Sports Medicine, Knee, Shoulder, Joint Preservation, Biologics
Dr. Scopp is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of cartilage restoration, a procedure for joint pain available in only a handful of medical centers across the country. In addition to his biotechnology research on joint preservation, Dr. Scopp specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries. He is an internationally featured speaker on the topics of joint preservation, cartilage defects and restorative treatment options.
Fellowship trained in Sports Medicine and a lifelong athlete himself, Dr. Scopp has been team physician for the United States Soccer Team, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University and the Delmarva Shorebirds (a Baltimore Orioles organization), among others.
Dr. Scopp received his medical degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His residency in orthopaedic surgery was completed at University of Maryland Medical Systems, and he completed his fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy and articular cartilage restoration at the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group in California.
Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group, Santa Monica, California Director: Bert Mandelbaum, M.D. 2002-2003 Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Articular Cartilage Restoration
University of Maryland Medical Systems, Baltimore, Maryland 1997-2002 Orthopaedic Surgery
Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1993-1997 M.D.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1989-1993 B.S. Biology
Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee with Mirofracture and Enhanced Microfracture Techniques. Case JM, Scopp, JM. Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Review. Volume 24, Number 2. Pp 63-38. June 2016.
Zaslav Kenneth, McAdams Timothy, Scopp JM et al. New Frontiers for Cartilage Repair and Protection. Cartilage. Volume 3, Supplement 1. Pages 77s-86s. Jan 2012
McAdams TR, Mithoefer K, Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. Articular Cartilage Injury in Athletes. Cartilage. Volume 1, Number 3. Pages 165-179. July 2010
Mithoefer K, McAdams TR, Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. Emerging Options of Articular Cartilage Injury in the Athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine. Volume 28. Number 1. January 2009
Erggelet C, Mandelbaum BR in collaboration with Scopp, JM and Mrosek EH. Principles of Cartilage Repair. Published by Springer 2008
Mithoefer K, Scopp JM, Mandelbaum, BR. Articular Cartilage Repair inAthletes. Instructional Course Lectures Volume 56, Chapter 43, 2007.
Fullerton Peter, Scopp, JM. Treatment Paradigms For Cartilage Defects Of The Knee: Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation and Other Modalities. www.ccartilagedefects.com
Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. Osteochondral Injury of the Knee. Hospital Physician Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Board Review Manual. Volume 2, Part 3, December 2005.
Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. A Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Articular Cartilage Defects. Orthop Clin N Am 36 (2005)419-426.
Scopp JM, Mandelbaum MR. Cartilage Restoration: Overview of Treatment Options. Journal of Knee Surgery,Volume 17, Number 4, pp 229-234.
Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT. The Effect of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Coronal Plane Obliquity on Rotational Stability of the Knee. Arthroscopy, 20(3), March 2004: pp 294-299
Scopp JM and Moorman, III CT: Acute Hip and Pelvis Injuries of the Athlete. Orthopaedic Clinics of North America; 33 (2002): pp 555-563
Scopp JM, Moorman CT. The Assessment of Athletic Hip Injury. Clinics in Sports Medicine. October 2001; 20(4): pp 647-660.
Lackman RD, Quartararo LG, Ferrell ED, Scopp JM: Hip Disarticulation Ising the Lateral Approach: A New Technique. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, November 2001 (392) :pp 372-376.
Arthroscopy Association of North America, Patellofemoral Course Faculty, Chicago, IL, September 2019.
Algorithm for Joint Preservation. Maryland Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Annapolis, Maryland. February 2019.
Patient outcomes in knee cartilage restoration. Orthopaedic Technology and Innovation Forum. Naples, Florida. January 2019.
Complex joint preservation. International Sports Medicine Fellowship Forum. Carlsbad, California. January 2019.
Intraosseous Bioplasty. Algorithm for subchondral bone pathology. Peninsula Regional Medical Center Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. December 2018.
Biologics and Joint Preservation. How I approach complex patients. Union Memorial Grand Rounds. Baltimore, Maryland. November 2018.
Hip Arthroscopy, indications and techniques. 3B Fellowship Grand Rounds. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 2018.
Pathway to Preservation. A la Carte Options to Rebuild the Knee. International Sports Medicine Fellows Conference. Carlsbad, California. January 2017.
Complex Knee Reconstruction. Case study highlighting the Osteochondral Unit. International Sports Medicine Fellows Conference. Carlsbad, California. January 2017.
Joint Preservation Update. Grand Rounds, Union Memorial Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland. November 2016.
The Osteochondral Unit. Academy of Arthrex Technology Consultants, Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. 2016.
