Richard Lehman (surgeon)
Richard Lehman, M.D., is a distinguished orthopedic surgeon in St. Louis, Missouri, who pioneered the procedure for articular cartilage reconstruction using two-phased cartilage grafts.
He is currently appointed to the St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood, an appointment he's held since 1986, and Des Peres Hospital, an appointment he's held since 1992. Since 2001, Lehman has also been associated with the Webster Ambulatory Surgery center and Creve Coeur Surgery Center.
He's also been a central figure in sports injury treatment, presenting at over 30 conferences, as well as participating in multiple sports injury research projects.
Throughout his career, Dr. Lehman has written over twenty-seven articles in science journals like Arthroscopy. During the 1980s he authored and co-authored clinics in sports medicine and guidelines on how to sports teams can avoid injuries.
Dr. Richard Lehman grew up in Miami, Fl. He's married to plastic surgeon Michele Koo. Together they have three children. He owns the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine in Kirkwood, MO.
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