KC Doan, MD
Board-Eligible Orthopedic Surgeon
Meet Dr. KC Doan, a Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon at Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance specializing in sports surgery, complex and revision knee and shoulder surgery, and joint preservation.
KCOA’s Dr. Doan Featured on KCTV 5
KCTV recently interviewed KC Doan, MD regarding returning home to Kansas City to provide orthopedic care to Blue Springs and surrounding areas.
Areas of Specialty
- Sports Medicine
- Complex Revision Knee and Shoulder
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Ligament and Cartilage Repair
- Shoulder Stabilization
- Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Joint Preservation
- Orthobiologics
- Limb Realignment
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Education / Doctor of Medicine
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
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Fellowship
The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, Vail, Colorado
Residency
- Internship University of Colorado
- Residency University of Colorado Department of Orthopedic Surgery
- Chief Resident, University of Colorado Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Denver, Colorado
Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy Association of North America
- American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Political Action Committee
Professional Roles
Kansas City Rugby Football Club – Team Physician, 2021-Present
Missouri Youth Rugby Association – Team Physician, 2021-Present
US Ski and Snowboard Team – Assistant Team Physician, 2021-Present
Professional Lacrosse League – Assistant Team Physician, 2021-Present
Rugby Research and Injury Prevention Group – Physician Investigator, 2016-Present
Team Physician for Eagle Vail Schools, Denver Public Schools (includes high school football, wrestling, ski and snowboard team coverage, and pre-participation physicals and training rooms), 2016-2022
Assistant Resident Physician, University of Denver Athletics, 2018-2021.
University of Colorado Chief Resident for Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Office of Graduate Medical Education
2020-2021.
Life Flight Eagle Clinical Practice Guideline, Editor.
Update orthopedic trauma guidelines for EMS Life Flight Eagle up to date by reviewing recent literature on a bi-annual basis, 2014-2021.
Fun Fact
Dr. Doan has qualifications as a wilderness first responder, a private pilot license, and open water diving certifications. He is also an eagle scout and has completed basic avalanche training. He has gone on multiple medical missions in Central and South America.
More About Dr. Doan
Dr. KC Doan is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. He completed the combined undergraduate and medical program at University of Missouri Kansas City. During that time he was very active in UMKC athletics, starting the Rugby program and getting involved with the Rugby Research Injury and Prevention Group in conjunction with researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
He then moved to Denver to complete his orthopedic residency training at the University of Colorado. During that time he was extremely involved in the care of athletes, from high school team coverage to professional athletics as well as weekend warriors and injured workers.
Dr. Doan continued his training in sports orthopedics at the prestigious Steadman clinic and Steadman Philippon research institute. Here he continued his work with professional and recreational athletes, while learning surgical techniques from the leaders in the field. He also participated in extensive research on the development and outcomes of surgical treatments of orthopedic injuries. Dr. Doan is returning to Kansas City to treat the community he calls home. He is accompanied by his wife Dr. Sarah Doan who is a pediatrician locally.
Outside of Work
If not at work, you can find Dr. Doan likely outside with his family. He enjoys wakeboarding and mountain biking and plans to get involved with sports teams locally. He also provides medical coverage for the US Ski and Snowboard team and travels for training and competitions for this as well as other sporting events. He looks forward to teaching his son the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle.
Publications
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Minimum 10-year outcomes of Subscapularis
Repairs
Dr. Peter Millet, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Minimum 10-year outcomes of partial rotator
cuff repairs – Failure rates and clinical significance
Dr. Peter Millet, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Minimum 5-year Clinical Outcomes of
Arthroscopically Repaired Massive Rotator Cuff Tears – Effect of Age on Clinical Outcomes.
Dr. Peter Millet,The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute Clinical outcomes of midterm results of repaired massive rotator cuff tears.
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Minimum 2-year outcomes following
arthroscopic treatment of femoral neck impingement cysts using biocomposite implants in the setting of
femoroacetabular impingement.