Joint Preservation Update. Grand Rounds. Union Memorial Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland, November 2015.
Its all about Preservation. Arthrex National Sales Meeting. Nashville, TN, October 2015.
A la Carte Rebuilding of the Knee. ICRS Annual Meeting, Chicago, May 2015.
BioCartilage Update. ICRS Annual Meeting, Arthrex Forum. Chicago, May 2015.
Hip Cartilage Solutions. Arthrex Hip Faculty Forum. Chicago, May 2015.
A la Carte Rebuilding of the Knee. Peninsula Regional Medical Center Grand Rounds. Salisbury, Maryland. May 2015.
Hip Arthroscopy: Taking the plunge. 155h Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. Carlsbad, CA. January 2015.
Joint Preservation: Managing the spectrum. 15th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. Carlsbad, CA. January 2015.
Update of Joint Preservation Concepts. Grand Rounds. Union Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship. Baltimore, MD. November 2014.
Femoracetabular Impingement: From the office to the OR. Grand Rounds, Aria 3B Orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA. September 2014.
Microfracture Enhanced Using Particulated Allograft. State of the Art and Future Directions of Cartilage Regeneration Meeting. Virginia Beach, VA. September 2014.
Hip Arthroscopy: Getting Started. 14th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. Carlsbad, CA. January 2014.
Cartilage Solutions. Arthrex Faculty Forum. Naples, Florida. January 2014.
Biocartilage Update. ICRS Focus Meeting: Stem Cells and Scaffolds. Bologna, Italy. December 2013.
Joint Preservation, Management Algorithm. Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Baltimore, MD. November 2013.
Course Director, Fellows Current Concepts in Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Boston, MA. November 2013.
Managing Bone Loss in Joint Preservation Surgery. Advanced Concepts in Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Course Faculty. Santa Monica, CA. October 2013.
Femoroacetabular Impingement Treatments and Outcomes. Grand Rounds for 3B Aria Orthoapedics. Philadelphia, PA. October 2013.
The Management of Chondral Defects in the Knee. Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery (PAOS) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX. September 2013.
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: From the Bench to the Present. ICRS International Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Carlsbad, CA 2013.
Putting It All Together: The Chondral Management Algorithm. International Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Carlsbad, CA 2013.
Joint Preservation: The Patellofemoral Joint. Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellows Symposium, Baltimore, MD 2012.
Joint Preservation, Management Algorithm. Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Baltimore, MD November 2012.
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: From the Bench to the Present. ICRS International Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Carlsbad, CA 2012.
Putting It All Together: The Chondral Management Algorithm. International Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Carlsbad, CA 2012.
Keynote Speaker, Salisbury University Annual Sports Medicine Meeting 2012.
Joint Preservation, Management Algorithm. Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Baltimore, MD 2011.
Knee Instability and Chondral Overload Syndrome. International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting, Sitges, Spain, 2010.
Keynote Speaker, Salisbury University Annual Sports Medicine Meeting 2010.
Joint Preservation, Management Algorithm. Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellows Course, Baltimore, MD 2010.
Management Algorithm for Cartilage Defects, Philadelphia Sports Medicine Congress, 2009.
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. ICRS Annual Fellows Meeting. Carlsbad, California. January 2009.
New Frontiers in Joint Preservation, Maryland Association of Physician Assistant Annual Meeting 2009.
New Frontiers in Joint Preservation. Peninsula Regional Medical Center Annual State of the Art Dinner. Salisbury, Maryland. January 2008.
Posterior Shoulder Pathology. Salisbury University Annual Sports Medicine Meeting for PT’s and ATC’s. Salisbury, Maryland. January 2008.
Algorithm for Cartilage Care. Orthopaedics Today Meeting, Maui, Hawaii, January 2008
Algorithm for Cartilage Care. ICRS Annual Fellow’s Meeting, Carlsbad, California, December 2007
Algorithm for Cartilage Care. State of the Art in 2007. Mexican Orthopaedic Society, Annual Meeting. Mexico City, Mexico. 2007.
The managements algorithm for articular cartilage defects. Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting. South Bend, Indiana 2007
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. AAOS Meeting, Articular Cartilage Disorders of the Knee. Chicago, 2007.
Joint Preservation: New Techniques and Alternatives. Genzyme 2007 National Sales Meeting. Invited Guest Speaker. San Diego 2007.
