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Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACS
Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACS
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Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACS
Board Certified, Fellowship Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon

Undergraduate Degree:
Wake Forest University, 1985

Medical Degree:
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1989
Internship:
Monmouth Medical Center, 1989-1990
Residency:
Monmouth Medical Center, 1990-1994

Fellowship:
Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction, Johns Hopkins University, 1994-1995

Areas of Special Interest:
Treatment of conditions of the shoulder, knee, hip, sports medicine, shoulder and knee reconstruction and orthopaedic surgery

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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 Children’s 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.
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Board Certification  
Diplomat American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery July 14, 1998
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Education  
1981-85 B.A. Biology, Magna Cum Laude
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
1985-89 M.D.
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Team Physician
  • Assistant Team Physician, Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club - 8/94-8/95
  • Team Physician, New Jersey Stallions Professional Soccer Club, 5/96-Present   
  • Assistant Team Physician, Johns Hopkins University Athletic Department (NCAA Div. I, II, III), 8/94-8/95
  • Assistant Team Physician, University of Maryland - Baltimore County Athletic Department, 8/94-8/95
  • Team Orthopaedic Surgeon, Monmouth University Department of Athletics (NCAA Div I), 8/95-Present
  • Red Bank Catholic High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Rumson-Fair Haven High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Long Branch High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Monmouth Regional High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Red Bank Regional High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Shore Regional High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Raritan High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Middletown High School North, 8/95 - Present
  • Middletown High School South, 8/95 - Present
  • Mater Dei High School, 8/95 - Present
  • Toms River High School North, 8/95 - Present
  • Toms River High School South, 8/95 - Present
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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.
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
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Editorial Positions
Aspen Publishing, Inc. - 1996 - Present
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Courses Taught
August, 1995 - Present Orthopaedic Residence Program
Instructor
Monmouth Medical Center,
Long Branch, NJ
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