The Physicians of POA

Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACS

Biography

Dr. Torpey was raised in Maryland and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wake Forest University. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He completed five years of orthopaedic surgery training including clinical training at Monmouth Medical Center, UMDNJ-Camden, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia and Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Torpey then went on to complete a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Torpey has special interest in sports-related injuries, upper extremity, total joint replacements and shoulder and knee reconstructive surgeries.

He serves as one of the orthopaedic team physicians for Monmouth University, Georgian Court University and many local public and private high schools. He belongs to many medical societies including the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also serves as a Clinical and Academic Instructor of Orthopaedics at Monmouth Medical Center.

When Dr. Torpey is not practicing orthopaedic surgery, he enjoys time with his wife and four children. He also enjoys skiing, biking, swimming and traveling.

Dr. Torpey is available to see patients at the Tinton Falls, Toms River and Freehold Offices.

Board Certification

• Diplomat - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery July 14, 1998
• Sports Medicine - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2007

Education

• 1981-85 - B.A. Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC
• 1985-89 - M.D. Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC
  

Medical Training

• 7/89-6/90 - General Surgery Resident
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 7/90-6/93 - Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 7/93-6/94 - Chief Resident - Orthopaedic Surgery
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 7/94-7/95 - Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction Fellowship
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Affiliations

• 1995-Present - Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
  
• 1995-Present - Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, NJ
  
• 1995-Present - Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon
  Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, NJ
  
• 1991-1994 - House Physician
  Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, NJ
  

Organizations

• Active Member - Monmouth Medical Society
• Active Member - Medical Society of New Jersey
• Associate Fellow - American College of Surgeons
• Candidate Member - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Associate Fellow - Arthroscopy Association of North America
• Active Member - American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
• Associate Member - National Athletic Trainer's Association
• Active Member - Eastern Athletic Trainer's Association
• Active Member - The Georgetown Club of New York
• Active Member - The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
• Active Member - New York Academy of Sciences
• Active Member - Arthritis Foundation of New Jersey
• Active Member - New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
  

Educational Activities

• 1995-Present - Assistant Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ
• 1995-Present - Director Orthopaedic Research Program, Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ

Team Physician

• Universities: Monmouth University, Georgian Court College
• High Schools: Toms River, Middletown, Shore Regional, Rumson-Fair Haven, Red Bank Regional, Brick Township, Brick Memorial, Ocean Township, St. Rose, Red Bank Catholic, Long Branch, Monmouth Regional, Raritan, Matawan, Jackson, Keansburg, St. John Vianney, Asbury Park

Publications and Presentations

• 1985, April 15 Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Induced Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Release in the Sheep Fetus: Blockage by Cortisol, Rose, JC., Hargrave, B.Y., Torpey, B.M.
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 151(8):1128-33,
• May, 1993 Muscular Violence as a Cause of Humeral Fractures, Kircher, M.T., Cappuccina, A., Torpey, B.M.
  Contemporary Orthopaedics, Vol. 26, No. 5:457-480
• Fall 1993 Evaluation of Preoperative and Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies in Patients with Osteonecrosis Who have had Femoral Head Core Decompression, Torpey, B.M., Absatz, M.G.,
  Cappuccino, A.
  Orthopaedic Transactions - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 17, No. 4, p.1218
  
• 1994 Phalangeal Transfer for Recurrent Giant-Cell Tumor of the Phalanx of a Finger in a Nine-year-old Child, Torpey, B.M, Faierman, E., Lehmann, O.
  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 76-a, (12):1864-1869
  
• 1995 The Use of MRI-Compatible Titanium Segmental Spinal Instrumentatinon in Pediatric Patients with Intraspinal Tumors, Torpey, B.M., Dormans, J.P., Drummond, D.S.
  Journal of Spinal Disorders, 8 (1): 76-81
  
• June 1996 Screw Placement Through the Tipial Tunnel: A Radiographic Evaluation of Interference Screw Divergence Angles After Endoscopic ACL Reconstruction, Brodie, J.T., Torpey, B.M., Donald, G.D.,
  Bade, H.A. III
  Arthroscopy, Vol. 12, No. 4, p. 2
  
• Ulnar Nerve Laceration in a Closed Both Bone Forearm Fracture, Torpey, B.M., Pess, G.M., Kircher, M.T.,
  Faierman, E., Absatz, M.G.
  Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (Submitted for publication) Vol. 10, No. 2 pp. 131-134
  
• 1996 Elbow Rehabilitation After Surgery, Rudolph, J., Torpey, B.M., McFarland, E.G.
  Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Secrets. Chapter 59, p. 323-327. Hanley & Belfus, Inc.
  
• 1996 Shoulder Rehabilitation After Surgery, Torpey, B.M., McFarland, E.G.
  Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Secrets. Chapter 58, p. 318-322. Hanley & Belfus, Inc.
• Oct. 1996 Evaluation of Shoulder Laxity, McFarland, E.G., Torpey, B.M., Curl, L.A.
• 1997 Reliability of Radiographic Evaluation for Acromial Morphology, Bright, A.S, Torpey, B., Magid, O., Codd, T., McFarland, E.G.
  Skeletal Radiology, 26:718-721 International Skeletal Society
• 1998 The Deltoid Muscle Origin: Histiologic Characteristics and Effects of Subacromial Decompression, Torpey, B., Iveda, K., Wang, M., van der Heeden, D., Chao, E., McFarland, E.
  American Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 26, No. 3
  
• Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Using MRI as the Sole Imaging Modality, Glastein, C., Cappuccino, A., Kircher, M.T., Torpey, B.M.
  Spine - (in press)
  
• Reproducibility of Shoulder Laxity Testing, McFarland, E., O'Neill, O., Hsu, C., torpey, B.M., Perezous, M., Magee, M.
  American Journal of Sports Medicine (Submitted for publication)
  
• The Fillet Flap: Its Use in Medial and LAteral Oblique Amputations of the Fingertip, Torpey, B.M., Faierman, E., Johnson, C.J.
  Techniques in Orthopaedics (Submitted for publication)
  
• Surgical Anatomy of the Shoulder, Torpey, B.M., McFarland, E.G.
  Atlas of Surgical Exposures, Mosby, Philadelphia (In Progess)
  
• October 1991 Post-operative complications of acetabural fractures, The 24th Annual Northeastern Mid-Atlantic Orthopaedic Residents' Conference
• April, 1992 Clinical and radiographic results after core decompression of the femoral head in patients with osteonecrosis, New York/New Jersey Orthopaedic Society Meeting
• October 1992 Evaluation of pre-operative and post-operative MRI studies in patients with osteonecrosis who have had femoral head core decompression, Eastern Orthopaedic Association 23rd Annual Meeting

Editorial Positions

• Aspen Publishing, Inc. - 1996 - Present
  

Courses Taught

• August, 1995-Present - Orthopaedic Residence Program, Instructor
  Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