Faculty
Thomas Noonan, MD
UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
Throwing-athlete injuries, shoulder, elbow & knee sports medicine
Dr. Noonan earned his medical degree at Duke, completed residency at Duke Medical Center, and trained in a sports medicine fellowship at Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail. He currently serves as team physician for the Denver Broncos and Medical Director for the Colorado Rockies.
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Duke University School of Medicine
Residency
Duke Medical Center
Fellowship
Sports medicine, Steadman Hawkins Clinic (Vail)
Team affiliations
Denver Broncos — team physician
Colorado Rockies — Medical Director
Publications (37)
Most cited
- 2010Preseason shoulder strength measurements in professional baseball pitchers: identifying players at risk for injury
Byram IR, Bushnell BD, Dugger K, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20489215 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546509360404 · 300 citations
- 2010Correlation of torque and elbow injury in professional baseball pitchers
Anz AW, Bushnell BD, Griffin LP, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20400752 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546510363402 · 258 citations
- 2002Landing adaptations after ACL reconstruction
Decker MJ, Torry MR, Noonan TJ, et al. · Medicine and science in sports and exercise · PMID: 12218731 · DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200209000-00002 · 195 citations
- 2005Rupture of the subscapularis tendon after shoulder arthroplasty: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
Miller BS, Joseph TA, Noonan TJ, et al. · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 16194740 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.02.013 · 169 citations
- 2010Association of maximum pitch velocity and elbow injury in professional baseball pitchers
Bushnell BD, Anz AW, Noonan TJ, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20093420 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546509350067 · 164 citations
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- 2026Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy outcomes are comparable in patients with synovitis treated by synovectomy and those without synovitis
Williams KG, Constantine EP, Whitney KE, et al. · Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · PMID: 41252606 · DOI: 10.1002/ksa.70202 · 0 citations
- 2025A Comparison of Return to Sport After Bankart Repair Versus Latarjet for Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review
Noyes CE, Johnston GE, Vaver N, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 41140546 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671251380878 · 1 citation
- 2025Professional Baseball Pitchers Use of Weighted Ball Training, Injury Incidence, and Time Loss: A Preliminary Study
Shanley E, Noonan TJ, Kissenberth MJ, et al. · International journal of sports physical therapy · PMID: 40620401 · DOI: 10.26603/001c.140886 · 1 citation
- 2025Neck range of motion prognostic factors in association with shoulder and elbow injuries in professional baseball pitchers
Bullock GS, Thigpen CA, Zhao H, et al. · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 39396612 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2024.08.026 · 5 citations
- 2023Organizational risk profiling and education associated with reduction in professional pitching arm injuries: a natural experiment
Bullock GS, Thigpen CA, Collins GS, et al. · JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · PMID: 37588509 · DOI: 10.1016/j.xrrt.2023.03.005 · 2 citations
- 2023Shoulder Stabilization Versus Immobilization for First-Time Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Level 1 Randomized Controlled Trials
Belk JW, Wharton BR, Houck DA, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 35148222 · DOI: 10.1177/03635465211065403 · 34 citations
- 2022Including Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Factors Improves Injury Risk Assessment in Professional Baseball Pitchers
Shanley E, Thigpen CA, Collins GS, et al. · The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · PMID: 35802817 · DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2022.11072 · 12 citations
- 2021Professional Pitchers Display Differences in UCL Morphology and Elbow Gapping During Moving Valgus Stress Testing After UCL Reconstruction
Kissenberth MJ, Thigpen CA, Bailey LB, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 34746324 · DOI: 10.1177/23259671211035734 · 12 citations
- 2021Return-to-Play Outcomes in Professional Baseball Players After Nonoperative Treatment of Incomplete Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Long-Term Follow-up Study
Walker CM, Genuario JW, Houck DA, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 33720760 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546521996706 · 20 citations
- 2020Distal Triceps Tendon Injuries
Walker CM, Noonan TJ · Clinics in sports medicine · PMID: 32446583 · DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2020.03.003 · 21 citations
- 2018Using Stress Ultrasonography to Understand the Risk of UCL Injury Among Professional Baseball Pitchers Based on Ligament Morphology and Dynamic Abnormalities
Shanley E, Smith M, Mayer BK, et al. · Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · PMID: 30116762 · DOI: 10.1177/2325967118788847 · 42 citations
- 2016Thromboembolic Events After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: Increased Risk at High Elevation
Tyson JJ, Bjerke BP, Genuario JW, et al. · Arthroscopy · PMID: 27318777 · DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.04.008 · 19 citations
- 2016Humeral Torsion as a Risk Factor for Shoulder and Elbow Injury in Professional Baseball Pitchers
Noonan TJ, Thigpen CA, Bailey LB, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 27281279 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546516648438 · 63 citations
- 2015Humeral Retrotorsion in Pitchers With GIRD: Response