Dr. Marc Philippon, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
A Comparison of Grafting Materials in Experimental Bone Grafts
Dahners, L., Klesterhies, J., Jacobs, R.R., Wetzel, L. and Rhoades, C.E.:
Orthopaedics, Vol. 7, No. 6:984, June 1984
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Medial Meniscus Contact Pressure after Root
Repair – The Effect Of Tibial Slope.
Dr. Armando Vidal, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Biomechanic analysis of Tibial Slope effect on meniscus root repair.
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, Meniscotibial Ligament Tenodesis to Treat
Meniscal Extrusion
Dr. Armando Vidal, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Biomechanic analysis of surgical techniques to treat meniscus extrusion and meniscus root tears.
2021 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Shoulder Injury Related to Covid-19 Vaccine Administration: A
Case Report; In Print, American Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Dr. Michelle Wolcott, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital, Benjaman Wharton, University of Colorado SOM
Case report and review of the literature regarding shoulder injury related to vaccine administration with the
novel Covid-19 Vaccine.
2020 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Intraarticular versus Extraarticular Coracoid Grafts: A Systematic
Review of Capsular Repair Techniques for the Latarjet Procedure; In Print, American Journal of Sports
Medicine.
Dr. Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital, Dr Hytham
Salem, Department of Orthopedic Research
Systematic review of Latarjet capsular repair techniques for intra-articular vs extra-articular bone blocks.
2019 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Iatrogenic septic arthritis caused by aspiration through cellulitis:
An Animal Model; Pending Submission, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Dr. David Hak, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Denver Health Hospital, Michael Zuscik, Ph.D., Department of Orthopedic Research
Senior Project – Animal study to evaluate if aspirating a joint through cellulitis can induce iatrogenic septic
arthritis. First Author.
2019 Department of Trauma Surgery Denver Health Hospital, Does Normalization of One Lab Value Accurately Assess
Resuscitation Status in Pelvic Ring Injuries? In Print, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma
Dr. Earnest Moore,Trauma Surgery Denver Health Hospital
Dr. Cyril Mauffrey, Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Denver Health
Hospital
2019 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Meniscal Allograft Transplantation: The Effect of Anterior
Cruciate Ligament and Meniscal Status on Knee Biomechanics; Data collection phase
Dr. Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital OREF Grant Application process, not awarded.
Study evaluating biomechanical changes from combined ACL and meniscus injuries before and after reconstruction.
2019 Department of Orthopedic Surgery Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Patellar Instability in Patients with Down
Syndrome; A Review of the Literature; In Print, Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics – awaiting revisions
Dr. Jason Rhodes, Pediatric Orthopedics, Neuromuscular division, Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Literature review and case series of patellar instability in patients with Down Syndrome. Winner CU Junior
Resident Project 2019.
2018 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Balloon Osteoplasty for Tibial Plateau Fractures. In Print, Journal of Orthopedic Trauma
Dr. Cyril Mauffrey, Orthopedic trauma surgery Denver Health Hospital. Dr. Stephanie Logterman, Orthopedics Surgery Resident University of Colorado.
Assessing fracture reduction and articular step off in in balloon assisted osteoplasty technique for the treatment of depressed tibial plateau fractures.
2016 Rugby Research Injury and Prevention Group, Hospital for Special Surgery
Data collection and surveillance USA Rugby club 7’s national championship, Denver, Colorado.
On field injury surveillance in Men’s Division 1 Club Rugby.
2015 Department Orthopedic Surgery UMKC SOM. Influence of severe unilateral pediatric hand conditions on
reported handedness
Dr. Christine Cheng , Orthopedic Hand Surgery Children’s Mercy Hospital, Dr. Justin Colanese, Orthopedic Surgery Resident UMKC
Case Control phone survey investigating the effect of physical disability and biologic influence of handedness
development.
2015 Department Orthopedic Surgery UMKC SOM. Effect Size vs. Null Hypothesis Statistical Testing in the Journal of Hand Surgery; published 2017 in JHS
Dr. Richard Hutchison, Orthopedic Hand Surgery, Dr. Manesha Lankachandra
Orthopedic Surgery Resident UMKC Review of the use of effect size in reporting study outcomes in the Journal of Hand Surgery for all publications in 2014. Usefulness of effect size vs NHST testing.
