mayer SW, Frank RM, McCarty EC. Biomechanical Testing of Suture Anchor Versus Transosseous Tunnel Technique for Quadriceps Tendon Repair Yields Similar Outcomes: A Systematic Review. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2021 Dec;3(6):e2059-e2066. PubMed PMID: 34977665
  • Mayer SW, Fauser TR, Marx RG, Ranawat AS, Kelly BT, Lyman S, Nawabi DH. Reliability of the classification of cartilage and labral injuries during hip arthroscopy. J Hip Preserv Surg. 2020 Aug;7(3):448-457. PubMed PMID: 33948200
  • Ellis HB, Copley L, Pennock A, Nepple JJ, Willimon C, Mayer SW, Yen YM. Tractionless Hip Arthroscopy for Septic Arthritis in Children. Arthrosc Tech. 2021 Mar;10(3):e659-e667. PubMed PMID: 33738199
  • Mayer SW. In Young Adults with Femoroacetabular Impingement, Osteochondroplasty and Hip Joint Lavage, Each with or without Labral Repair, Did Not Differ for Pain at 1 Year; Osteochondroplasty Reduced Reoperations at 2 Years. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 May 19;103(10):933. PubMed PMID: 33735120
  • Nissen CW, Albright JC, Anderson CN, Busch MT, Carlson C, Carsen S, Chambers HG, Edmonds EW, Ellermann JM, Ellis HB Jr, Erickson JB, Fabricant PD, Ganley TJ, Green DW, Grimm NL, Heyworth BE, Po JHH, Kocher MS, Kostyun RO, Krych AJ, Latz KH, Loveland DM, Lyon RM, Mayer SW, Meenen NM, Milewski MD, Myer GD, Nelson BJ, Nepple JJ, Nguyen JC, Pace JL, Paterno MV, Pennock AT, Perkins CA, Polousky JD, Saluan P, Shea KG, Shearier E, Tompkins MA, Wall EJ, Weiss JM, Willimon SC, Wilson PL, Wright RW, Zbojniewicz AM, Carey JL. Descriptive Epidemiology From the Research in Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee (ROCK) Prospective Cohort. Am J Sports Med. 2022 Jan;50(1):118-127. PubMed PMID: 34818065
  • Armento A, Albright J, Gagliardi A, Daoud AK, Howell D, Mayer S. Patient expectations and perceived social support related to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescent athletes. Phys Ther Sport. 2021 Jan;47:72-77. PubMed PMID: 33197876
  • Mayer SW, Skelton A, Flug J, McArthur T, Hovater W, Carry P, Fadell M. Comparison of 2D, 3D, and radially reformatted MR images in the detection of labral tears and acetabular cartilage injury in young patients. Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Feb;50(2):381-388. PubMed PMID: 32772127
  • Patsimas T, Howell DR, Hovater W, Drexelius K, Selberg C, Armento A, Mayer S. Recovery in Hip Range of Motion in Young Flexibility Athletes 1 Year After Periacetabular Osteotomy. J Dance Med Sci. 2023 Oct 21;:1089313X231205101. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37864457
  • Wait TJ, Kolaczko JG, Stevanovic O, Orahovats A, Boublik M, Mayer SW, Genuario JW. Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis: The Onlay Technique. Arthrosc Tech. 2023 Aug;12(8):e1383-e1389. PubMed PMID: 37654867
  • Wagner KJ 3rd, Beck JJ, Carsen S, Crepeau AE, Cruz AI Jr, Ellis HB Jr, Mayer SW, Niu E, Pennock AT, Stinson ZS, VandenBerg C, Ellington MD. Variability in Pain Management Practices for Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Pediatr Orthop. 2023 Apr 1;43(4):e278-e283. PubMed PMID: 36728478
  • Rohde MS, Shea KG, Dawson T 2nd, Heyworth BE, Milewski MD, Edmonds EW, Adsit E, Wilson PL, Albright J, Algan S, Beck J, Bowen R, Brey J, Cardelia M, Clark C, Crepeau A, Edmonds EW, Ellington M, Ellis HB, Fabricant P, Frank J, Ganley T, Green D, Gupta A, Heyworth BE, Latz K, Mansour A, Mayer S, McKay S, Milewski M, Niu E, Pacicca D, Parikh S, Rhodes J, Saper M, Schmale G, Schmitz M, Shea K, Storer S, Wilson PL, Ellis HB. Age, Sex, and BMI Differences Related to Repairable Meniscal Tears in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Feb;51(2):389-397. PubMed PMID: 36629442

Professional Memberships

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Member
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Member
  • Arthroscopy Association of North America, Member
  • Piedmont Orthopaedic Society, Member
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Member
  • Southern Orthopaedic Association, Member
  • American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Member
  • International Society for Hip Arthroscopy, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado South Campus
1811 Plaza Drive
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-478-1234

UCHealth Orthopedics Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1900

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

UCHealth CU Sports Medicine - Colorado Center
2000 S. Colorado Blvd
The Colorado Center Tower One, Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80222
720-848-8200

CU Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
175 Inverness Drive West
Suite 200
Englewood, CO 80112
303-694-3333

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Orthopedics
  • Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Conditions & Treatments
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Fractures
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Hip Injuries and Disorders
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Knee Injuries and Disorders
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Sprains and Strains
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles
  • Bones, Joints and Muscles - Leg Injuries and Disorders
Clinical Interests
My clinical interests include athletic injuries of the hip, knee and shoulder. I treat hip injuries and conditions including femoroacetabular impingement and labral tears, hip cartilage injuries, avascular necrosis, and hip tendon tears with a variety of techniques including hip arthroscopy and tendon repairs. Knee conditions including ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL ligament injuries, patellar dislocations, cartilage injuries, meniscal tears, and fractures are treated with reparative, restorative or reconstructive techniques using minimally invasive techniques and biological interventions when possible. Shoulder injuries such as labral tears and tendon tears are treated with reparative techniques, often arthroscopically. I have specialized training and interest in athletic injuries in children and adolescents.

Care Philosophy
My team and I are committed to providing high quality, patient-centered care incorporating our clinical and surgical skills with advanced medical technology, giving our patients the best outcomes possible and return them to an active lifestyle.

Personal Interests
Outside of the office I enjoy running, hiking, alpine skiing, and water skiing.

Volunteer Activities
I am lucky to be involved with the Kids First organization which provides orthopaedic surgery care to an underserved population in central Mexico.

Public Speaking
Yes
I have recently spoken on athletic hip, knee and shoulder injuries in adults and adolescents.