Fellowship:
Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group
Santa Monica, California
Director: Bert Mandelbaum, M.D.
2002-2003
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy and Articular Cartilage Restoration

Residency:
University of Maryland Medical Systems
Baltimore, Maryland
1997-2002
Orthopaedic Surgery

Medical:
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1993-1997
M.D.

Undergraduate: Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
1989-1993
B.S. Biology

Licenses:
State of Maryland Certification
State of Delaware

Affiliated Positions:
Director, Center for Joint Preservation at Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates and Peninsula Regional Medical Center. 2007-present
Clinical instructor, 3B Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. 2011-present
Clinical Instructor, Union Memorial Sports Medicine Fellowship. 2011-present
Preceptor, Salisbury University Athletic Training Program. 2003-present
Team Physician, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland. 2003-present
Team Physician, University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 2003-present
Team Physician, The Delmarva Shorebirds (Baltimore Orioles) Professional Baseball Team, Salisbury, Maryland. 2003-present
International Cartilage Repair Society, Committee Member: Publications and Communications. 2011-2013
Program Chair, 17th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. Carlsbad, California. 2017
Program Chair, 16th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. Carlsbad, California. 2016
Program Chair, 15th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. 2015.
Program Chairman, 14th Annual International Sports Medicine Fellows’ Conference. 2014
Chair, Surgical Services Operational Committee, Peninsula Regional Medical Center. 2013-present
Medical Director, National Rehabilitation Hospital Physical Therapy, Salisbury Maryland. 2012-2014
Member, Physician Compact Committee at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. 2012-2014
AAOS delegate to the young physicians section (YPS) of the American Medical Association 2010-2011
Consultant, Vericel Biosurgery. 2005-present
Consultant, Arthrex, 2012-present
Consultant Regentis BioSurgery, 2018-present
Lab Instructor: Hip Arthroscopy and Cartilage Course. 2004-present
Team Physician, Shore Velocity Cycling Team. 2003-present
Assistant Team Physician, US Men’s National Soccer Team. 2002-2010
Assistant Team Physician, Women’s World Cup, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Assistant Team Physician, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 2002-2003
Assistant Team Physician, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California, 2002-2003
Editorial Board for Cartilage
Journal Reviewer for American Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal Reviewer for Arthroscopy: Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery
Associate Master Instructor Arthroscopy Association of North America
Speaker Board and Lab instructor for Genzyme Biosurgery
Trauma Committee: Peninsula Regional Medical Center

Publications:
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.

Presentations:
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’ & 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.

Exhibits and Poster Presentations:
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.

Grants and Awards:
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.

Professional Organizations:
Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Participates in MOC
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Arthroscopy Association of North America
American Medical Association
International Cartilage Repair Society
International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Maryland Orthopaedic Association
Med Chi