Giridhar Burra, MD, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Giridhar Burra was one of the first surgeons in the Chicago area to receive board certification in sports medicine. He completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute under Dr. James R. Andrews, receiving specialized training and extensive experience in treating athletes with throwing injuries. During his career, Dr. Burra has treated athletes from the Chicago White Sox, New York Jets, Rangers, and Islanders professional sports teams. He was the orthopedic surgeon of choice for the Joliet Slammers semi-professional baseball team and served as the team physician for Benedictine University, Bolingbrook High School, and Lincoln Way West High School.

Dr. Burra joined Hinsdale Orthopaedics in 2005 (now merged with IBJI) after four years of successful private practice in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. He specializes in arthroscopic surgery and the treatment of patients who suffer from complex injuries of the shoulder, elbow, and knee joint.

Dr. Burra is an author of numerous research papers on the mechanics of the rotator cuff and articles on athletic injuries of the shoulder and elbow. He is a featured lecturer on the management of sports injuries. Dr. Burra was also a recognized leader in the training of surgeons across Latin America and Asia and continues to be engaged in training and teaching residents and fellows.

He believes a caring relationship that includes patients and families, or friends, isparamount to everything we do. Combining his medical knowledge with thepatient’s expertise of knowing themselves and the support of family or friends helpsto make the most informed health decisions.