Book Chapters
2022 The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute, The use of biocomposite implants for treatment of impingement cysts in the setting of femoroacetabular impingement- A Novel Technique.
Dr. Marc Philippon, The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Clinical outcomes study evaluating technique of using biocompatible anchors for treatment of impingement
cysts in the hip.
2020 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, “Superior Capsular Reconstruction; AAOS Surgical Insights Lesson 17” American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Dr Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Center University of Colorado Hospital
Author for AAOS online surgical insights online module. First Author
2019 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, “What is the Role for Adipose Derived Stem Cells in Sports Medicine?” Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine.
Drs. Jason Dragoo, Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital
Manuscript for OTSM on Autologous Tissue Repair and Regeneration focusing on evidence for adipose
derived stem cell therapies. First Author
2019 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, “Autologous Adipose Cell Therapy – fat pad for knee
procedures.” Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine.
Drs. Jason Dragoo, Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital
Manuscript for OTSM on Autologous Tissue Repair and Regeneration focusing on evidence for arthroscopically obtained infrapetellar fat pad adipose derived stems. First Author.
2018 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, “Jones Fractures”; Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle.
Dr. Kenneth Hunt, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle surgery, Denver Health Hospital
Book Chapter on Jones Fractures for “Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle” 2019 edition. First Author.
2018 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, “Controversies in Pelvic Trauma”; published 2018 Orthopedic Trauma Association International.
Dr. Cyril Mauffrey, Orthopedic trauma surgery, Denver Health Hospital
Topic review on controversies in pelvic trauma for the inaugural issue of OTA International. Co-Author
Vertical Shear and Lumbo-pelvic Fixation sections.
2018 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Prevention of the infected fracture: Evidence based strategies forsuccess; published 2018 Journal of Orthopedic Trauma.
Dr. Cyril Mauffrey, Orthopedic trauma surgery, Denver Health Hospital
Section of JOT issue on preventing infection 2018, How to optimize results using the induced membrane
technique.
Podium Presentations
2020 Department of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle UC Denver, Revision Surgical Fixation of Jones Fractures; Case Series
and Systematic Review. Western Orthopedic Association.
Drs. Kenneth Hunt, Joshua Metzl, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle University of Colorado Hospital
Case series of revision fixation for failed jones fractures that were operatively managed and systematic review
of the literature.
2020 Department of Orthopedic Oncology UC Denver, Pediatric Osteoarticular Tuberculosis of the Hip. Western
Orthopedic Association.
Dr Bernard Lindeque, Dr Nathan Donaldson Orthopedic Oncology University of Colorado Hospital and Childrens Hospital of Colorado
Case report and systematic review of the literature regarding diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous infection
of the hip in pediatric patients.
2019 Department of Orthopedic Sports Surgery UC Denver, Resident Involvement in Sports Medicine Surgeries.
Presented Western Orthopedic Association Rapid Fire presentations.
Drs. Eric McCarty, Armando Vidal,
Jonathan Bravman, Michelle Wolcott, Rachel Frank, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center University of Colorado Hospital
Retrospective study to determine the effects of resident or fellow involvement in sports medicine surgery on
post-operative clinical outcomes and complications. Nominated for Resident Research Award
2018 Department of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery UC Denver, Does Normalization of One Lab Value Accurately Assess
Resuscitation Status in Pelvic Ring Injuries? Accepted for presentation Orthopedic Trauma Association 2019.
Dr. Joshua Parry, Orthopedic trauma surgery Denver Health Hospital
Retrospective review of poly-trauma patients assessing different laboratory values of early resuscitation for
definitive fixation and their association with morbidity and mortality.
2017 Department of Orthopedic Surgery UC Denver, Metallosis Following Metal Backed Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.
Drs. Lucas Rylander, Adam Seidl, Orthopedic sports surgery VA Medical Center Denver. Poster presentation; UC Denver Orthopedic Research Day
Case report of rare complication from metallosis of total shoulder arthroplasty necessitating revision surgery.