Thigpen CA, Noonan TJ, Shanley E, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 26129963 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546515591557 · 0 citations
- 2015Professional Pitchers With Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD) Display Greater Humeral Retrotorsion Than Pitchers Without GIRD
Noonan TJ, Shanley E, Bailey LB, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 25807953 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546515575020 · 82 citations
- 2015Shoulder functional performance status of Minor League professional baseball pitchers
Fronek J, Yang JG, Osbahr DC, et al. · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 25168348 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2014.04.019 · 22 citations
- 2012Post-arthroscopic elbow chondrolysis after continuous intra-articular ropivacaine infusion
Kinkartz JD, Mansour AA 3rd, Noonan TJ · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 22981354 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.06.013 · 8 citations
- 2012Changes in passive range of motion and development of glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) in the professional pitching shoulder between spring training in two consecutive years
Shanley E, Thigpen CA, Clark JC, et al. · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 22835630 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2011.11.035 · 104 citations
- 2012Bony adaptation of the proximal humerus and glenoid correlate within the throwing shoulder of professional baseball pitchers
Wyland DJ, Pill SG, Shanley E, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 22785605 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546512452720 · 65 citations
- 2012A comparison of glenoid morphology and glenohumeral range of motion between professional baseball pitchers with and without a history of SLAP repair
Sweitzer BA, Thigpen CA, Shanley E, et al. · Arthroscopy · PMID: 22608889 · DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2012.02.023 · 19 citations
- 2011Management and outcomes of latissimus dorsi and teres major injuries in professional baseball pitchers
Nagda SH, Cohen SB, Noonan TJ, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 21880950 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546511422219 · 51 citations
- 2010Hamstring donor-site block: evaluation of pain control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Bushnell BD, Sakryd G, Noonan TJ · Arthroscopy · PMID: 20620788 · DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.11.022 · 56 citations
- 2010Preseason shoulder strength measurements in professional baseball pitchers: identifying players at risk for injury
Byram IR, Bushnell BD, Dugger K, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20489215 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546509360404 · 300 citations
- 2010Correlation of torque and elbow injury in professional baseball pitchers
Anz AW, Bushnell BD, Griffin LP, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20400752 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546510363402 · 258 citations
- 2010Association of maximum pitch velocity and elbow injury in professional baseball pitchers
Bushnell BD, Anz AW, Noonan TJ, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 20093420 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546509350067 · 164 citations
- 2009Effort thrombosis presenting as pulmonary embolism in a professional baseball pitcher
Bushnell BD, Anz AW, Dugger K, et al. · Sports health · PMID: 23015912 · DOI: 10.1177/1941738109347980 · 17 citations
- 2008Injury patterns and biomechanics of the athlete's shoulder
Lintner D, Noonan TJ, Kibler WB · Clinics in sports medicine · PMID: 19064144 · DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2008.07.007 · 149 citations
- 2007Electrothermal arthroscopic shoulder capsulorrhaphy: a minimum 2-year follow-up
Hawkins RJ, Krishnan SG, Karas SG, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 17456642 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546507301082 · 43 citations
- 2007Posterior rib stress fracture in professional baseball pitchers
Noonan TJ, Sakryd G, Espinoza LM, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 17293472 · DOI: 10.1177/0363546506296834 · 13 citations
- 2005Rupture of the subscapularis tendon after shoulder arthroplasty: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
Miller BS, Joseph TA, Noonan TJ, et al. · Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery · PMID: 16194740 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2005.02.013 · 169 citations
- 2004Gait retraining after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Decker MJ, Torry MR, Noonan TJ, et al. · Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · PMID: 15129412 · DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.07.014 · 51 citations
- 2003Laser-assisted thermal capsulorrhaphy
Noonan TJ, Tokish JM, Briggs KK, et al. · Arthroscopy · PMID: 14551542 · DOI: 10.1016/s0749-8063(03)00737-0 · 41 citations
- 2002Landing adaptations after ACL reconstruction
Decker MJ, Torry MR, Noonan TJ, et al. · Medicine and science in sports and exercise · PMID: 12218731 · DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200209000-00002 · 195 citations
- 1999Muscle strain injury: diagnosis and treatment
Noonan TJ, Garrett WE Jr · The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · PMID: 10434080 · DOI: 10.5435/00124635-199907000-00006 · 162 citations
- 1994Identification of a threshold for skeletal muscle injury
Noonan TJ, Best TM, Seaber AV, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 8198196 · DOI: 10.1177/036354659402200217 · 67 citations
- 1993Thermal effects on skeletal muscle tensile behavior
Noonan TJ, Best TM, Seaber AV, et al. · The American journal of sports medicine · PMID: 8368411 · DOI: 10.1177/036354659302100407 · 150 citations
- 1992Injuries at the myotendinous junction
Noonan TJ, Garrett WE Jr · Clinics in sports medicine · PMID: 1423698 · 95 citations