Course Faculty, Fellows Articular Cartilage Course, December 2006, Carlsbad, California
Arthroscopic Debridement: Indications and Techniques; New Frontiers in Articular Cartilage Repair. ICRS Surgical Skills Course, October 19-22, 2006. Hollywood, Florida
Assessment and Management of Articular Cartilage Defects in Athletes. Salisbury University Sports Medicine Congress, 2006. Salisbury, Maryland
Course Faculty, Fellows Articular Cartilage Course, December 2005, Carlsbad, California
The Long-term Consequences of Athletic Knee Injury. Canadian Arthritis Network Annual Scientific Conference. October 28-30, 2005, Ottawa, Canada
Osteochondral Allografts:Basic Science, Disease Transmission and Donor Issues. AOSSM Surgical Skills Course: Articular Cartilage Repair in the Athlete’s Knee. August 26-28, 2005, Rosemont Illinois.
Prevention of ACL Injuries; ACL Injuries in Women; New Concepts and Technology in Soccer Injuries; Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee; Articular Cartilage Defects of the Talus. International Jerusalem Symposium on Sports Medicine, July 6-7, 2005.
Assessment and Management of Articular Cartilage Defects in Athletes. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, June 2, 2005, Nashville, Tennessee.
Intraartulcar Ketorolac after ACL Reconstruction: A Prospective Comparative Study: Gerhardt M, Mandelbaum BR, Scopp JM. Arthroscopy Association of North America, Annual Meeting, May 12-15, 2005.
The Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in Female Athletes: Salisbury University Sports Medicine Symposium, February 2004.
Articular Cartilage Disorders in Athletes: Fall Sports Medicine Symposium, Salisbury, Maryland, November 2003.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept
Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, April 2002.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept
Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT Southern Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Bermuda, July 2000.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT Residents’ and Fellows’ Arthroscopy Conference, Useppa Island, FL, May 2000.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT Maryland Orthopaedic Association, Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2000.
The Treatment of Tibial Pilon Fractures with the Ilizarov External Fixator Scopp JM, Quartararo LG, Blykhar AA, Israelite CL American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 1997.
The Treatment of Tibial Pilon Fractures with the Ilizarov External Fixator Scopp JM, Quartararo LG, Blykhar AA, Israelite CL International Congress on the Advances in the Ilizarov Method, Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, April 1996.
The Treatment of Tibial Pilon Fractures with the Ilizarov External Fixator Scopp JM, Quartararo LG, Blykhar AA, Israelite CL Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1996.
The Use of the Ilizarov External Fixator for Treatment of Tibial Non-Union Scopp JM, Quartararo LG, Blykhar AA, Israelite CL International Congress on the Advances in the Ilizarov Method, Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, April 1996.
Best Rated Abstract: A 4-year follow up on patients treated with GelrinC for articular cartilage lesions demonstrates substantial and sustainable clinical improvement. ICRS Summit, San Diego- Bio-Orthopaedics in Sports Medicine. January 2019.
$15,000: University of Maryland Intramural Grant- 1999
To study the effects of altering the coronal plane obliquity of the femoral tunnel during reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament.
$250: Hahnemann University School of Medicine Othopaedic Surgery Award- 1997
$2,500: Hahnemann University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery- 1996
To study the effects of short leg cast application after intramedullary fixation of the tibia.
$10,000: Synthes- 1995
To study the effects of short leg cast application after intramedullary fixation of the tibia.
A 4-year follow up on patients treated with GelrinC for articular cartilage lesions demonstrates substantial and sustainable clinical improvement. ICRS Summit, San Diego- Bio-Orthopaedics in Sports Medicine. January 2019.
The Chondropenia Severity Score: A New Clinical Tool for Grading Articular Cartilage Defects. Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. International Cartilage Repair Society Electronic Poster http://posters.webges.com/icrs06/e-poster
The Chondropenia Severity Score: A New Clinical Tool for Grading Articular Cartilage Defects. Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, 2006.
The Chondropenia Severity Score: A New Clinical Tool for Grading Articular Cartilage Defects. Scopp JM, Mandelbaum BR. ISAKOS Congress 2005, Hollywood, Florida.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2001; Poster Presentation.
Coronal Plane Obliquity of the Femoral Tunnel in ACL Reconstruction: A New Concept Scopp JM, Jasper LJ, Belkoff S and Moorman, III CT American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Specialty Day, San Francisco, CA, March 2001; Poster Presentation.
A New Technique for Hip Disarticulation Scopp JM, Lackman RD
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 1997; Poster Presentation.
The Use of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring in Arthroscopic Lumbar Spine Surgery
Quartararo LG, Scopp JM, Kambin P American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 1997; Exhibit.
The Use of the Ilizarov External Fixator for Treatment of Tibial Non-Union Scopp JM, Quartararo LG, Blykhar AA, Israelite CL American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 1997; Poster Presentation.
